Abstract
Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) have become important producers of evaluations. Auditors have become evaluators and evaluators have become auditors. In this article, we discuss some of the main characteristics of the Office of the Auditor General of Norway and society's expectations of this institution. We investigate some of the driving forces behind the developments in evaluation activities in the Office of the Auditor General, focusing in particular on the dilemmas and challenges these new 'products' create for this kind of institution. In connection with this, we also list a number of issues that will require particular attention in order for the Office of the Auditor General to maintain its legitimacy in the future.
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