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IDI and INTOSAI General Secretariat Voice Concerns Over Sierra Leone's Auditor General Removal
Against the backdrop of concerning developments in accountability and democracy, SAIs around the world are faced with declining levels of independence. One of INTOSAI's organizational priorities is to…
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SAI independence in the spotlight
The issue of SAI independence and the need to recognize the repercussions created by a decline of SAIs‘ mandates and their operational autonomy is addressed in the article “Accountability is in danger…
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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…
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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…
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Appointment of Right Hon. Helen Clark as IDC Goodwill Ambassador for SAI Independence
Findings from recent research (including IDI’s Global SAI Stocktaking Report and the Word Bank’s SAI Independence Index) show that the independence of SAIs is declining in many regions of the world.…
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Global SAI Stocktaking Report 2020
IDI published its fourth Global SAI Stocktaking Report
The recently launched Global SAI Stocktaking Report 2020 contains a wealth of data on the current situation and challenges of Supreme Audit…