The UK government is supporting CoST, as part of its wider vision to promote openness and accountability. This commitment appears in the UK Open Government Partnership National Action Plan 2013 – …
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CoST expands into Eastern Europe
The Ukrainian State Road Agency (Ukravtodor) has announced that it has joined CoST and will commence a CoST Ukraine programme shortly. In becoming the twelfth country to join CoST, Ukraine’s …
New CoST Guidance Notes published
The CoST International Secretariat has published a series of Guidance Notes outlining the steps associated with establishing and implementing a CoST programme. The notes are aimed at officials who are …
Open Government Partnership focuses on infrastructure
CoST has organised a high level panel discussion on “Transparency and Accountability in Public Infrastructure”, as part of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Summit held in London. The session aims …
Capacity building support for PEs in Tanzania and Ethiopia
Procuring entities (PEs) in Ethiopia and Tanzania have recently benefited from a programme of capacity building support, aimed at helping them to disclose information as part of their CoST national …
Transparency: Time to join the dots
Jamie Drummond is Co-Founder and Executive Director of ONE The 39th G8 summit will be held on 17–18 June 2013 at Lough Erne in Northern Ireland. David Cameron has ensured …