Mission
The CBC is the INTOSAI advocate for, and custodian of, SAI capacity development. We facilitate initiatives in support of SAIs and regions, building their capacities and enhancing their capabilities.
In order for the CBC to fulfil this strategically important role, we believe the CBC needs to add value to the capacity-building sphere of INTOSAI. In our view, the CBC could and should do this by:
• strategically and constructively challenging current structures, priorities, programmes and activities, including identifying and addressing capacity-building overlaps, gaps and inconsistencies within INTOSAI;
• partnering with those already in the capacity-building game, encouraging capacity-building providers and practitioners, especially the IDI, to focus on their areas of strength, enabling a greater impact of their efforts where possible;
• championing closer cooperation between the CBC, PSC and KSC in the interest of capacity building and the efficient use of INTOSAI resources;
• facilitating a greater capacity-building role for the INTOSAI regions, from both a participation and an accountability angle, while recognising their diversity;
• supporting capacity building through knowledge sharing, for example by championing communities of practice, supporting inter- and cross regional knowledge sharing, or encouraging coordinated audits;
• supporting the verification or assessment of capacity-building efforts in the form of peer and/or self-assessments, such as ISSAI 5600 on peer reviews and the INTOSAI Performance Measurement Framework, or different forms of external evaluations; and
• exploring opportunities and encouraging initiatives for the certification and accreditation of auditors, in coordination with the INTOSAI’s
News
Increasing the impact of audit recommendations (SAI Kosovo)
By Mr Besnik Osmani, Auditor General of Kosovo Despite its fragile and challenging environment, the...
Saying no to donors if SAI priorities are not supported (Sierra Leone)
By Mrs Lara Taylor-Pearce, Auditor General, Audit Service Sierra Leone (ASSL) One common challenge...
Catching-up through strategic leadership (SAI Somalia)
By Auditor General Mohamed M. Ali, Office of the Auditor General, Somalia Many SAIs in fragile states have vast...
Leading by example – improving SAI performance through an external peer-review and audit (SAI Liberia)
By Yusador Gaye, Auditor General In 2006, the government’s Supreme Audit Office was re-established under a new democratically elected...
Coping when war interrupts and support to the SAI declines (SAI South Sudan)
By Amb. Steven Kiliona Wondu, Auditor General, South Sudan National Audit Chamber The National...
Overcoming the Human Resources Gap (SAI Liberia)
By Yusador Gaye, Auditor General More than a decade ago, Liberia emerged from a brutal civil conflict which left its...
Handling of an attempt to reduce the SAIs operational independence (Sierra Leone)
By Mrs Lara Taylor-Pearce, Auditor General, Audit Service Sierra Leone (ASSL) In fragile...
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...
Consolidated notes from theme discussions on peer-to-peer cooperation during the CBC Annual Meeting in Kuwait, 2018
According to the INTOSAI Strategic Plan, one of the CBC’s key strategies to achieve its goal and strategic objectives is “Support and promote medium to long term peerto-peer cooperation between SAIs in support of institutional capacity development.” Peer-to-peer...
