OSCE Presence in Albania and Italian Anti-Corruption Authority conclude training on corruption risk assessment in public procurement

On 5 and 6 June 2023, the OSCE Presence in Albania held the last phase of a comprehensive multi-module curriculum training for state auditors on diagnosing and assessing corruption risks in the public procurement area. The training sessions – organized in partnership with the Italian Anti-corruption Authority (ANAC) – were designed and implemented together with the Albanian Supreme Audit Institution (ALSAI).

Since 2021, about 50 ALSAI auditors attended a series of capacity development and discussion sessions. The wide range of topics included corruption risk identification; risk assessment and management in procurement and public private partnership contracts; methodologies on conducting economic and financial analysis; and monitoring of public contracts. The participants discussed concrete case studies brought by the ANAC and recommendations to strengthen anti-corruption and transparency tools in the national framework. 

The training sessions offered ALSAI officials the opportunity to exchange information and share good practices with ANAC senior experts, as well as to strengthen the professional capacities of the auditors in conducting more qualitative public procurement audits.

The final two-day training focused on monitoring of public contracts and promoting innovative digital tools to improve public auditing. Addressing the event, Deputy Head of Presence Clarisse Pasztory, ALSAI General Director Mariola Llanaj, Public Procurement Agency General Director Reida Kashta and ANAC representatives Paolo Giacomazzo and Filippo Romano stressed the importance of transparency, accountability and efficiency in public procurement.