1. Region’s EUROSAI Strategic Planning Experience
IDI-INTOSAI Regions workshop
Oslo
4-6 September 2017

2. Basic information Question Region’s status/response
When last has your Region carried out a strategic planning exercise?
Within the process of the development of the present EUROSAI Strategic Plan 2017 – 2023
To what extent have you used the INTOSAI Framework for Regional Professionalism and IDI Guidance on Strategic Management in INTOSAI Regions to guide your strategic planning and to create maximum value for your member SAIs?
The Framework was adopted in October 2016, after the development of the first draft of EUROSAI Strategic Plan

3. Region’s Strategic Goals and Objectives (1)
EUROSAI’s goal 1. Supporting effective, innovative and relevant audits by promoting and brokering professional co-operation
Objectives:
To promote audit-related co-operation by acting as a broker between members
To support the development of innovative audit approaches and methods making use of new technologies
To facilitate the sharing of knowledge and experience within EUROSAI and with external stakeholders and partners

4. Region’s Strategic Goals and Objectives (2)
EUROSAI’s goal 2. Helping SAIs deal with new opportunities and challenges by supporting and facilitating their institutional capacity development
Objectives:
To facilitate and support needs-driven institutional capacity development initiatives
To promote and encourage institutional development through self-assessments, peer reviews and other evaluations
To promote and facilitate the implementation of INTOSAI’s Framework of Professional Pronouncements (IFPP) and contribute to its future development
To follow and contribute to the development of INTOSAI initiatives and products for the professionalization of auditors
To voice EUROSAI members’ common institutional interests within the wider INTOSAI community

5. Key mechanisms/initiatives to achieve region’s priorities & objectives
Strengthening EUROSAI governance, organisational structure and corporate management through:
Establishment of an effective, efficient and flexible organizational structure able to support the strategy
Review and where necessary revision of the Governance and Modus Operandi of the organisation, clarifying roles and responsibilities to maximize resources and avoid duplication and gaps
Promotion of increased member participation and extension of the value of EUROSAI’s activities among its members and other stakeholders through enhanced communications
Identification, representation and advocacy of its members’ views and interests on subjects under development in INTOSAI
Encouraging members to develop and share new and agile forms of cooperation
Enhancement of its cooperation with other Regional Organisations of INTOSAI fostering different forms of knowledge sharing and cooperation

6. What capacity have you created, or do you plan to create to achieve region’s objectives?
Key EUROSAI governance enhancements:
Governing Board portfolios: each Governing Board member is responsible for one or more portfolios relating to the governance of EUROSAI and/or the implementation of the Strategic Plan
Co-leaders of Strategic Goals: co-ordination of the implementation of each of the two strategic goals will be shared by a GB-member and a non-GB member
Coordination Team: a small team within the Governing Board will co-ordinate and monitor on a regular basis the execution of the EUROSAI Operational Plan
Agile project groups: short-term cooperation initiatives led by members of EUROSAI may be set up on a project basis in line with two strategic goals and the envisaged enhancement of EUROSAI governance

7. Conclusion Question Region’s advice & suggestions
Is there any advice that you wish to ask of the other Regions and role players at the workshop (in terms of some of the challenges that you may be experiencing in carrying out strategic planning)?
How to encourage members to the increased participation in EUROSAI’s activities?
How to increase timely responsiveness to arising challenges and opportunities?
Best practices in increasing effectiveness of organisation’s activities
Do you have any suggestions for enhancements to the INTOSAI Framework of Regional Professionalism and/or the IDI Guidance on Strategic Management in INTOSAI Regions? no