Below you will find The Complete Blogspot Archive

CBC blog: Striving for a sustainable CBC
By Johanna Gardmark, Senior International Advisor, Swedish National Audit Office "As we are – hopefully – quickly approaching the end of a multi-year pandemic, it seems like a good time to pause a bit for...

CBC blog: Challenge your perception of what competency looks like this year
By Camilla Fredriksen, Manager (and Gender Champion) Global Foundations Unit, IDI "Recently there was debate in the Norwegian media about a high-profile recruitment. The discourse brought up some outdated perceptions about who is best qualified for a...

CBC Blog: The political in the public – persuading governments to act on audit findings
Parting blog: Our dear friend and long-time colleague, David Goldsworthy, has announced that he is retiring and will no longer support the CBC’s work with SAIs in complex and challenging contexts. We are sorry to see him go and have invited him to write a...

CBC Blogspot: Leave no SAI behind
By Ahmed Ashaybani, General Director of Technical Cooperation, ...

CBC blogspot: Capacity Development Interventions – Some Points to Ponder
By Chandra K. Bhandari, Office of the Auditor General of Nepal (OAGN) Capacity development intervention is one of the most commonly discussed topics on the reform agenda in any organization. Organizational strategists, consultants and development partners always cite...

CBC blogspot: Developing Soft Skills to Drive Auditors’ Competence
Competent people are the main driver for success in any professional service, and auditing - whether in public or private sector - is no exception. And while the general definition of competence may be similar across various practices, the technical requirements to...

SAI Kiribati: Our young journey in Human Resources
by Enetty Ted Isopo, Auditor for Human Resources Division, SAI Kiribati I first started working with SAI Kiribati towards the end of 2019, so I was quite new when I was first introduced to the Human Resource (HR) Program in August 2020. I started as a financial...

CBC blog spot: Power distance cultural dimension among auditors
Research in psychology promotes the idea that culture determines the manner in which organizations are structured and managed, the behavior of individuals within these organizations as well as how these individuals think. In the context of audit, auditors’ ability to...

Leading in the pandemic: PASAI blog on leadership
Leading in the pandemic: creating clarity, building resilience and charting a clear direction The COVID-19 pandemic poses unprecedented challenges to leaders of public and private sector organisations. The pandemic has required a swift leadership response to allow...

Winners of The Prize 2021 – SAI The Gambia:
Capacity Building in public sector auditing - The Journey to the Win This is a collaborative article by the The Gambia National Audit Office’s Performance Audit Unit Staff, winners of The Prize 2020. In a little over five years, The Gambia National Audit Office has...
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Launch of first case study on professionalisation journeys of INTOSAI members
First case study available! Watch the videos on the first in a series of case studies on auditor professionalisation and competence management. In 2022 INTOSAI adopted ISSAI 150, GUIDS 1950 and 1951, and a new CBC HR Management Guide. These documents provide SAIs with...

PASAI integrity webinar series – 2nd webinar
Webinar Series: Building strong national integrity systems in the Pacific region SFO fraud prevention strategies for public organisations: How well does your organisation safeguard against fraud? We hope you will be able to join us for the first of our...

Recording available: ACCC webinar – Going from cash-based to accrual accounting
The CBC workstream on Auditing in Complex and Challenging Contexts (ACCC) was delighted to see so many participants in the webinar! However, for those of you who could not join, please find the recording link below:...

IRCP outcomes report now available
The INTOSAI-Regions Coordination Platform (IRCP) is a forum established to improve coordination and increase cooperation between INTOSAI’s global bodies and the regional organizations, and it has grown into the natural arena for global coordination of SAI capacity...

Online event organised by the Good Governance Academy on November 7th
12th Colloquium: "Enhancing governance and accountability in the public sector" – The Auditor General’s role in delivering independent oversight, fostering transparency, and ensuring the effective stewardship of public resources. This 12th Colloquium will be the...

Successful Restart of the CBC Workstream on Auditing in Complex and Challenging Contexts (ACCC)
In 2015, a pressing need was articulated during the CBC annual meeting in Stockholm to form a dedicated group to address the unique auditing challenges faced by Supreme Audit Institutions (SAIs) operating in what were then termed fragile states. This initiative marked...

INTOSAI week in Bucharest – CBC going from plan to action
The INTOSAI Capacity Building Committee (CBC) the INTOSAI-Donor Cooperation (IDC), the Policy, Finance and Administration Committee (PFAC) and the INTOSAI Development Initiative (IDI), held a significant series of meetings in Bucharest, Romania, on 16-20 September -...

AFROSAI-E Technical Conference coming up
Join us in Charting the Course for future-ready Supreme Audit Institutions! The annual Technical Conference will take place from 29 October to 1 November 2024 in Pretoria, South Africa. In an era marked by rapid change and increasing complexity, it is imperative for...

Celebrate Global Ethics Day with IntoSAINT
Strengthening Integrity and Trust in the Public Sector As we join the international community in celebrating Global Ethics Day on October 16th, 2024, it’s a perfect moment to reaffirm our commitment to fostering ethical conduct within public sector...

Enabling impact of public oversight through better understanding and use of audit results in parliament
IPU-IDI webinar series 2024 The webinar series soon to be carried out by IDI and IPU in October and November does link to the Goal 2 OP 2023-25 results areas 5 and 6 (page 8), and is thus a great opportunity for many to join. The events are targeted towards SAI...