The INTOSAI Working Group on Key National Indicators

Report on the Working Group activity

(April 2010 – April 2011)

The 4th meetingApril 13-14, 2011, Helsinki

Global risks

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Growth of the government spending as share of GDP

Global risks interconnection

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Subprojects of the Working Group on KNI

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• KNI: Draft Guide to terms and concepts (SAI of the USA);

• Review of the international experience in the development and use of KNI (SAI of Latvia);

• Pilot project in the field of KNI describing the processes of knowledge-based economy and society (SAI of Hungary);

• The Guidelines for the use of KNI in Performance audit (SAI of Russia);

• Principles for SAI’s application of KNI (SAI of Denmark).

Variety of the development goals and directions

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Problem of transparency vision of progress

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Version of the economic metrics of progress

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Version of the social metrics of progress

Version of the assessment of heterogeneous development indices

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Comprehensive assessment of methods of national wealth calculating

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Visualization of comparisons of countries position and development goals

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Subprojects for 2011-2013

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• Preparation of Draft Methodology on the KNI selection for the use in SAIs activity;

• Analysis of opportunities on the use of KNI for international comparisons and preparation of appropriate recommendations;

• Investigation of opportunities of KNI use for the evaluation of the results of national and transnational projects and programs audit;

• Methodic and informational support of the KNI selection for the assessment of global economic imbalances.

Knowledge Base on KNI (http://nfbr.prognoz.ru/kni)

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Thank you!