The Supreme Audit Office (SAO) of Slovakia, the Chair of the INTOSAI Capacity Building Committee’s (CBC) Subcommittee on Peer Reviews, organized a virtual seminar on “Getting Ready for Peer Review” on November 10, 2021. Nine speakers from seven SAIs and the European Court of Auditors (ECA) shared their insights into peer review procedures, as well as...
The INTOSAI Journal interviews Benjamin Nelson, Managing Director for Audit Policy and Quality Assurance, U.S. Government Accountability Office, about how peer review contributes to capacity building of Supreme Audit Institutions. Mr. Nelson directs the...
On September 29, 2021, INTOSAI’s Capacity Building Committee (CBC) held its annual Steering Committee meeting, led by South African Auditor General Tsakani Maluleke, CBC Chair, and Swedish Auditor General Helena Lindberg, CBC Vice Chair. The virtual event featured updates from the Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) leading CBC’s subcommittees, task forces, and workstreams, whose work demonstrates...
The Turkish Court of Accounts recently completed a peer review of the Chamber of Accounts of the Republic of Azerbaijan, in accordance with a Memorandum of Understanding signed between the two Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) in January 2021. The peer review determined that...
Public administrations worldwide are increasingly challenged by society and stakeholders to demonstrate and improve value for sustainable development. Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) serve as important pillars of national socio-economic systems and play pivotal roles in enhancing public sector performance, which means meeting the highest...
Ensuring the highest audit quality is a permanent, endless road lined with seemingly never-ending obstacles. Quality is a philosophy, a key priority and the cornerstone of Supreme Audit Institution (SAI) work. It is a component of strategy, culture, rules and practices, and, given these characteristics, quality is first and foremost. Achieving audit quality requires an appropriate legal framework and institutional independence. The Supreme Audit Office (SAO) of the Slovak Republic...
The International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) Subcommittee on Peer Reviews implements an annual global survey on various peer review aspects within the INTOSAI community. The 2019 survey...
In 2019, the fourth peer review of the National Audit Office of Lithuania (NAOL) will begin. The peer review team—European Court of Auditors (ECA) (team leader), Supreme Audit Office of Poland and National Audit Office (NAO) of the United Kingdom—will assess...
"Peer Reviews Uniting the World of INTOSAI." The slogan on the 2018 Peer Review Conference opening slide was bold and gutsy, but the symbolism was fulfilled—the conference attendance by almost one hundred participants from 47 INTOSAI member organizations and some twenty participants from the host Supreme Audit Institution (SAI) served as proof...
In keeping with International Standards of Supreme Audit Institutions (ISSAI) 12, “Values and Benefits of SAIs—Making a Difference to the Lives of Citizens,” along with the emergence of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the conference, with its focus on leading by example, will explore...