Process for Publication of ISSAIs and INTOSAI GOVs Steering Committee Meeting Beijing 21 – 22 October 2008 Process for Publication of ISSAIs and INTOSAI GOVs Ladies and gentlemen, This proposal is a natural, but independent, extension of the proposal which Kristoffer has just presented to you. In essence, this is a practical manual, offering guidance to INTOSAI subcommittees on how and when to submit ISSAI and INTOSAI GOV drafts to the PSC Secretariat for publication on the issai website – the forum where all public sector auditing guidelines are made accessible to the users. This written process for publication of ISSAIs and INTOSAI GOVs has been prepared at the request of certain subcommittees who raised the issue at the INTOSAI Congress in Mexico last year. We have strived to make it user-friendly and hopefully it will make life for the subcommittees and projects developing ISSAIs and INTOSAI GOVs a little easier. But before I take you on a fast ride through the process, I would like to present a few facts and figures, and a new feature on issai.org ……… C L I C K PSC INTOSAI Professional Standards Committee

Process for Publication of ISSAIs and INTOSAI GOVs Visits since 1 November 2007: 7,820 Pages displayed since 1 November 2007: 35,000 Visitors from 163 different countries E-mail Update Service Since November last year, when we started logging visits to issai.org – C L I C K – 7,820 people have viewed a total of – C L I C K – 35,000 pages on the site. Visitors can be tracked to – C L I C K – 163 different countries, and mainly to the capital cities of these countries. Naturally, we would like to see these figures grow in the coming years and we have recently added a new feature to the site which will hopefully increase the traffic …. C L I C K PSC INTOSAI Professional Standards Committee

Process for Publication of ISSAIs and INTOSAI GOVs In mid October, we launched the ISSAI e-mail update service … C L I C K Subscribers to this service will be notified by e-mail each time new information customized to their areas of interest has been published on issai.org The procedure is simple: You submit your e-mail address, tick the areas of particular interest to you, and register. So, please go home and tell you colleagues about this new service and help us disseminate the knowledge of the issai.website C L I C K PSC INTOSAI Professional Standards Committee

Process for Publication of ISSAIs and INTOSAI GOVs In mid October, we launched the ISSAI e-mail update service … C L I C K Subscribers to this service will be notified by e-mail each time new information customized to their areas of interest has been published on issai.org The procedure is simple: You submit your e-mail address, tick the areas of particular interest to you, and register. So, please go home and tell you colleagues about this new service and help us disseminate the knowledge of the issai.website C L I C K PSC INTOSAI Professional Standards Committee

Process for Publication of ISSAIs and INTOSAI GOVs ISSAI/INTOSAI GOV number, working title of guideline, and year of Congress approval Now, let’s turn to the paper describing the publication process which is kick-started when the decision to develop a new guideline is taken by a subcommittee or project. First step is to inform the PSC Secretariat of the number of the guideline, its working title and the year in which it is expected to be endorsed by the Congress. This information will be presented as follows on issai.org – CLICK. The subcommittee or project may then decide to publish a preliminary draft of the new guideline – CLICK – but this is not a requirement. The exposure draft is next – CLICK – but before it can be pusblished on issdai.org, it needs to be approved by the PSC Steering Committee. It will then be open for comments from the INTOSAI community and others with an interest in public-sector auditing for 90 days. Point of access is issai.org, but comments should be submitted directly to the subcommittee. After 90 days, the document will be closed for comments, and the subcommittee or project will forward an overview of all the comments received for presentation on issai.org. C LICK - When the subcommitte or project has considered and possibly incorporated the comments received in the new guideline, it will change status and become an endorsement version, ready to be presented to and formally approved by the relevant steering committee and INTOSAI Governing Board. When the document has been approved by the Governing Board, the endorsement version will replace the exposure draft on issai.org. CLICK From this moment, the document is considred valid and may be used by SAIs and others with an interestin public sector auditing. The endorsement version will remain on issai.org and just change status when it has been been endorsed by the Congress – CLICK …. If at all possible, the endorsement version should be translated into the five official INTOSAI languages prior to or immediately after it has been approved by the Governing Board. And with this the publication and approval cycle of ISSAIs and INTOSAI GOVs has been completed. The process described in the proposal represents the ideal workflow, but of course it is a flexible process and exceptions can be made after consultation with the PSC Secretariat. C L I C K www.issai.org PSC INTOSAI Professional Standards Committee

