Engaging Citizens in the Audit Process: A New Frontier in Public Financial Management

Supreme audit institutions (SAIs) play a critical role in the accountability system. They contribute to good governance and to improving the lives of citizens. Engaging citizens and fostering partnership with civil society can help them enhance the value of public oversight, strengthen the legitimacy of audit processes as well as SAIs’ independence. This course delves into the political economy of SAI-citizen engagement and offers tools to inform communication strategies and advance public participation at different stages of the audit cycle.

How can SAIs and citizens team up to enhance external oversight through greater participation, transparency, and accountability? How can the tools and mechanisms be created for SAIs and citizens to work jointly toward improving the audit process? Answering those questions is at the core of course, which tries to address them in a practical, simple way while reinforcing the growing consensus regarding benefits that the collaboration brings about.

Source: Open Learning Campus

Offered by: World Bank Group

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