INTOSAI Development Initiative

The INTOSAI Development Initiative is a body of the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) which supports capacity development of supreme audit institutions (SAIs) in developing countries.[3] Founded in 1986, the organization was headquartered in Canada until 2001, when it moved to Norway. It is currently hosted by the Office of the Auditor General of Norway.[4]

INTOSAI Development Initiative
AbbreviationIDI
Formation1986[1]
Legal statusFoundation
PurposeCapacity development of supreme audit institutions
HeadquartersOslo, Norway
Region served
Global
Official languages
Director General
Einar Gørrissen[2]
Parent organization
International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions
Staff36[2]
Websiteidi.no

Activities

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The INTOSAI Development Initiative engages in a variety of support activities for SAIs around the world, including delivering online and in-person training, holding workshops, developing global public goods, and improving engagement between SAIs and stakeholders.[1][5] It is also working with SAIs in monitoring the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals.[6]

The organization also conducts research on SAIs and publishes a triannual stocktaking report covering the status of audit institutions in every country.[7]

Funding

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The organization is funded by the Austrian Development Agency, French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs, International Fund for Agricultural Development, Irish Aid, Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Finland), Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Estonia), Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs) and USAID, among others.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "About IDI - Introduction". INTOSAI Development Initiative.
  2. ^ a b "IDI Staff". INTOSAI Development Initiative.
  3. ^ "INTOSAI Development Initiative (IDI)". International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions.
  4. ^ "Innstilling fra kontroll- og konstitusjonskomiteen om Riksrevisjonens forslag om etablering av INTOSAI Development Initiative (IDI) i Norge" (PDF). Parliament of Norway.
  5. ^ Dutzler, Barbara (2013). "Capacity Development and Supreme Audit Institutions: GIZ's Approach". Supreme Audit Institutions: Accountability for Development. GIZ. p. 53. doi:10.5771/9783845251851-50. ISBN 978-3-8487-1071-3.
  6. ^ "State Audit Institution: Performance Measurement Framework in Monitoring Achievement of Sustainable Development Goals". UNDP Serbia. August 18, 2017.
  7. ^ Arthur, Arnfrid; Rydland, Lars; Amundsen, Kristin (2012). "The User Perspective in Performance Auditing—A Case Study of Norway". American Journal of Evaluation. 33 (1): 44–59.
  8. ^ "Partners". INTOSAI Development Initiative.