ENGAGING CITIZENS IN THE AUDIT PROCESS: A NEW FRONTIER IN PUBLIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT

Course Overview

Supreme audit institutions (SAIs) play a critical role in monitoring transparency in the use of public funds, in fighting corruption and in overseeing the efficiency and economy in service delivery and policy interventions. The course is organized into three modules (1. The Basics of Supreme Audit Institutions-Citizen Engagement; 2. Citizen Engagement Practices by Supreme Audit Institutions: Tools and Methods; and 3. What success looks like and how to measure impact) that present the key concepts and provide opportunities to apply and discuss tools and mechanisms that have been used by different SAIs around the globe for engaging citizens in the audit process.