Process for Publication of ISSAIs and INTOSAI GOVs In mid October, we launched the ISSAI e-mail update service … C L I C K Subscribers to this service will be notified by e-mail each time new information customized to their areas of interest has been published on issai.org The procedure is simple: You submit your e-mail address, tick the areas of particular interest to you, and register. So, please go home and tell you colleagues about this new service and help us disseminate the knowledge of the issai.website C L I C K PSC INTOSAI Professional Standards Committee

Process for Publication of ISSAIs and INTOSAI GOVs ISSAI/INTOSAI GOV number, working title of guideline, and year of Congress approval Optional presentation of preliminary draft Now, let’s turn to the paper describing the publication process which is kick-started when the decision to develop a new guideline is taken by a subcommittee or project. First step is to inform the PSC Secretariat of the number of the guideline, its working title and the year in which it is expected to be endorsed by the Congress. This information will be presented as follows on issai.org – CLICK. The subcommittee or project may then decide to publish a preliminary draft of the new guideline – CLICK – but this is not a requirement. The exposure draft is next – CLICK – but before it can be pusblished on issdai.org, it needs to be approved by the PSC Steering Committee. It will then be open for comments from the INTOSAI community and others with an interest in public-sector auditing for 90 days. Point of access is issai.org, but comments should be submitted directly to the subcommittee. After 90 days, the document will be closed for comments, and the subcommittee or project will forward an overview of all the comments received for presentation on issai.org. C LICK - When the subcommitte or project has considered and possibly incorporated the comments received in the new guideline, it will change status and become an endorsement version, ready to be presented to and formally approved by the relevant steering committee and INTOSAI Governing Board. When the document has been approved by the Governing Board, the endorsement version will replace the exposure draft on issai.org. CLICK From this moment, the document is considred valid and may be used by SAIs and others with an interestin public sector auditing. The endorsement version will remain on issai.org and just change status when it has been been endorsed by the Congress – CLICK …. If at all possible, the endorsement version should be translated into the five official INTOSAI languages prior to or immediately after it has been approved by the Governing Board. And with this the publication and approval cycle of ISSAIs and INTOSAI GOVs has been completed. The process described in the proposal represents the ideal workflow, but of course it is a flexible process and exceptions can be made after consultation with the PSC Secretariat. C L I C K www.issai.org PSC INTOSAI Professional Standards Committee

Process for Publication of ISSAIs and INTOSAI GOVs In mid October, we launched the ISSAI e-mail update service … C L I C K Subscribers to this service will be notified by e-mail each time new information customized to their areas of interest has been published on issai.org The procedure is simple: You submit your e-mail address, tick the areas of particular interest to you, and register. So, please go home and tell you colleagues about this new service and help us disseminate the knowledge of the issai.website C L I C K PSC INTOSAI Professional Standards Committee

Process for Publication of ISSAIs and INTOSAI GOVs Approval by the Steering Committee ISSAI/INTOSAI GOV number, working title of guideline, and year of Congress approval Optional presentation of preliminary draft Exposure draft open for comments for 90 days. Now, let’s turn to the paper describing the publication process which is kick-started when the decision to develop a new guideline is taken by a subcommittee or project. First step is to inform the PSC Secretariat of the number of the guideline, its working title and the year in which it is expected to be endorsed by the Congress. This information will be presented as follows on issai.org – CLICK. The subcommittee or project may then decide to publish a preliminary draft of the new guideline – CLICK – but this is not a requirement. The exposure draft is next – CLICK – but before it can be pusblished on issdai.org, it needs to be approved by the PSC Steering Committee. It will then be open for comments from the INTOSAI community and others with an interest in public-sector auditing for 90 days. Point of access is issai.org, but comments should be submitted directly to the subcommittee. After 90 days, the document will be closed for comments, and the subcommittee or project will forward an overview of all the comments received for presentation on issai.org. C LICK - When the subcommitte or project has considered and possibly incorporated the comments received in the new guideline, it will change status and become an endorsement version, ready to be presented to and formally approved by the relevant steering committee and INTOSAI Governing Board. When the document has been approved by the Governing Board, the endorsement version will replace the exposure draft on issai.org. CLICK From this moment, the document is considred valid and may be used by SAIs and others with an interestin public sector auditing. The endorsement version will remain on issai.org and just change status when it has been been endorsed by the Congress – CLICK …. If at all possible, the endorsement version should be translated into the five official INTOSAI languages prior to or immediately after it has been approved by the Governing Board. And with this the publication and approval cycle of ISSAIs and INTOSAI GOVs has been completed. The process described in the proposal represents the ideal workflow, but of course it is a flexible process and exceptions can be made after consultation with the PSC Secretariat. C L I C K www.issai.org Comments are incorporated into the exposure draft which changes status and becomes an endorsement version PSC INTOSAI Professional Standards Committee

