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On July 27 the delegation of the Accounts Chamber headed by Aleksei Kudrin participated in the 55th ASOSAI Governing Board virtual meeting. The agenda covered issues related to the budget, strategic planning, as well as the results of ASOSAI work and activities for the past year.

More than 150 experts from over 50 countries have participated in the webinar on remote auditing challenges and technological solutions under the SCEI Expert Group on COVID-19.

The Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation does not stay apart from the implementation of the Sustainable Development Agenda both at the national and international levels. Now we are glad to present the latest developments in auditing sustainable development in Russia and opinions of prominent experts from around the world.

We are presenting the second issue of our overview Response of SAIs to the COVID-19 pandemic and sharing the updates on the changes which took place in the work of audit institutions all over the world in May.

Improving accountability of authorities and personal responsibility of department heads and organisations to society for the achievement of goals and objectives is one of the key principles of the Development Strategy of the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation. This digest shows how the idea of openness has changed in the face of the pandemic. 

In many countries SAIs follow the principles of transparency and openness. They unanimously adopted the Moscow Declaration at the INCOSAI and agreed to promote more efficient, transparent government agencies and the principles of data availability and openness of source code and algorithms.