SAI India is developing a bespoke end-to-end IT System named ‘One IAAD One System’ (OIOS), intended to fully automate the entire audit process, with necessary business process re-engineering, and also having a comprehensive Knowledge Management System (KMS).

• OIOS is envisaged as the primary system of record (Single Source of Truth) for the entire chain of audit activities (from audit planning and design through audit execution to issue and follow-up of Inspection Reports to processing and finalisation of the C&AG’s Audit Reports and follow-up). All activities and workflow will be performed real-time through the IT system, not post facto recording. A single IT system will ensure consistent, reliable data in a uniform format across all Audit Offices.
• OIOS covers all types of audit – compliance, financial and performance. The requirement specifications will include support for local languages (in addition to English and Hindi). Interfaces with auditee IT systems, as necessary and feasible, are also included within the scope of OIOS.
• OIOS will be a comprehensive IT system across Audit Offices with a common core structure, but providing for configurable additional functionality across different audit streams and audit offices. This challenging requirement arises on account of SAI-India’s vast audit mandate, covering the federal and provincial governments, as well as other State-owned/ financed entities etc. OIOS will also have a provision for offline functionality for field audit assignments, given the variable situation in terms of Internet connectivity especially in interior, rural areas.
• OIOS will be integrated/ linked with the HR and Training IT systems, as well as with an Audit KMS (Knowledge Management System). The Human Resource Management module will have common applicability across the Department; and inputs from training institutes will be important as OIOS seeks to provide a platform for facilitating better linkages between competencies and skills of audit staff and their assignment to specific audits.
• Around 29000 employees would be users of this application. A phased approach to development of functionalities (in three phases) and a staged approach to roll-out across the numerous field audit offices is envisaged.

Development of the system began in January 2020. Phase-I of OIOS was soft launched in the pilot phase for six field audit offices in July 2020. The on-boarding of all field audit offices of SAI-India is expected to be completed by 2022.