1. Blind spots of SAI:s in a changing world? The second young EUROSAI Conference, Israel 2015 Oskar Johanssonriksrevisionen Anton Lindqvist the Swedish national audit office

2. ›Introduction of us ›Short facts of the Swedish NAO ›Introduction to the subject – mandate and blind spots in Sweden ›What's the problem? The task for the day ›Discussions in smaller groups ›Presentations of group discussions and conclusions ›Feel free to ask questions at any time! 2 Schedule for the session Blind spots of SAI:s in a changing world?

3. ›Part of the parliamentary control since 2003 ›A wide mandate to independently audit the government which is enshrined in the Swedish constitution ›Head office in Stockholm ›About 320 employees ›About 30 performance-audit reports published each year ›Financial audits of about 250 agencies 3 The Swedish NAO Blind spots of SAI:s in a changing world?

4. ›The Swedish NAO is the independent auditor of public administration at the national level 4 Mandate of the Swedish NAO Blind spots of SAI:s in a changing world?

5. ›Why did we choose this topic? ›Mandate of the Swedish NAO – focused on the central government… ›..but the major part of the welfare services are produced locally and regionally ›This is not a specific situation for Sweden – it’s a general trend! 5 Mandate of the Swedish NAO Blind spots of SAI:s in a changing world?

6. ›Democracy relies (amongst other things) on accountability and transparency. SAI:s are important actors in this process! ›A general trend – nation states are reducing their influence – power is moving upwards, downwards and outwards. ›The main question is - does this development create blind spots were the SAI:s cannot conduct audits? If so, should this be considered a democratic problem? 6 The general picture – what's the problem? Blind spots of SAI:s in a changing world?

7. ›Divide into groups! ›Questions to discuss: – Do you think that the trends of globalization and regionalization is a challenge to the capacity of the European SAI:s to conduct audits in important fields? Do you have any examples from your country? – Do you think that there is a risk that the development at hand is creating an accountability problem that, in the long run, might weaken the democratic process? – Do you have any suggestions on solutions that could strengthen the capacity of the SAI:s in this regard? (maybe wider mandate or better international cooperation). How do we find and audit the blind spots? 7 The mission of the session! Blind spots of SAI:s in a changing world?