Process for Publication of ISSAIs and INTOSAI GOVs We launched the ISSAI e-mail update service in mid-October, so it’s quite new … C L I C K Subscribers to this service will be notified by e-mail each time new information customized to their areas of interest has been published on issai.org The procedure is simple: You submit your e-mail address, tick the areas of particular interest to you, and register. So, please go home and tell you colleagues about this new service and help us disseminate the knowledge of the issai.website C L I C K PSC INTOSAI Professional Standards Committee

Process for Publication of ISSAIs and INTOSAI GOVs Approval by the Steering Committee Approval by the Steering Committee and Governing Board ISSAI/INTOSAI GOV number, working title of guideline, and year of Congress approval Optional presentation of preliminary draft Exposure draft open for comments for 90 days. Endorsement version Final Congress approved version Now, let’s turn to the paper describing the publication process which is kick-started when the decision to develop a new guideline is taken by a subcommittee or project. First step is to inform the PSC Secretariat of the number of the guideline, its working title and the year in which it is expected to be endorsed by the Congress. This information will be presented as follows on issai.org – CLICK. The subcommittee or project may then decide to publish a preliminary draft of the new guideline – CLICK – but this is not a requirement. The exposure draft is next – CLICK – but before it can be pusblished on issdai.org, it needs to be approved by the PSC Steering Committee. It will then be open for comments from the INTOSAI community and others with an interest in public-sector auditing for 90 days. Point of access is issai.org, but comments should be submitted directly to the subcommittee. After 90 days, the document will be closed for comments, and the subcommittee or project will forward an overview of all the comments received for presentation on issai.org. C LICK - When the subcommitte or project has considered and possibly incorporated the comments received in the new guideline, it will change status and become an endorsement version, ready to be presented to and formally approved by the relevant steering committee and INTOSAI Governing Board. When the document has been approved by the Governing Board, the endorsement version will replace the exposure draft on issai.org. CLICK From this moment, the document is considred valid and may be used by SAIs and others with an interestin public sector auditing. The endorsement version will remain on issai.org and just change status when it has been been endorsed by the Congress – CLICK …. If at all possible, the endorsement version should be translated into the five official INTOSAI languages prior to or immediately after it has been approved by the Governing Board. And with this the publication and approval cycle of ISSAIs and INTOSAI GOVs has been completed. The process described in the proposal represents the ideal workflow, but of course it is a flexible process and exceptions can be made after consultation with the PSC Secretariat. C L I C K www.issai.org Comments are incorporated into the exposure draft which changes status and becomes an endorsement version The endorsement version is translated into the 5 official INTOSAI languages PSC INTOSAI Professional Standards Committee

Process for Publication of ISSAIs and INTOSAI GOVs In mid October, we launched the ISSAI e-mail update service … C L I C K Subscribers to this service will be notified by e-mail each time new information customized to their areas of interest has been published on issai.org The procedure is simple: You submit your e-mail address, tick the areas of particular interest to you, and register. So, please go home and tell you colleagues about this new service and help us disseminate the knowledge of the issai.website C L I C K PSC INTOSAI Professional Standards Committee

Process for Publication of ISSAIs and INTOSAI GOVs Thank you for your attention PSC INTOSAI Professional Standards Committee