Member from 2013 to 2025 Prior to CoST: Public infrastructure in context El Salvador faces ongoing issues of corruption. According to the 2020 Corruption Perceptions Index from Transparency International, it …
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Social accountability
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 …
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 …