The 3rd Meeting of INTOSAI Forum of Jurisdictional Supreme Audit Institutions

The 3rd Meeting of INTOSAI (International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions) Forum of Jurisdictional Supreme Audit Institutions was held in Istanbul on 24-25 January 2019 and hosted by the TCA.

The Forum was established in 2015 by the SAIs of 10 countries including our country, and currently it has 30 members. It was established with the aims of enabling sharing and conducting research and cooperation activities among jurisdictional SAIs. Later on, the Forum was recognized as a sub-group of INTOSAI Working Group on the Value and Benefit of Supreme Audit Institutions (WGVBS).

The 3rd meeting had 68 participants from 22 countries including members and observers. The meeting agenda included topics such as “Basic Principles of the Judicial Activities of SAIs” document, preparations to be made before INTOSAI General Assembly (INCOSAI) to be held in September this year and the Forum’s working plan for the next period, and the participants made presentations on the tools used by SAIs to fight against fraud and corruption and the judicial functions of SAIs.

On the other hand, bilateral discussions were also held with some of the attending delegations during the Forum.