Characteristics of an Effective Regional Organization

Summary of Group Discussions

Effectiveness has to be related to regional context

responsive to needs of the members

«Go to body» for the members-seeking advice on good practices

Respond to the capacity development needs based on evidence and analysis

Advocate for individual members –e.g, promote independence, encourage donor support

Practice high standards of transparency, accountability and governance

Focus on adding value, cost effectiveness of the service they provide

Based on Good strategic planning and sustainable financial as well as human resource management

Represent the region in the international communities and bring back good practices to the members

Encourage knowledge sharing through for example, facilitating cooperative and/or parallel audit

Coordinate/conduct research on key regional issues, e.g., ISSAI implementation progress

Strong focus on communication with the SAI members, e.g., Secretariat Staff to visit individual SAIs as well as using website and other social media

Inclusive, find ways to support weakest and poorest SAIs

Promoting good governance and ethics of SAIs

Make the global local and avoid duplication

cover the breadth of SAI staff needs e.g., leadership, corporate services as well as technical audit issues