Challenges associated with COVID-19 encourage the SAIs to respond quickly to the current situation: switch to telework, vigorously implement digital technologies, build the capacity of employees, conduct specialized audits of healthcare and public procurement.
To be a partner to the state, to contribute to the development of effective measures taken by governments, to make recommendations and in some cases to ease the burden on public authorities by suspending certain audits: these are the main trends in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This overview of the activities of the SAIs in different countries proves the relevance of the ten principles of the Moscow Declaration adopted in September 2019.
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