코로나-19 등 국가적 위기 상황에 대응하는 최고감사기구의 역할

The economic crisis brought on by the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic requires the government to respond quickly, accurately and efficiently. In the context of COVID-19, ‘agile government’ is discussed as the most ideal form of government. Governments responding to crises must also have the ability to anticipate crises and their aftermath. Anticipatory government refers to a government that values ​​proactive prevention rather than ex post treatment. Anticipatory government refers to the government that has and continues to create processes and systems that can reduce risks and develop effective methods through forecasting and foresighting. The purpose of this study is to examine whether there is something to be supplemented with our audit and audit system in order to become a ‘predictable and agile government’. We would like to explore the possibility of a ‘predictable and agile government’ through national crisis situations such as COVID-19 and responses to them. To this end, we tried to examine the US New Deal policy, which can be said to be the most well-known policy for responding to a national crisis, as the primary material, and to draw implications in connection with the Korean version of the New Deal policy. The Korean New Deal policy, especially in the digital and environmental sectors, is deeply related to new technologies and is considered very important to monitor the policy cycle from the pre-closing stage. This monitoring requires an overall perspective and is based on foresight. Therefore, it is thought that there is a need for a monitoring system that enables the participation of a wide range of human resources such as public officials, academia, civil society, and the media from related ministries, focusing on the Board of Audit and Inspection. In addition, providing and supporting knowledge and information to eliminate uncertainty to public officials in the administration in a situation where they have to decide and implement policies while fighting future uncertainties can be a new role model for the Supreme Audit Organization. In particular, it is easy to predict that no one will take the lead in the policy-making process if public officials decide on policies to respond to COVID-19 are judged, audited, and held accountable after uncertainties are resolved. I think the need for the Supreme Audit Organization to participate in the policy cycle can be recognized in that it can be a way to induce active policy participation among public officials beyond active administrative immunity.