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
EUROSAI Innovations Booklet – Volume III
According to EUROSAI’s Strategic Plan, the main tasks of EUROSAI Goal 1, “Capacity Building”, are developing skills, knowledge, structures and ways of working that make an organization more effective. EUROSAI is committed to facilitating the development of strong,...
Result of Annual Survey of Peer Reviews
A survey carried out earlier this year by the CBC Subcommittee on Peer Reviews, under the leadership of SAI Slovakia, shows that 85 peer reviews have been conducted of SAIs since 1999. According to the survey the peer reviews were welcomed by both the SAI under review...
Managing Information Communications Technology – A guide for Supreme Audit Institutions
A core part of managing a modern Supreme Audit Institution (SAI) is ensuring that the organisation has appropriate levels of information and communications technology (ICT) to enable the most efficient delivery of the SAI’s functions. In this context ICT covers the...
Making SAI independence a reality
Making SAI independence a reality is a new paper to help identify how individual SAIs can gain greater independence. INTOSAI, the United Nations, the Commonwealth Heads of Government and many others are all convinced that to be effective SAIs need independence. But...
Is there a need for a global integrity standard?
How do you make sure that the money you invest in a country prone to corruption is not embezzled but spent according to intent? How do we make sure that our funds are used for meaningful investments in health, education and good governance, and do not disappear into...
Cooperative Audits in the face of the Post-2015 Development Agenda
As stated in the Declaration of Lima, the compliance of the Supreme Audit Institutions (SAI) functions is improved by the exchange of experiences inside the International Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI). There are many ways of exchanging...
Registration for CBC Annual Meeting now open
The formal invitation to the CBC Annual Meeting was recently sent out to all CBC members and stakeholders.The invitation letter together with other information regarding the upcoming meeting in Stockholm, 8-10 September, will be available under the tag Annual Meeting...
UN/INTOSAI Symposium on the role of SAIs and means of implementation for sustainable development
2-4 March INTOSAI members, UN representatives and stakeholders participated in the 23rd UN/INTOSAI Symposium on the theme “UN Post-2015 Development Agenda: The Role of SAIs and Means of Implementation for Sustainable Development”. The CBC Chair and Auditor General of...
EUROSAI Goal Team 1: Capacity Building meets in Budapest
The EUROSAI Goal Team 1: Capacity Building meets in Budapest, Hungary, 19-20 February, 2015. This is the first meeting under the chairmanship of the Hungarian State Audit Office who took over the leadership of EUROSAI’s capacity building from the French Cour des...
Roll-out plan for IntoSAINT instrument under way
Last month the first virtual meeting of the CBC-IntoSAINT working group took place with thirteen participants, all present behind their web-cams to join in the meeting with the IntoSAINT team of the Netherlands. The fruitful discussions will result in a proposal for...
