[{"bbox": [97, 153, 1147, 207], "category": "Text", "text": "scored a B. Furthermore, OCAG lags behind in auditing pace compared to IT developments in-country, such as the integrated Budget and Accounting System (iBAS++) and e-procurement."}, {"bbox": [97, 219, 1162, 272], "category": "Text", "text": "Applied systematically, gender responsive budgeting can contribute to increasing participation by providing gender-responsive participation mechanisms in budget processes. This, in turn, increases transparency."}, {"bbox": [97, 284, 1162, 337], "category": "Text", "text": "Identification of main stakeholders and corresponding institutional and/or organisational issues (mandates, potential roles, and capacities) to be covered by the action:"}, {"bbox": [97, 350, 1162, 430], "category": "Text", "text": "The main stakeholders targeted by this Action are officials of the OCAG and those in the sectors in which the audits will take place (such as education, social protection, and public administration), as well as Bangladesh citizens since this will lead to greater accountability of public finances."}, {"bbox": [97, 442, 1162, 495], "category": "Text", "text": "Public administrators, Members of Parliament and Civil Society Organisations (CSOs), press and media outlets will be involved as non-specialised audience."}, {"bbox": [86, 536, 603, 569], "category": "Section-header", "text": "# 3 DESCRIPTION OF THE ACTION"}, {"bbox": [86, 601, 507, 633], "category": "Section-header", "text": "## 3.1 Objectives and Expected Outputs"}, {"bbox": [97, 660, 1128, 713], "category": "Text", "text": "The Overall Objective of this action is to contribute to the development of an effective, efficient and accountable Supreme Audit Institution in Bangladesh at all levels."}, {"bbox": [97, 765, 450, 792], "category": "Text", "text": "The Specific Objectives of this action:"}, {"bbox": [172, 843, 1162, 897], "category": "List-item", "text": "1. To enhance the accountability in management of public resources, according to international standards (including related gender equality, human rights and inclusion standards)."}, {"bbox": [172, 923, 1162, 976], "category": "List-item", "text": "2. To enhance the digital skills in OCAG and the skills to perform IT audits (with a special focus on the skills of women employees and employees with disabilities)."}, {"bbox": [172, 1002, 697, 1029], "category": "List-item", "text": "3. To enhance the financial, IT and performance audits."}, {"bbox": [172, 1055, 1162, 1109], "category": "List-item", "text": "4. To promote where possible the cross-cutting objectives regarding (i) environment and climate change, (ii) human rights approach, (iii) enhance gender equality and (iv) income inequality."}, {"bbox": [97, 1161, 1010, 1188], "category": "Text", "text": "The Outputs to be delivered by this action contributing to the corresponding Specific Objectives are"}, {"bbox": [172, 1238, 1162, 1318], "category": "List-item", "text": "1.1 contributing to Specific Objective 1: PEFA indicator PI-30.1 \"External audit – Audit coverage and standards\" should improve from C in PEFA 2021 to B in the next PEFA and PI-30.2 \"External audit – Submission of audit reports to the legislature\" from D to B."}, {"bbox": [172, 1344, 1162, 1424], "category": "List-item", "text": "2.1 contributing to Specific Objective 2: To have more employees IT-equipped i.e. using the right software and deliver higher quality work (with a focus on women employees and employees with disabilities), less paper-files and paper copy costs."}, {"bbox": [172, 1450, 1038, 1477], "category": "List-item", "text": "3.1 contributing to Specific Objective 3: To have more financial, IT and performance auditors."}, {"bbox": [172, 1503, 1162, 1609], "category": "List-item", "text": "4.1 contributing to Specific Objective 4: In every OCAG SC meeting there will be an agenda point on the cross-cutting issues (i) environment and climate change, (ii) human rights approach, (iii) gender equality and (iv) income inequality in Bangladesh, and a discussion will follow if and how they have been or will be addressed. Moreover, OCAG's reports will recurrently contain a section that describes and promotes"}, {"bbox": [1038, 1682, 1143, 1706], "category": "Page-footer", "text": "Page 6 of 13"}]