Below you will find The Complete Blogspot Archive
Strategic Management requires Ownership for Sustainability
One of the fundamental areas where Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) in the Pacific region require support is in the development of effective strategic plans, that the SAIs will then implement and report on. This need was met with the timely request from the INTOSAI...
read moreThe potential of engaging in collaborative activities such as cooperative audits
Through my Supreme Audit Institution (SAI), I graciously participated during 2017/18 as an expert (resource person) in the planning and quality revision stages of an international cooperative (performance and compliance) audit on illicit financial flows (IFFs) in...
read moreBenefits of co-operating with peers
When I first started my work at the Supreme Audit Institution of Palestine, one challenge was how to start co-operating with international peers so that we could use our shared knowledge and experience to increase our productivity and the quality of our...
read moreThe SAI audit professional: subject matter expert or generalist?
As SAIs we aim to influence the management of public funds to ensure they impact the lives of citizens. What does this mean for the profile of an audit professional? What should they know and what should they be able to do? I began my career working on...
read moreTempus fugit or how to make friends and keep them while peer-reviewing a SAI
According to history, Publius Vergilius Maro (also known as Virgil to the English-speaking world) spent substantial time in the years 37–29 BC on a long didactic hexameter poem called Georgics (from Greek, "On Working the Earth"). The themes of the Georgics were...
read moreMeasuring INTOSAI regions’ performance for the delivery of capacity development programs
When I first took over my new position as ARABOSAI General Secretariat adviser I was keen to get going and make a difference. I wanted to find out how an INTOSAI region could maximize the value of its interventions to support capacity development programs. Perhaps I...
read moreA success factor for both international capacity development programs and international organization’s meetings
When conducting international capacity development programs, we need to consider how to overcome differences in systems, languages and cultures between the participating countries. If I were in charge of such international programs, I would attach importance to the...
read moreDevelopment outside the comfort zone
Experience of a parallel performance audit in the Western Balkans In it’s very foundation, every change means stretching, it means excursion outside the usual habits and routines we are comfortable with. This kind of journey always takes us along a bumpy road and our...
read moreA framework for Reporting on Public Finance Management
When I assumed my new role as CEO at AFROSAI-E recently, a number of topical issues, amongst others Professionalisation; Public Finance Management (PFM) reforms; SAIs operating in fragile states and SDGs, sparked excitement and enthusiasm in me. I would like to share...
read moreCapacity Building – personally and institutionally rewarding in Tanzania NAO
Being introduced to performance audit for the first time, you can face difficulties in mind-set, thinking that you will always have to conduct audit only in areas of specialization, and nothing else will work just as well. The concerns of conducting audits in...
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Webinar: Building trust of Governments – and keeping it
Yusador Gaye, Auditor General of Liberia, lead the first webinar on behalf of the CBC workstream Auditing in Complex and Challenging Contexts (ACCC). The topic, “Building trust of Governments – and keeping it”, was identified as an issue of common interest during the...
Draft minutes from SC meeting in Kuwait
Please find the draft minutes from the CBC Steering Committee meeting in Kuwait among other post-meeting documentation, right here: https://www.intosaicbc.org/post-meeting-documentation/.
Revised capacity building guide now available
The first CBC guide to be revised, "Building capacity in SAIs", has now been replaced by the new "Strengthening of SAIs - a guide for improving performance" and is available in the CBC document library. The revision has been carried out by the external consultant...
CBC reports on progress to INTOSAI Governing Board in Moscow
The INTOSAI Governing Board met in Moscow on 15-16 November. The CBC Vice Chair, Magnus Lindell, reported on progress made by the CBC and its workstreams in relation to the CBC workplan and the INTOSAI Strategic Plan. The summary (INTOSAI Governing Board 2018...
Zimbabwean Success Story on Communication and Stakeholder Management
By Mrs Mildred Chiri, Auditor-General of Zimbabwe Until 2010, the annual audit report of the Office of the Auditor-General (OAG) comprised of individual entities’ financial statements together with appended qualifications, if any. A survey administered to stakeholders...
Launch: new website section for the ACCC – Good Stories
The CBC will, through its workstream in support of Auditing in Complex and Challenging Contexts (ACCC), lead INTOSAI’s efforts to identify what support is needed and good practices to address those needs, adjusted to the preconditions of SAIs auditing in complex and...
PASAI newsletter focuses on capacity building
The September issue of the PASAI Newsletter is all about the region's fourth strategic priority: enhancing SAI capacity and capability. "Featuring news of capacity-building initiatives from the perspective of member SAIs, the PASAI Secretariat and INTOSAI, we’re very...
Hold-the-date for next CBC annual meeting
Please be informed that the SAI of Japan plans to host the 2019 CBC/IDSC annual meeting from July 1 to 4, 2019 in Tokyo. Make a note in your calendar - more information will be shared in due course.
Improving Auditing Skills through peer-to-peer learning
A Story from Thailand and Laos: Improving Auditing Skills through peer-to-peer learning in ASEAN Supreme Audit Institutions (ASEANSAI) Article by Birthe Meyer, GIZ. Supported by the Thailand International Cooperation Agency (TICA) and the German Federal Ministry for...
Peer-to-peer cooperation’s own spot
The newly started workstream on peer-to-peer cooperation now has its own section on the CBC website. Following-up on the discussions taking place during the annual meeting in Kuwait, the CBC will: encourage INTOSAI members and stakeholders to share their experiences...