Internal Oversight Division

The WIPO Internal Oversight Division (IOD) is responsible for supporting the Director General in his management responsibilities and assisting program managers in attaining WIPO's objectives. IOD promotes good governance and professionalism through timely audits, evaluations and investigations.

Our activities include:

• Audits — assessing the adequacy of management controls to ensure cost-efficient and accountable operations.
• Evaluations — analyzing and assessing program results to improve current implementation and performance as well as future planning.
• Investigations — examining possible wrongdoing and identifying vulnerable areas where fraudulent activity might occur.