Buletin 3_4-2010 web.pdf - Curtea de Conturi a Republicii Moldova
Buletin 3_4-2010 web.pdf - Curtea de Conturi a Republicii Moldova
Buletin 3_4-2010 web.pdf - Curtea de Conturi a Republicii Moldova
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SupportIng the ImplementatIon<br />
of the 2006–<strong>2010</strong> StrategIC<br />
<strong>de</strong>Velopment plan – world bank truSt<br />
fund<br />
We have now been working for more than three years on implementing<br />
the World Bank Trust Fund . This article looks back at some of<br />
the highlights of the support provi<strong>de</strong>d during <strong>2010</strong> .<br />
trust fund extension<br />
In my role as Strategic adviser, one of my personal goals has been<br />
to ensure that the Court makes maximum use of the funds that are<br />
available to it un<strong>de</strong>r the Trust Fund . This is not about spending money<br />
. It is about spending money well . It is about ensuring that the<br />
work done un<strong>de</strong>r the contracts let meets the needs of the Court . And<br />
it is about ensuring that the capital items purchased are fully and<br />
effectively utilised .<br />
A key <strong>de</strong>cision in this regard was the Word Bank approval to extend<br />
the timeframe for implementing the Trust Fund from December 2009<br />
to June 2011 . This 18 month extension has allowed the Court sufficient<br />
time to complete some of the key activities across the main pillars<br />
of the strategy (Institutional Strengthening, Profession Building, Developing<br />
People & Securing Greater Impact) . But it also provi<strong>de</strong>d an<br />
opportunity to <strong>de</strong>velop additional activities in line with its Goals .<br />
Support to performance, It & revenue audits<br />
My personal view is that the Court has been extremely fortunate<br />
to have received the support of excellent consultants from IBTCI in<br />
the area of performance, IT and Revenue audits .<br />
International consultants do vary in quality and it is often their<br />
willingness to go beyond the terms of reference we set them, that<br />
distinguishes the good from the truly exceptional .<br />
In their long-term relationships with the Court, both Jim Bonnell<br />
and Michael Bitz <strong>de</strong>livered significantly more in terms of outputs that<br />
they were required to do . They were always willing to listen to what<br />
the Court had to say . But they did not refrain from providing their<br />
views of what the Court should do in a particular situation . And in<br />
the area of training they held significantly more courses and trained<br />
more people that the contract required .<br />
The trust fund extension allowed us to increase the volume of<br />
work done in this area during <strong>2010</strong> and both Jim and Michel continued<br />
to provi<strong>de</strong> direct support to ongoing audits as well as some additional<br />
outputs . These inclu<strong>de</strong>d a new process for strategic planning of<br />
performance audits; and a capacity building plan for IT audit .<br />
Richard Maggs<br />
Adviser to the Court of<br />
Accounts (2006-<strong>2010</strong>)<br />
59<br />
projects running at the Court of Accounts