1. CBC update
KSC Steering Committee meeting
7-9 September 2016

2. The CBC’s future strategic direction
Identify capacity development challenges and opportunities and facilitate access to solutions
Strengthen structured INTOSAI professional development
Advocate for and support the development of capacity at both the SAI and regional level
Share capacity development insights
Engage strategically with the international development community
Dear colleagues,
Following this update on the SAI PMF I would like to tell you about the other work that the CBC has done since the previous KSC Steering Committee as well as what we will be doing moving forward.
When SAI South Africa took over as CBC Chair, and SAI Sweden as Vice Chair, in 2013 we were given a mandate to reform, building on the strong foundation laid by the CBC under the leadership of Morocco. INCOSAI asked us to focus on the role the INTOSAI regions play in capacity development. We also decided to focus on building strong cooperation with key stakeholders while we worked to build a more agile and flexible CBC. In Abu Dhabi we will report on the progress made towards these goals and you will receive a brief preview.
The CBC has, much like the KSC, worked hard to contribute to the INTOSAI Strategic Plan and we are pleased with the extent to which the plan prioritises the integration of INTOSAI functions and structures and the need to deepen cooperation on all fronts. We very much appreciate the work done under the leadership of the US GAO and the Director of Strategic Planning.
The CBC is most enthusiastic about the five strategic objectives proposed for the CBC for as we believe these objectives and related initiatives focus on precisely the right capacity development priorities at this stage of the INTOSAI journey.
The five strategic objectives for are:
1. Identify capacity development challenges and opportunities in order to facilitate access to solutions including accessing the INTOSAI–Donor Cooperation.
2. Strengthen structured INTOSAI professional development as an anchor for professional capacity development and potential INTOSAI certification.
3. Advocate for and support the development of capacity at both the SAI and regional level, and maintain and enhance the usefulness and use of SAI PMF
4. Share capacity development insights and ensure responsiveness to SAI needs through, for example, communities of practice.
Engage strategically with the wider international development community in the interest of SAI capacity development.
These strategic objectives are also reflected in eight key strategies which, together, aim to achieve these objectives.

3. Work plan progress Cooperative audits – ISSAI 5800
Peer reviews – ISSAI 5600
Regional Forum for Capacity Development
TG on INTOSAI Auditor Certification
IntoSAINT – continuation under SAI Mexico
SAIs in fragile situations – new CBC work stream
Website – new editorial board
As you will see, the CBC’s current work already reflects our future strategic direction well.
The CBC has two subcommittees, one on Cooperative Audits (lead by SAI Peru) and one on Peer Reviews (lead by SAI Slovakia). Both of these will present an ISSAI for approval at INCOSAI and I would like to express our gratitude to those of you who have contributed to the finalization of these ISSAIs by providing comments during the exposure periods. We are confident that these ISSAIs will be a valuable addition to the ISSAI framework, supporting the work of SAIs.
Our most central effort to support INTOSAI regional organizations is the creation of the Regional Forum for Capacity Development. The forum met for the first time during the CBC Annual Meeting in Stockholm last year. Together the regions developed a framework for regional professionalism and strengthening of regional organizations, which has been discussed, tested and revised in the previous months. The framework is expected to be endorsed by INCOSAI and is one of the important pillars in the Congress theme II discussions on professionalization.
Another important aspect of professionalization is auditor certification. At the request of the INTOSAI Finance and Administration Committee, the CBC has lead a task group which has developed a position paper on enabling mechanisms required to facilitate and structure professional development at the SAI level. They have also developed a draft core competency framework for public sector audit professionals. Both of these are expected to be supported by the Congress so that further work can be done in this important area – the papers will also inform the discussions on theme II at INCOSAI. Work in this area is also likely to continue for some time to come, and we will need to build on experiences and inputs from different SAIs, so I urge you to engage and contribute.
IntoSAINT (lead by SAI Netherlands) was given an INTOSAI home with the CBC at the Congress in Beijing. While continuing their cooperation with the INTOSAI regions to roll out this important tool developed to assess the integrity of SAIs, the IntoSAINT task group have also focused on gathering lessons learned so far in order to inform future developments in the next strategic period. We are very pleased with the fact that any such future developments will take place under the able leadership of our hosts – SAI Mexico – who are taking over after SAI Netherlands as CBC lead for the IntoSAINT work stream. We look very much forward to working with you!
During the CBC Annual Meeting in Lima, Peru in 2014, CREFIAF proposed that the CBC should consider what could be done to further support SAIs in fragile situations. I am pleased to inform you that at the coming Annual Meeting in Cape Town, the CBC Steering Committee will be asked to approve a Terms of Reference for a new work stream. The CBC will, through this work stream, lead INTOSAI’s efforts to identify what support is needed and good practices to address those needs, adjusted to the preconditions of SAIs in fragile situations and the organizations supporting them.
In order to support the communication around these work streams and other CBC initiatives, we have a website, which we are constantly working to keep relevant and interesting. Supporting our efforts is an editorial board, which is set up to primarily drive the work relating to the blogs we regularly publish. The blogs aim to share experiences of colleagues around the world, working with SAI Capacity Development in different ways. If you are not already subscribing to the CBC Newsletter, I urge you to visit the CBC website to register for the newsletter. (At the bottom of the page.)

4. INTOSAI 2017-2022 UN Sustainable Development Goals Professionalism
Goal Chair collaboration
   
At the CBC Annual Meeting in Stockholm last year we discussed the SAIs’ role in relation to the UN sustainable development goals. Agenda 2030 is a topic that will be further discussed during INCOSAI and work which will continue through initiatives throughout INTOSAI in the years to come. This is one area where there is great potential for cooperation between the CBC and the KSC.
Another theme for the discussions at the CBC meeting last year was professionalism and this will also be a theme at INCOSAI. The CBC plays two primary roles in relation to furthering professionalism in INTOSAI
professionalization of INTOSAI regions which we will support through the framework which will be finalized in time for INCOSAI and
professionalization of auditors which will be a journey of development for many years to come.
Looking to the years ahead we have some great opportunities to build on our successes together. During the current strategic period the CBC has deepened our cooperation with the IDI, the INTOSAI General Secretariat and the other Goal Chairs, not least the KSC. This is a cooperation which is very valuable, not only to the CBC, but also to INTOSAI as a whole. Together we become more focused, more strategic, avoid overlaps and gaps in our work and can more efficiently further the development of both INTOSAI, the regions and the membership. And it is only through close cooperation that we will be able to achieve the ambitious goals set in the new INTOSAI strategic plan.
We look forward to continuing working together!

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I would like to end by once again encouraging you to use and contribute to the CBC website. And finally I would like to extend our sincere gratitude and appreciation to our host Mr Portal and our Chair Mr Shashi Kant Sharma. I very much regret not being able to attend the meeting in person, but look forward to our continued cooperation!