Information produced by Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) can support decision-making to promote sustainable development. “Citizens want reliable information on how the EU contributes to sustainable development,” said Eva Lindström, a Member of the European Court of Auditors, when visiting Finland.

In the autumn of 2018, the participants in the NAOF's programme for young professionals were given the assignment of bringing artificial intelligence (AI) to the agency. The outcome of the assignment was presented to the personnel and our external stakeholders in the summer of 2019. Together we are more – the outcome was a happy surprise even to the participants.

The promotion of digitalisation encourages critical assessment of previous practices and development of new kinds of approaches and practices in the entire education system, including general education. This was one of the conclusions of the workshop that the NAOF organised for the different stakeholders. The NAOF has now published a report on the outcomes of the workshop.

All persons subject to the disclosure obligation filed an election funding disclosure. The National Audit Office did not receive any complaints concerning the election funding disclosures. The National Audit Office oversaw that the candidates in the 2019 European Parliament elections submitted the disclosures on election campaign funding and expenses under the Act on a Candidate's Election Funding.

As the amendments to the social assistance legislation were being drafted, an expert group identified major risks in the reform. These risks were not adequately considered in the Government proposal and, according to the audit findings, they have been partially realised during the first 2.5 years since the entry into force of the amendment. Partially as a result, the costs of processing basic social assistance at Kela are now significantly higher than originally anticipated.

The promotion of digitalisation in general education is currently fragmented. The situation calls for new kind of collaboration between the different actors, and central government should assume an active role in this. It is also necessary to specify the competence that the different actors need in order to be able to promote digitalisation. These were the conclusions of a workshop that the National Audit Office of Finland organised for the stakeholders involved in digitalisation.