Below you will find The Complete Blogspot Archive
Bridge the gap with plain language
Words are singularly the most powerful force available to humanity, a lesson I learnt from a recent peer-to-peer cooperation between my SAI and the Swedish National Audit Office (SNAO) on plain language. It was my first introduction to understanding how words - so...
read moreImplementing Data Analytics: Critical Success Factors
The biennial UN/INTOSAI Symposia provide opportunities for capacity building for Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) through exchange of subject-specific experiences and information in all relevant fields of public sector auditing. The 24th Symposium, held in Vienna,...
read moreApplying the ISSAIs and closing the circle
The Professional Standards Committee (PSC) recently carried out a large consultation with Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) worldwide as part of the planning for the Strategic Development Plan 2020-2025 (SDP). The SDP was created in 2016 to provide the general...
read moreMaking the connection
One session of the latest annual meeting of the INTOSAI Capacity Building Committee was dedicated to presenting examples of peer-to-peer co-operation. Together with Albanian colleagues, we, the Polish SAI, presented the development of the very good working relations...
read moreStrategic 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...
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Compilation of CBC blogs
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...
ACCC webinar: How are SAIs contributing to business development?
Auditing in Complex and Challenging Contexts workstream webinar held on 15 October 2019 Instability in many countries is fueled by the inability to develop businesses capable of generating the wealth needed to pay for public services and to create decent jobs to...
Draft minutes from CBC steering committee meeting in Tokyo now available
The draft minutes from the CBC steering committee meeting in Tokyo on 3rd of July are now available, together with the meeting evaluation and attendance list. Please find them here: https://www.intosaicbc.org/post-meeting-documentation-2/ or here:...
ACCC forum held in Tunis
Top management representatives from seven SAIs met in Tunis on 17-18 October to discuss experiences on shared challenges and opportunities in a workshop. The event was generously hosted by SAI Tunisia and organized in cooperation between the ARABOSAI General...
Please find below a link to the second edition of the ARABOSAI Newsletter! This newsletter reports on regional progress, news and best practices in order to bring the whole INTOSAI community updated. ARABOSAI Newsletter:...
Implementing the ISSAIs: the role of donors
Implementing the ISSAIs is a major challenge for all SAIs, for those operating in countries facing difficult political, economic, social, security and environmental situations, these challenges are even greater. Yet, work carried out by the INTOSAI Capacity Building...
CBC activities at INCOSAI 2019 in Moscow
During the upcoming INTOSAI congress in Moscow, there will be great opportunities to engage with members of the INTOSAI Capacity Building Committee! It starts already on Monday 23 September when the CBC workstreams will present their highlights - all congress visitors...
New video available on the INTOSAI Competency Framework
Please find below the Competency Framework video 2019, produced by the Auditor-General of South Africa (AGSA) within the framework of the CBC Task Force for INTOSAI Auditor Professionalisation (TFIAP). (N.B: this video is 14 MB and may take time to download/view)...
Staffing of PSC new Technical Support Function
The Professional Standards Committee (PSC) leads the efforts within INTOSAI to provide Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) with relevant, professional and clear standards and guidance that add credibility to the work of the individual auditor and the resulting audit...
PASAI Newsletter no. 18 – The partnership issue
In this 18th issue of PASAI’s newsletter, the focus is on the partnerships that enable us to achieve our many ambitious goals - doing the right things, in the right way, with the right people. Among other interesting topics, find out more about the inter-regional...