Ms. Archana Shirsat is a Deputy Director General at INTOSAI Development Initiative (IDI) based in Oslo, Norway. IDI is an INTOSAI ( International Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions) body that works towards independent, credible and sustainable Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) for better societies and improved lives (www.idi.no).
Within IDI, she is a part of the leadership team and heads the Professional and Relevant SAIs department. Her department leads IDI’s work with professional competency development, audit leadership development, sustainable SAI audit practices and demonstrating impact to enhance public trust in SAIs. This also includes promoting and supporting professional audit practices in trending areas such as SDGs, technology and AI, equality & inclusion, climate action, public debt and sustainability reporting in the public sector. Archana is a member of Forum for INTOSAI Professional Pronouncements (FIPP) which is a part of the standard setting mechanism for public sector audit standards.