EUROSAI. Magazine N18 - 2012

> 12 < EUROSAI ACTIVITIES EUROPEAN ORGANISATION OF SUPREME AUDIT INSTITUTIONS www.eurosai.org No. 18 - 2012 —  The VII EUROSAI-OLACEFS Conference took place inTbilisi (Georgia) on 17 - 19 September 2012 , under the theme “Good governance in public sector: Role of the SAIs”. This theme was developed in two sub-themes: “Enhancing stakeholders’confidence: auditing management, integrity, accountability and the tone at the top quality” and “Public finance management reform: trends and lessons learned”. —  The IV EUROSAI-ARABOSAI Conference will be held in Azerbaijan in 2013 . Preparations have already started. —  The GB supported ASOSAI GB’s offer for the SAI of the Russian Federation to host the II EUROSAI-ASOSAI Conference in 2014 . The date for the Conference is still to be determined avoiding it to interfere the IX EUROSAI Congress. The GB also endorsed ASOSAI’s proposal for widening cooperation activities by launching it at technical level in the field of capacity building. —  The GB agreed to explore ways of cooperation with AFROSAI , entrusting the EUROSAI Presidency and Secretariat actions aimed at approaching this goal. —  The GB supported to consider further ways and formulas for promoting cooperation with INTOSAI Regional Groups, at strategic level (by Heads of SAIs) and at technical level (among auditors). The Secretary General was entrusted with exploring new opportunities. n Cooperation with IDI: • Cooperation with IDI remains a priority. The GB was reported on IDI’s activities and projects, with special attention to those of specific interest for EUROSAI. In this context, the Trans-regional IDI Programme on ISSAI Implementation 2012 - 2015 was presented, as well as an approach was given to the progress of the INTOSAI-Donor Cooperation, whose Secretariat is hosted by IDI, and mainly aimed this year at matching proposals for SAI capacity development initiatives with donors and SAI providers. n Cooperation with external partners: • The GB was informed on the cooperation developed under practical basis with the European Confederation of Institutes of Internal Audit (ECIIA), developed mainly through Goal Team 2 , with the support of the EUROSAI