6th Meeting of the Steering Committee of

the INTOSAI Committee on the Knowledge

Sharing and Knowledge Services (Goal 3)
Cairo, Egypt
October 14 and 15, 2014

Annual Report of the Working

Group on Value and Benefits of
SAIs (WGVBS)
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Background Information

To develop
• framework &
measurement
Working tools for
Group on defining:
Value and Value and
Benefits of Benefits of
established
SAIs SAIs

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Background Information

Impact of
supreme
auditing
Instruments and tools for
communicating and
promoting the value
and benefits of SAIs Value to
make a
difference
STAKEHOLDERS in the lives
of citizens
2010

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Background Information

WGVBS

Extended
mandate

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Background Information

SAIs’ Information Database

Self-Assessment of Integrity (IntoSAINT)

Promotion and Collaboration Tool

Communication of the
value and benefits of
INTOSAI tools INTOSAI Online Glossary

SAI Capacity Development Database

Experts Database

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Contributions

SAIs to be recognized as
independent model
institutions that make a
difference to the lives of
citizens.

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INTOSAI stakeholders’ increased interest

• SAIs’ ability to get closer to citizens

and stakeholders

• To effectively promote and

communicate their value and benefits

• to fulfill its responsibilities while

strengthening their reputation

• to adequately report on its audit work

and scope

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Membership

Membership’s willingness to continue the activities

of this INTOSAI entity and comply our mandate

Chile India Indonesia

Welcome!

Our appreciation for its Sweden

contribution

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Membership

25 member SAIs

Observers:
UNDESA GIFT
IBP World Bank
IADB

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Last Working Group meeting

7th Meeting
Mexico City – September 2014

Report and discuss on the status of the

ongoing projects

Provide feedback and exchange views on

the way forward

Define the deliverables for the XXII

INCOSAI in 2016
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Projects: SAI PMF

Task Team
Single, Global Performance led by IDIFramework for SAIs
Measurement
(SAI PMF)

Pilot tests in diverse INTOSAI regions  to learn from the relevant SAIs’
experience and to calibrate the tool

Timetable and foreseen processes  feedback to finalize the SAI PMF

XXII INCOSAI, 2016

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Projects: Guideline on Effective Cooperation…

Task Team Guideline on

Effective Practices of XXII
led by the Cooperation between
INCOSAI,
SAI of SAIs, the Legislature,
the Judiciary and the 2016
Jamaica Executive

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Projects: Forum on Jurisdictional SAIs Network of General Prosecutors

Proposal made by the SAI of Chile and France

Forum of Jurisdictional SAIs Network of General

Prosecutors

Tool for evaluating performance and value of jurisdictional

SAIs as independent, credible and effective bodies.

Subject to approval by the KSC SC

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Projects: Awareness-raising activities

• Awareness-raising activities  promotion of WG’s projects 

successful implementation

• Change Management Framework as reference (SAI of South

Africa)

• Updating of the WG’s Website  dynamic site  exchange of

experiences, lessons learned, and good practices

• Special section in the INTOSAI Journal  SAIs’ experiences on

V&B

• INTOSAI’s Website  link to the guideline “Communicating and

Promoting the Value and Benefits of SAIs”.

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Projects: SAIs’ Information Database

Statistics-related interface already developed

Demo to be presented during the meetings of the KSC SC and the

INTOSAI Governing Board

Availabe at: www.intosaidatabase.org.mx

Single INTOSAI Information Platform

Executive report + Conduction of the 2nd global survey (1st quarter 2015)

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Projects: SAIs’ Information Database

Challenges to • Existing
communicate INTOSAI
value and tools and Key principles
documents of ISSAI 12 to
benefits
focus the WG’s
activities
• Support for the
Not to
ISSAI 12
develop more effective
guidelines implementation

Task Team • Study to

identify SAIs’
led by SAI of experience and
Mexico efforts made

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Next steps

Additional challenges

To address SAIs’ expectations gaps

Tight collaboration within the WG as well as with

other INTOSAI entities and stakeholders.

In-person meetings  China 2015 and

Tanzania 2016

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Conclusions

Promote the
WGVBS’ relevance of Necessary
SAIs’ preconditions for
activities independence democracy
and effectiveness

UN
Resolution
A/66/209

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Conclusions

• Initiatives to highlight the importance of strengthening

SAIs’ mandate and capacities

• SAIs  to be exemplary in responding to the challenges

of societies, the changing environments in which audits
are conducted, and the needs of different stakeholders

• Within the parameters of our institutions’ mandate and

independence.

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Requests presented before the KSC SC
1. Take note of the WGVBS annual report

2. Endorse proposal to create, as a sub-entity within the Working Group, a

“Forum of Jurisdictional SAIs Network of General Prosecutors

3. Approve the creation (INTOSAI Journal) of a special section regarding SAIs’ experiences
on the value and benefits of SAIs, and with the INTOSAI General Secretariat establish a link
to the guideline “Communicating and Promoting the Value and Benefits of SAIs”.
4. Present, during the 6th meeting of the KSC Steering Committee, demo on the SAIs’
Information Database

5. To endorse the conduction, during the first quarter of 2015, of the second global
survey to feed the SAIs’ Information Database

6. Endorse the proposal to establish a new task team, for conducting a study, within the
INTOSAI community, to map the SAIs’ experience and efforts already made in terms of the
principles included in ISSAI 12

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 6th Meeting of the Steering Committee of
the INTOSAI Committee on the Knowledge
Sharing and Knowledge Services (Goal 3)
Cairo, Egypt
October 14 and 15, 2014

Annual Report of the Working

Group on Value and Benefits of
SAIs (WGVBS)