Bogotá and Cali were recognised under the Open Government Partnership’s Open Gov Challenge 2025 for reforms to improve public infrastructure. Their experience shows how using the CoST approach to publish infrastructure data can rebuild trust, strengthen oversight and improve how projects …
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Impact story – Bogotá and Cali: Paving a new path towards transparency in public infrastructure in Colombia
The Colombian members of CoST, Bogotá and Santiago de Cali, received honourable mentions in the Open Government Partnership’s (OGP) Open Gov Challenge 2025 for their commitment to driving ambitious transformations …
Malawi is Leading the Way on Open Climate Finance
By Evelyn Hernandez, CoST Technical Director As the world celebrates Open Gov Week, a global moment to champion transparency, participation, and accountability, Malawi is showing what open government can achieve …
What happens when the public gets a seat at the table?
Turning open government into infrastructure that serves people by Gloria Di Martino, Communications Consultant “History shows that progress toward more open government is hard won. It was often achieved through …
Data Use Manual – A Guide to Turning Infrastructure Data into Actionable Insights
The primary purpose of this manual is to provide guidance for translating published data into improved monitoring, reporting, and decision-making processes. A secondary objective is to support users in interpreting …
Data Publication Manual – A Guide to Infrastructure Data Standards and Publication Practices
The primary purpose of this manual is to provide guidance for designing and strengthening data publication processes that ensure the timely and reliable disclosure of data by public infrastructure procuring …