CoST- The Infrastructure Transparency Initiative is a multinational effort to explore how public construction projects could be made more transparent and accountable, reducing the mismanagement, waste, and corruption that are …
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Success stories from the CoST pilot project
The CoST pilot project developed procedures to gather, verify, and disclose information on publicly funded construction projects. The expectation was that disclosure would increase transparency and accountability and thus, in …
Briefing note 10: CoST Pilot Experience in Ethiopia
CoST- the Infrastructure Transparency Initiative seeks to improve transparency and accountability in publicly financed construction projects through the disclosure of information in an accessible format. Over the long term, the …
Briefing note 9: CoST Initiative – the Cost Pilot Experience in the Philippines (Spanish)
In the Philippines, corruption in construction and infrastructure is broadly recognised to be high, and the CoST pilot benefited from a strong civil society push for transparency. For the Multi …
Briefing note 9: CoST Initiative – the Cost Pilot Experience in the Philippines
CoST- The Infrastructure Transparency Initiative is a multinational effort to explore how public construction projects could be made more transparent and accountable, reducing the mismanagement, waste, and corruption that are …
Briefing note 6: CoST and the Private Sector (Spanish)
By 2020, it is estimated that global construction output will have grown by 70% to $12.7 trillion and will account for 14.6% of world output. Construction in emerging markets will …