Effective Institutions Platform Engagement Practices Between Supreme Audit Institutions and External Actors: Mechanisms, Risks and Benefits

This study responds to the interest SAIs expressed around how they could multiply the impact of their reports by deepening their interactions with external stakeholders and contribute to advancing citizens’ interests, wellbeing and their societies. The report analyses how 30 SAIs participating in a global survey—rolled out by the Effective Institutions Platform in 2015—perceive their engagement practices with external stakeholders. It investigates four main aspects: i) what benefits SAIs expect from establishing, improving and sustaining their interactions with external stakeholders; ii) which interaction mechanisms have countries put in practice; iii) the risks and obstacles they have encountered; iv) how they measure impact of their engagement strategies. The purpose of the project is to inform SAIs’ perceptions of themselves as key players in a broader accountability system.