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
Draft Minutes of Meeting, CBC Steering Committee, Lima 2014
Please find the draft minutes from the CBC Steering Committee meeting taking place in Lima, September 2014, here: Draft Minutes from CBC SC meeting, Lima Sept 2014
Peer review brings changes and results in excellence
Quality and excellence are rarely achieved spontaneously; they need to be managed into the organisation and should be based on continuous improvement. It is vital that a SAI operates at high, even excellent quality. The SAIs ´reputation is based on the quality of...
CBC Chair Kimi Makwetu reports on progress in INTOSAI Journal
As the first year under a new CBC leadership came to an end, CBC Chair Kimi Makwetu reported on progress in relation to the ambitions set in the value proposition. So far, the ambitions articulated in the value proposition have served to ensure that the CBC adds value...
UK NAO Report – Managing the UK’s Official Development Assistance target
The UK National Audit Office has recently released a Value for Money or Performance Audit report which examines how the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) met the UK government’s target to spend 0.7% of gross national income on overseas aid in 2013....
CBC in IntoSAINT Newsletter
Please find the link to the IntoSAINT recent newsletter here: IntoSAINT Post December 2014
Cooperative audit building Extractive Industries audit capacity in Africa
It is undeniable that the socio-economic and environmental impacts of mining, oil and gas production, otherwise known as extractive industries, are being felt around the world. In recent years, the exponential growth of this industry and its impact on public...
IntoSAINT now on CBC website
IntoSAINT is a tool to assess the integrity of Supreme Audit Institutions. SAIs can use this self-assessment tool for analysing their integrity risks and assessing the maturity of their integrity management systems. As an important workstream of the CBC, since the CBC...
New e-mail address to CBC Secretariat
Please note that the contact details of the CBC joint Secretariat (South Africa/Sweden) has changed to the following as of December 2014: Secretariat@intosaicbc.org
New UN resolution
On 19 December 2014, the 69th UN General Assembly adopted a new Resolution "Promoting and fostering the efficiency, accountability, effectiveness and transparency of public administration by strengthening Supreme Audit Institutions". This resolution inter alia...
