Social accountability plays an important role in ensuring key issues in public infrastructure projects enter the public domain. This leads to improved quality in vital areas, such as healthcare, transport …
Author: CoST
Increasing civic engagement in infrastructure transparency, accountability and participation
Civil society, alongside the media and other stakeholders, play an important role in helping to communicate key messages from the independent review (assurance) process to the public and in building …
The private sector’s role in transparency, accountability and participation
Private companies bid for and deliver publicly-funded infrastructure projects. Responsible companies take pride in delivering high quality projects, on time and with cost-effective use of public funds. Where companies do …
Working with advocates in government to drive change
Local and national governments are key players in infrastructure accountability, participation and transparency. Their full cooperation in the programme is essential. They have overall responsibility for identifying and delivering infrastructure …
CoST feature: Multi-stakeholder working
CoST members bring government, private sector and civil society together through multi-stakeholder groups (MSGs) to enhance transparency, participation and accountability in public infrastructure. The MSG is a neutral platform for …
Core feature: Independent Review
Our independent review (assurance) process helps stakeholders to understand the data published on specific infrastructure projects in the process of publishing data. The process is carried out by an independent …