Announcements & Latest News

Second Planning Meeting of the Global Project on SAI Independence

From 24 to 25 September 2024, international partners of the Global Project on Supreme Audit Institution (SAI) Independence convened at the Austrian Court of Audit, the headquarters of the INTOSAI…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

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…