1. Progress report of the Working Group on the Value and Benefits of SAIs (WGVBS) 5 th meeting of the INTOSAI KSC Steering Committee 16 September 2013

2. General information on WGVBS INCOSAI 2007 established the WGVBS. INCOSAI 2010 considered the Framework for Communicating and Promoting the Value and Benefits of SAIs.

3. General information on the WGVBS An ISSAI on the Value and Benefits of SAIs Planned deliverables A performance measurement framework for SAIs A guideline on communicating and promoting the value and benefits of SAIs and interacting with citizens A guideline on effective practices of cooperation between SAIs, the legislature, the judiciary and the executive Mandate of the WGVBS

4. General information on the WGVBS Communication with members Other bodies that remain relevant to the work of the WGVBS:  Capacity Building Committee (CBC)  Professional Standards Committee (PSC)  INTOSAI’s Director of Strategic Planning  United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA)  International Budget Partnership (IBP)  Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)  Global Initiative on Fiscal Transparency (GIFT)

5. 6 th meeting of the WGVBS Key decisions from the WGVBS meeting: Supported the submission of the following two documents developed by the working group to the 64 th meeting of the INTOSAI Governing Board (GB) and XXI st INCOSAI for approval: o ISSAI X: The Value and Benefits of Supreme Audit Institutions – making a difference to the lives of citizens o Communicating and Promoting the Value and Benefits of SAIs: An INTOSAI Guideline

6. Project Group 1: Development of an ISSAI INTOSAI Due Process for Professional Standards (Development of new guidance) Project proposal (Stage 1) Approved at 3 rd meeting of the KSC Steering Committee Exposure draft (Stage 2) Final exposure draft was approved at the 4 th meeting of the KSC Steering Committee ISSAI exposed for comment from 8 October 2012 – 28 February 2013 Endorsement version (Stage 3) Comments Analysis of the comments Endorsement version presented at WGVBS Classification of the ISSAI Translation of the ISSAI Final ISSAI (Stage 4) / way forward KSC Steering Committee meeting (16 – 17 September) 64 th Governing Board meeting, October 2013 INCOSAI, October 2013 – final endorsement

7. Project Group 1: Development of an ISSAI Key questions for the KSC Steering Committee: Do you agree that the comments provided by SAIs in the exposure process are appropriately reflected in the endorsement version of ISSAI 12? Do you agree that the endorsement version of ISSAI 12 can be forwarded to the INTOSAI Governing Board with the assurance that the Due Process for INTOSAI Professional Standards has been followed?

8. Project Group 3: Development of a guideline for communicating and promoting the value and benefits of SAIs and interacting with citizens Develop the exposure draft Exposure of the guideline 6 th meeting of the WGVBS Translation 5 th meeting of the KSC Steering Committee 64 th Governing Board meeting, October 2013 Final endorsement – INCOSAI 2013 Key question for the KSC Steering Committee: Do you approve the guideline Communicating and Promoting the Value and Benefits of SAIs: An INTOSAI Guideline and agree that it can be forwarded to the INTOSAI Governing Board and INCOSAI for final approval?

9. Project Group 2: Development of the SAI Performance Measurement Framework Mapping of existing tools Development of the SAI PMF Approval of the SAI PMF version 3.0 2 nd phase piloting Further global consultation XXI st INCOSAI 2013 Planned date of completion XXII nd INCOSAI 2016 Way forward

10. Project Group 4: Development of a guideline on effective practices of cooperation between SAIs, the legislature, the judiciary and the executive Questionnaire Preparation, review and refinement of the draft guideline Planned date of completion – XXII nd INCOSAI 2016

11. Proposed future of the WGVBS Task Force on SAIs’ Information Database WGVBS WGVBS – chaired by the SAI of Mexico Key question for the KSC Steering Committee: Do you approve the merger of the Task Force and the Working Group, and agree that the proposal can be presented to the INTOSAI Governing Board and INCOSAI for approval?