Strengthening Capacities of Supreme Audit Institutions 1 Implementing ISSAIs To build SAI Capacity Presentation to the PSC Steering Committee meeting in Brazil, 17 June 2009 Mr. Bernt Nordmark Assistant Director General

Strengthening Capacities of Supreme Audit Institutions 2 SAI Results ISSAIs Building capacity Foundation

Strengthening Capacities of Supreme Audit Institutions 3 SAI Capacity Building The process of sustainably integrating ISSAIs in the SAI’s work processes & legal framework thereby enabling them to deliver their mandates more effectively ISSAIs map directly to our SAI capacity building framework framework

Strengthening Capacities of Supreme Audit Institutions 4 SAI Capacity Building Developing K&S of SAI staff (e.g. issai 200 para 1.5) Developing SAI’s systems & processes (e.g. issai 200 para 1.13) Institutional Development (issai 1, 10, 11)

Strengthening Capacities of Supreme Audit Institutions 5 Previous IDI Programmes Institutional Development Developing SAI’s systems & processes Developing K & S of SAI staff Creating a pool of trainers, regional classroom trainings

Strengthening Capacities of Supreme Audit Institutions 6 Current IDI Programmes Institutional Development Organisational Systems Development Needs Assessments, strategic planning and quality assurance programmes, development of handbooks/manuals, model audit files, toolkits Professional Staff Development E-learning, expert support, planning meetings, pilot activities, on job training, classroom training, mentoring, peer learning

Strengthening Capacities of Supreme Audit Institutions 7 Steps in building capacity Awareness Priority need Learning Applying Sustaining results Lessons learned

Strengthening Capacities of Supreme Audit Institutions 8 Building awareness of ISSAIs First step in building capacity…but not the last Exclusive awareness building events  Costly  Difficult to demonstrate outcomes Other options?

Strengthening Capacities of Supreme Audit Institutions 9 Building awareness-Other options 1. Leverage on other events  Regional meetings: Congresses, governing boards, training committees  Meetings of INTOSAI Working Groups & Committees  Selected IDI & regional capacity building events  UN/INTOSAI seminars

Strengthening Capacities of Supreme Audit Institutions 10 Building awareness-Other options 2. Leverage on regional representatives of PSC Present at regional events Create regional working groups for promoting ISSAIs Develop communications kit to ensure a ‘common voice’ across regions demonstrate how ISSAIs get implemented sustainably through updated manuals and tools obtain feedback from users on implementation challenges & successes

Strengthening Capacities of Supreme Audit Institutions 11 Building awareness-Other options 3. Maintain & promote ISSAI website At different events Ensure cross link in other sites…INTOSAI, IDI, regional sites, other stakeholders 4. Disseminate PSC’s brochure Preferably in different languages ***

Strengthening Capacities of Supreme Audit Institutions 12 THANK YOU