PASAI

"(I)ndependence is not secured by law alone. It is sustained through trust, relationships, and a shared commitment to accountability."
From the article staff of The Audit Office, New Zealand 🇳🇿 wrote for Transparency International New Zealand this month on the OECD–IDI Global Project on Independence:

Rethinking Independence: The Global Project set to transform how we work in national accountability systems The OECD–IDI Global Project on Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) Independence offers a timely and practical re-examination of what independence really means in practice. The report provides an important opportunity to reflect on how SAIs, and other stakeholders in the accountability system can str...

Leadership is not only about where you are today—it is about the impact you can create tomorrow.
🌱 Are you curious about the SAI Young Leaders (SYL) 2026–2027 initiative? Join our final Open House Webinar to learn how SYL supports emerging leaders in Supreme Audit Institutions to develop their leadership skills, expand their networks, and drive positive change within their organisations.

Since 2017, more than 75 young leaders from around the world have completed SYL, building the confidence, knowledge, and connections to help shape the future of their SAIs.

📢 Good news! The application deadline to apply for this cohort has been extended to 15 September 2026, giving interested SAIs more time to nominate their young leaders.

Join the Open House to meet the team, hear more about the initiative, and ask your questions.
📅 10 August 2026 | 09:00 CEST (Oslo time)

🔗 Register: https://monkeylink.co/14f075
🔗 Learn more about SYL and apply: https://monkeylink.co/5dc5ea

Today one of our program directors, Meegan Reinhard (on secondment from SAI Australia 🇦🇺), hosted an online practice sharing session with a panel of performance auditors from some of our Pacific Island audit offices (of Guam 🇬🇺, Kosrae State within the Federated States of Micronesia 🇫🇲, Palau 🇵🇼 and Samoa 🇼🇸) to share their experiences, motivations, challenges and successes with their Australasian counterparts. It's safe to say that some of the stories were pretty eye-opening for the nearly 80 people in attendance. Thanks so much for your participation Dilrae, Jerrick, Liz and Torise.

Guam Office of Public Accountability, Kosrae Office of the Public Auditor, Samoa Audit Office

📢 Registration deadline extended to 10 August 2026 for the International Competition on the INTOSAI Framework of Professional Pronouncements (IFPP)!

This international competition offers participants an opportunity to put their knowledge to the test and strengthen their understanding of the international public sector auditing standards.

Ready to take on the challenge?

🔗Learn more and register by 10 August 2026: https://tinyurl.com/y79vkfjs

Urgent call to implement the government attendance management policy follows findings of an audit by SAI Solomon Islands 🇸🇧 identifying an equivalent waste of nearly SBD$1 billion in public resources over 3 years. Details in the media release:

Urgent call to effectively implement attendance management policy within Solomon Islands Government — PASAI The Auditor General, David Teika Dennis, is urgently calling on the Ministry of Public Service to enforce the Solomon Islands Governments’ Attendance Management Policy. The call follows findings of an audit report by the Office of the Auditor General (OAG), into the policy, identifying ineffective

Last week Ombudsman staff from offices in the Cook Islands 🇨🇰, Samoa 🇼🇸, Tonga 🇹🇴 and Thailand 🇹🇭 visited The Audit Office, New Zealand 🇳🇿 to learn about how it support parliaments with scrutiny. Our Wellington-based Deputy Chief Executive, Mike Scott (back row, third from right), also talked to them about our role in supporting public accountability and audit offices in the Pacific region.

“We cannot build a stronger nation on weak accountability.” – Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister after more than half of the nation's public agencies missed annual performance reporting deadlines.

81 PNG public bodies miss reports, exposing deep compliance failure EIGHTY-one of Papua New Guinea’s 145 government agencies and provincial administrations failed to submit mandatory 2025 annual performance reports.

Want to attend this SAIs in SIDS summit next week but can't go to the Maldives? You can still register to attend it online. Link below ⤵️

🌴 Save the Date | IDI Global Summit 2026

📅 6–7 August 2026
📍 Ukulhas, Maldives | 💻 Online participation available

Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) play a critical role in strengthening accountability and supporting sustainable development, while operating in unique challenging and complex contexts, including limited resources, capacity constraints, climate vulnerability, and geographic isolation.

The IDI Global Summit 2026: Building Sustainable Ecosystems for Future-Ready Supreme Audit Institutions in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) will bring together SAI leaders, INTOSAI bodies, development partners, UN organisations, and other key stakeholders to exchange experiences, explore emerging opportunities, and identify collaborative solutions to strengthen SAI impact in SIDS.

💡 At the heart of the Global Summit is one shared ambition: building stronger ecosystems for future-ready SAIs in SIDS.

Please visit our event page to learn more and register: https://idi.no/news-and-events/events/idi-global-summit-2026-building-sustainable-ecosystems-for-future-ready-sais-in-sids/

📣 Attention ! There's just one week left to register for this competition. Did you know financial support for professional development activities is awarded to the highest ranking participants of this multiple choice competition? This includes awards for the top 2 in each region, like the PASAI region! See below for entry. ⤵

🌍 Calling all public sector auditors from all INTOSAI member institutions! How well do you know the INTOSAI Framework of Professional Pronouncements (IFPP)?

The INTOSAI Professional Standards Committee (PSC) has officially launched the 2026 International Competition on the IFPP, inviting professionals from INTOSAI member institutions worldwide to test and strengthen their knowledge of international public sector auditing standards.

🗓️ Registrations are open from 4 May to 31 July 2026.
⚠️ Limited spots are available, so early registration is strongly encouraged.

Why does this matter?
Stronger knowledge of the IFPP means:
✔️ Higher-quality audits
✔️ Greater consistency across SAIs
✔️ Increased credibility and impact of public sector auditing

This is more than a competition! It is an opportunity to learn, connect, and exchange knowledge across the INTOSAI community.

🔗 Learn more: https://monkeylink.co/82640f

We're celebrating our program directors, starting with the one who has been here the longest! Sina is responsible for our IT audit and emerging issues, people and leadership, organisational development and performance measurement tools programs. Her portfolio of SAIs includes Kiribati 🇰🇮, Nauru 🇳🇷, Tonga 🇹🇴 and Tuvalu 🇹🇻. Sina joined the Secretariat in 2012 and has more than 25 years of experience in financial audit, training, organisational development and human resource management. She previously worked at the Samoa Audit Office, where she led financial audits of ministries and state-owned enterprises.
We have thousands of photos of Sina over the years but here's just a small sample from the recent past.