Audit Service Receives $40,000 Saudi Grant through INTOSAI*

The Audit Service Sierra Leone (ASSL) received a grant of $40,000 from the General Court of Audit (GCA) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This grant was facilitated by the International Organization for Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI) aimed at providing comprehensive cybersecurity training for staff of the Audit Service Sierra Leone.

This initiative is part of a broader effort supported by the GCA of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which has established a dedicated fund to improve Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) performance globally.

The grant awarded to the ASSL underscores the GCA’s commitment to fostering transparency, accountability, and good governance in developing nations. By focusing on cybersecurity training, the ASSL aims to equip its ICT personnel with vital skills to safeguard sensitive information against cyber threats — an increasingly critical component in today’s digital audit landscape.

Expressing gratitude for the support, the Auditor-General of Sierra Leone, Mr. Abdul Aziz commended the GCA’s initiative and the efforts of INTOSAI, emphasizing how such assistance will significantly contribute to the modernization of the ASSL’s ICT capabilities.

The ASSL’s leadership reiterated their commitment to leveraging this funding to not only improve their internal systems but also to foster a culture of continuous capacity-building within the organisation.

Osman Mansaray, ICT Manager at the Audit Service Sierra Leone stated that, the objective is to improve the cyber security robustness, to ensure operational continuity against cyber threats, and to strengthen ICT staff’s ability to detect, prevent and respond to such threats.