LITHUANIA: The Innovation Lab encourages to try new approaches

The Innovation Lab “LabAI” has opened its doors at the National Audit Office of Lithuania. This is a space where, using applications installed on the computers, every employee of the institution can try out the latest technologies that:

💡 speed up audit conduct,

💡 improve the presentation of audit results,

💡 automate resource-intensive processes.

"We welcome everyone who wants to work more efficiently, try their hand at new tools, share ideas and perhaps implement them together. We hope that this lab will be a place where colleagues who have "tamed" artificial intelligence can do their work faster and more efficiently. We also plan to have a group of data analysts gather here to try out new ways of working," says Kristina Jakštonytė, Head of the Innovation and Methodology Department.

Employees are invited to try out the work-facilitating applications currently installed on the laboratory computers:

➡”Power BI Pro“ – for those working with large databases or wanting easier visualisation,

➡ “Power Automate“ – for those who want to automate their daily tasks,

➡ ChatGPT (Version 4) – for those who need a smart assistant,

➡ in the laboratory, employees are also invited to use the ultrawide monitors.

In the future, more applications are planned to be introduced to facilitate work, depending on employee needs.

Venera Michalovska, Innovation Adviser, who organises AI training for the Office's staff, says that new ways of working can sometimes be intimidating, but she encourages people to dare to use technology in their daily tasks.

"There are many ways in which AI can be used in the work of auditors: it can facilitate the collection of data, help analyse the content of legislation, and test certain concepts. Of course, it cannot be relied on blindly, and the solutions it offers must be tested, but AI can speed up work considerably. The important thing is not to be scared off if you don't get it right the first time," says Ms Michalovska.