Stöd till Riksrevisionen (2018 -2021) Support to Office of the Auditor General (2018 -2021) - Support to Office of the Auditor General The Office of the Auditor General (OAG) är den högsta revisionsinstitutionen i Zambia, vars mandat grundas i Zambias konstitution (2016), och i Public Audit Act No. 29 (2016). OAGs roll är att granska och utföra revisioner av hur offentliga sektorn fungerar vad gäller styrning och användning av statliga medel. De spelar en mycket viktig roll när det kommer till att kontrollera hur statliga medel används, främjandet av transparens och ansvarsutkrävande. De granskar statliga organ och institutioner, provinsernas administration och lokala myndigheter; ett uppdrag som kräver personal med hög kompetens och löpande kompetensutveckling.  

OAGs mandat har utökats genom revideringen av konstitutionen 2016. För att fylla sitt nya mandat har OAG tagit fram en ny strategisk plan för 2017-2021. Implementering är beroende av stöd från regeringen och givare. 

Sverige i samarbete med Norge har tidigare bidragit med stöd till OAG genom programmet ”Restructuring and Institutional Development Programme Phase Five (RIDP V) 2015-2017”. Syftet med stödet var att bidra till att stärka OAGs kapacitet att genomföra specialiserade revisioner, och förbättra revisionernas omfång. Sverige bidrog med totalt SEK 33 000 000 under treårsperioden. Sverige var det huvudsakliga givarlandet; Norge bidrog främst med tekniskt stöd, vilket kommer att fortsätta fram till 2020.

Under augusti 2018 tog Ambassaden emot ett utkast av ansökan från OAG, rörande nytt stöd: ”Restructuring and Institutional Development Programme Phase Six (RIDP VI) 2018-2021”. Syftet med den nya fasen är att stödja implementeringen av OAGs nya strategiska plan, som i sin tur syftar till att stärka OAGs kapacitet att genomföra genomgripande, effektiva och tillförlitliga revisioner av statliga institutioner och program. The Office of the Auditor General (OAG) is the Supreme Audit Institution (SAI) of Zambia and draws its mandate from the Constitution (Amendment) Act No. 2 of 2016 under Article 250 and the Public Audit Act No. 29 of 2016. The role of the Office of the Auditor General (OAG) is to oversee and audit the management of public resources. It plays a fundamental role in controlling the use of public funds and to promoting sound Public Financial Management Systems, accountability and transparency. It audits the accounts of state organs, and state institutions, as well as provincial administration and local authorities. These tasks require specific competence in auditing public institutions and ongoing training of staff is a prerequisite. 

In 2017 the OAG developed a new Strategic Plan 2017-2021. The mandate of OAG has been expanded in accordance with the Constitution (Amendment) and the Plan has been developed to guide OAG to be able to fulfil this mandate. The Strategic Plan has also taken into account the priorities outlined in the Seventh National Development Plan. The implementation of the Plan depends both on given budget and disbursements from Government, as well as support from Cooperating Partners.
Sweden has supported OAG in Zambia through a program called Restructuring and Institutional Development Programme Phase Five (RIDP V) 2015-2017 in collaboration with Norway. The purpose of the support was to assist the office to build capacity in specialised audits and to improve its audit coverage and scope. Sweden contributed SEK 33,000,000 for the 3 year program. The support increased the audit coverage for programmes funded by Cooperating Partners. Sweden has been the main funder for this phase. The Norwegian Supreme Audit Institute has given technical assistance and they will continue until 2020. 

In August 2018, the Embassy received a draft proposal for a new phase; Restructuring and Institutional Development Programme Phase Six (RIDP VI) 2018-2021. The purpose of this phase is to "source funding for the implementatin of selected activities that support the implementation of the OAG's 2017-2021 Strategic Plan". The proposal suggests that the project outcome will be "Enhanced capacity of the OAG to deliver assurance services on the implementation of deveolpment outcomes by Government". The four project objectives have been adapted from the Strategic Plan. It is expected that the OAG will have enhanced its capacity to carry out its work in a professional, effective and efficient manner. The proposal consists of a Results Framework based on the four objectives. According to the African Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions, AFROSAI-E, the Supreme Audit Institutions have improved their performances, including OAG Zambia. However, there are continuous challenges, hence to improve transparency and accountability, capacity building has to continue. AFROSAI-E offers training workshops and development of audit guidance materials. This increases participants to keep abreast with current methodology in the audit processes. Generally, continuous development of human resources is fundamental for any Supreme Audit Institutions throughout the world. This includes leadership and management as well as audit officers in areas such as IT auditing, financial, performance and compliance. Since the area of Public Financial Management is developing, foremost in relation to IT, Supreme Audit Institutions need to keep up with the changes.   
The OAG seeks support for further capacity building, to be able to implement the Strategic Plan and to give assurance that at least 80% of public resources are applied towards development outcomes. There four main objectives of this project are: 
1. To provide timely and value adding auditing services for enhanced accountability, transparency and integrity of government and the public sector for the benefit of society
2. To effectively plan, execute, monitor and evaluate programmes and provide management information for timely decision making and attainment of set objectives.
3. To efficiently and effectively manage human resources.
4. To efficiently and effectively provide financial and administrative services for organisational efficiency and attainment of set objectives.