Joint piece by Malado Kaba of the International Budget Partnership and IDI's Einar Gørrissen calls for greater action to support women leaders in public financial institutions.

Why in particular do we have such a strong predilection to denying women the highest seats in office that hold the national purse strings?

Marta Acosta, General Comptroller of Costa Rica, spoke about her experience and work at a high-level panel on 17 March 2021

IDI is delighted to announce that 21 participants from 17 countries successfully graduated from the SAI Young Leader (SYL) initiative. 

IDI expresses its concern over the Office’s independence and the recent replacement of the Auditor General

Introducing IDI Board member, Tsakani Maluleke (Auditor General of South Africa), with some timely thoughts on gender balance and female leadership

 In a post-conflict Somalia, strong Auditor General leadership and peer-to-peer cooperation with international partners have been key to improving the performance of the country’s SAI.

We all know the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic have been devastating and—the word of the year— unprecedented. Faced with the urgent need to be more agile, flexible, and transparent, Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) across regions have had to rethink the timing, visibility, and scope of their audit work. 

Exciting opportunities in a project at SAI Madagascar, launched in collaboration with IDI and with financial support from USAID.  

The IDI SPMR Implementation and Reporting eLearning course is taking place from 1 March to 22 April. Over 60 participants from 10 ASOSAI members will be taking part in this course.

IDI encourages all parties to create a conducive environment in which the Principles of the Mexico Declaration are honored so that the Audit Office can effectively carry out its role.

Full details can be found in the Framework Agreement. Deadline for submissions is 15 March 2021.