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