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The International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) operates as an umbrella organization for the external government audit community. It is a non-governmental organization with special consultative status with the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) of the United Nations.
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INTOSAI Atlas on SDGs
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Letter from the Chair of INTOSAI
May 2024
Strengthening the Independence of Supreme Audit Institutions: A Global Commitment
Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) have an essential role in the governmental accountability framework, as they are crucial for promoting transparency, accountability, and responsible management of public funds. To establish trust, credibility, and effectiveness in fulfilling their role, they must maintain independence from their national governments and be shielded from external…
Global SAI Stocktaking Report 2023 now online
IDI published its fifth Global SAI Stocktaking Report
The "Global SAI Stocktaking Report" – now online on the website of the INTOSAI Development Initiative (IDI) – is a triannual report prepared by the IDI that presents trends for the performance of Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) and discusses future-relevant needs for capacity development. Its findings are based on a comprehensive analysis of the responses of 166 SAIs to the INTOSAI Global SAI Survey, which covers the…
SDG 13: the focal theme of the 26th UN/INTOSAI Symposium
Following a long-standing tradition, the 26th UN/INTOSAI Symposium, which is jointly held by the General Secretariat of INTOSAI and the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) every three years, took place from 16 to 18 April 2024. After a break due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was organized again as an in-person event at the United Nations in Vienna, Austria, where more than 200 representatives from 82 Supreme Audit Institutions and international…
Letter from the Chair of INTOSAI
April 2024
The Importance of ISSAI 140 for Quality Management in Government Audits
To guarantee the trust, credibility, and effectiveness of Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs), it is crucial to ensure the quality of the audits they conduct. In this particular context, the concept of quality refers to the degree of compliance of the audits and reports issued by the audit institutions with the professional standards and applicable legal regulatory requirements. This compliance…
Working Bodies
Subcommittes
Task Forces
- … TFIAP – INTOSAI Auditor Professionalisation
- … TFCP – Citizen Participation and Civil Society Engagement
Workstreams
Working Groups
- … WGPD – Working Group on Public Debt
- … WGITA – Working Group on IT Audit
- … WGEA – Working Group on Environmental Auditing
- … WGFACML – Working Group on the Fight Against Corruption and Money Laundering
- … WGSDG KSDI – Working Group on SDGs and Key Sustainable Development Indicators
- … WGVBS – Working Group on Value and Benefits of SAIs
- … WGFES – Working Group on Financial and Economic Stability
- … WGEI – Working Group on Audit of Extractive Industries
- … WGEPPP – Working Group on Evaluation of Public Policies and Programs
- … WGPPA – Working Group on Public Procurement Audit
- … WGBD – Working Group on Big Data
- … WGISTA – Impact of Science and Technology on Auditing