The CBC’s role

The INTOSAI Capacity Building Committee (CBC) is one of four main committees of the International Organisation of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI).

INTOSAI operates as an umbrella organisation for the external government audit community. It has a membership of approximately 190 Supreme Audit Institutions. INTOSAI is organized into four main committees, divided into Goals 1-4:

  1. Professional Standards,
  2. Capacity Building,
  3. Knowledge Sharing, and
  4. Model International Organization.

The Capacity Building Committee works in close cooperation with the  INTOSAI Development Initiative (IDI) as well as the Professional Standards Committee (PSC), the Knowledge Sharing Committee, and the Policy, Finance and Administration Committee (PFAC). The CBC annually reports to the INTOSAI Governing Board.

INTOSAI is also divided into seven regions (AFROSAI, ARABOSAI, ASOSAI, CAROSAI, EUROSAI, OLACEFS, PASAI), which are also important partners for the CBC.
Every three years the INTOSAI Congress (INCOSAI) assembles, where formal documents from the committees are endorsed and mandates approved. At the XXI INCOSAI in Beijing in 2013, the INTOSAI Capacity Building Committee was given a clear mandate to reform its work and improve efficiency.

Task and mandate of CBC

In giving the CBC a mandate to reform, INCOSAI recognized that the world of capacity building in INTOSAI has moved on substantially since 2004 when the committee was originally formed. We have seen a significant development in the INTOSAI regions’ activity on this arena, the Professional Standards Committee (PSC) has produced a comprehensive set of audit standards in a framework accessible to all INTOSAI members, and the Knowledge Sharing Committee (KSC) has produced an increasing number of guidance resources with substance and focus, the IDI now has a much greater capability and a broader focus on capacity development and INTOSAI has an active formalized structure of engagement with international donors through the INTOSAI-Donor Cooperation.

News

A short note in times of Covid-19

A short note in times of Covid-19

by | Mar 18, 2020 |

Greetings from the CBC leadership and secretariat with hopes that our members and stakeholders are keeping healthy in these times of the Covid-19. Please know that the work of CBC continues (although from home offices) and we will do our utmost to maintain the pace of...

ACCC workshop in Kuala Lumpur

ACCC workshop in Kuala Lumpur

by | Jan 15, 2020 |

On December 12-13, the Swedish National Audit Office (SNAO) organized a workshop for supreme audit insitiutions in complex and chllenging contexts. The workshop took place back-to-back with a conference held by IFAC (International Federation of Accountants) in Kuala...

ACCC Tunis workshop report available

ACCC Tunis workshop report available

by | Dec 18, 2019 |

On 17 and 18 October 2019, the INTOSAI Capacity Building Committee’s workstream on Auditing in complex and challenging contexts (ACCC) convened a meeting for a small group of SAIs from the ARABOSAI region to share experiences and to explore opportunities for a...

Seminar on Professionalisation at Swedish NAO

Seminar on Professionalisation at Swedish NAO

by | Nov 29, 2019 |

Between his participation in the IDI Board meeting and the meeting on INTOSAI standards in Oslo, Mr Jan van Schalkwyk; Corporate Executive at SAI South Africa and chair of the CBC Task Force on INTOSAI Auditor Professionalisation (TFIAP) was invited to the Swedish NAO...

Compilation of CBC blogs

Compilation of CBC blogs

by | Nov 8, 2019 |

During INCOSAI in Moscow in September, one of the most attractive items disappearing quickly from the CBC booth, was the collection of blogs written by INTOSAI members from all over the world over the past three years. For colleagues who did not manage to get their...