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The state has spent approximately CZK 300 million on access to eGovernment services, but it is used by a small number of citizens.

The Supreme Audit Office (SAO) has scrutinized funds provided by the Ministry of the Interior (MoI) for the computerisation of public administration between the years 2012 and 2019.

Management of foreign claims in the Czech Republic is governed by outdated principles and faces several challenges.

The Supreme Audit Office (SAO) scrutinised the procedure followed by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) in the management of foreign claims of the Czech Republic between the years 2016 and 2018.

The Ministry of Agriculture erred in the management of the Support and Guarantee Fund for Farmers and Forestry. It has no tools for assessing the effects of paid-out aid.

The Supreme Audit Office (SAO) examined the financial support for the agricultural sector paid out by the Czech state through the Support and Guarantee Fund for Farmers and Forestry (SGFFF).

Support for applied medical research: the Ministry did not evaluate whether research results were used in practice

The Supreme Audit Office (SAO) verified the special-purpose subsidy for applied medical research, which was paid out by the Ministry of Health (MoH) between 2015 and 2019.

Each year, the Czech Republic pays CZK 4.4 billion in contributions to international organisations. Unfortunately the Czech state does not evaluate the benefits of this cooperation

The Supreme Audit Office (SAO) examined the funds paid by the Czech Republic for cooperation with international organisations between 2014 and 2018.

The President of the Chamber of Deputies appointed Mr Michal Šmucr as the new Member of the SAO Board

The new Member of the SAO Board, Mr Michal Šmucr, took an oath before the President of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic.

The Forests of the Czech Republic, state enterprise (Lesy ČR, s. p.) did not react fast enough to the bark beetle calamity and sold wood at a price which was not cost-effective

The Supreme Audit Office (SAO) verified how the Forests of the Czech Republic (hereinafter “FoCR”) proceeded in addressing the bark beetle calamity. The SAO also focused on selected items in the financial management of the FoCR between the years 2016 and 2018.

Members of the Chamber of Deputies elected Mr Michal Šmucr as a Member of the SAO

Members of the Chamber of Deputies elected a new Member of the SAO Board, Mr Michal Šmucr, in a secret ballot today.

In five years, the state has not paid out any subsidies on the high-speed Internet. Broadband Internet coverage increased only thanks to investments from entrepreneurs.

The Supreme Audit Office (SAO) scrutinised subsidies for the high-speed Internet connection between 2015 and 2019. The Ministry of Industry and Trade (MoIT) planned to pay out subsidies from EU funds amounting to CZK 13.8 billion.

The state spends billions on purchasing and maintaining armoured equipment for the Army. However, most of the equipment is not operable.

The Supreme Audit Office (SAO) verified purchases, modernisation, repairs, and maintenance of armoured equipment of the Army of the Czech Republic conducted between 2016 and 2018.

The protection of museum collections has many shortcomings. The state does not have a clear overview of the collections in the Czech Republic

Between the years 2016 and 2018, the Supreme Audit Office (SAO) scrutinised the protection of museum collections owned by the state.

The Congress of European Supreme Audit Institutions was postponed to the following year

The Supreme Audit Institutions from 50 European countries will meet in Prague a year later.

The SAO scrutinised the revenues of the state budget from labour taxation

The SAO audited the Prison Service for its management with state funds

The SAO examined funds collected for the purposes of statutory employer liability insurance

The SAO verified the accounts of the Ministry of Transport for 2018

The SAO verified funds intended for the education of health workers

Security research: project selection system is functional, but unless the Ministry of the Interior makes necessary changes, the benefits of the allocated funds will be questionable

The SAO has focused on the financial support provided by the Ministry of the Interior (MoI) for security research. These are subsidies for beneficiaries to ensure, for example, network security, image data analysis, security camera development, intelligent security systems, and so on.

In Prague supreme audit institutions from different countries hacked public institutions. Projects have been created to improve cooperation between auditors across Europe.

From 3 to 6 March, the first Hackathon of supreme audit institutions (SAIs) took place at the headquarters of the Supreme Audit Office of the Czech Republic.

The President of the Supreme Audit Office and the State Comptroller of Israel discussed the possibility of strengthening cooperation between the two Supreme Audit Institutions

The President of the Supreme Audit Office (SAO) Miloslav Kala and his Israeli counterpart - the State Comptroller and Ombudsman Matanyahu Englman - met in Prague on 26 and 27 February.