CoST Malawi has been shortlisted for the Collective Action Inspirational Newcomer Award 2026 in recognition of its pioneering “Red Flags Algorithm” — a digital transparency and accountability tool designed to identify corruption and procurement risks in public …
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Bogotá y Cali: Construyendo un nuevo camino hacia la transparencia en la infraestructura pública en Colombia
Desde 2022, CoST ha apoyado a socios en Colombia para fortalecer la transparencia, la participación y la rendición de cuentas en la inversión en infraestructura pública, comenzando con la incorporación …
Bogotá and Cali: Paving a new path towards transparency in public infrastructure in Colombia
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 …
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 …