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 …
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Malawi is Leading the Way on Open Climate Finance
By Evelyn Hernandez, CoST Technical Director Malawi is showing what open government can achieve in the fight against climate change. For CoST – the Infrastructure Transparency Initiative, this year’s celebration …
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 …
Data Use Manual – A Guide to Turning Infrastructure Data into Actionable Insights
The primary purpose of this manual is to provide guidance for translating published data into improved monitoring, reporting, and decision-making processes. A secondary objective is to support users in interpreting …
Data Publication Manual – A Guide to Infrastructure Data Standards and Publication Practices
The primary purpose of this manual is to provide guidance for designing and strengthening data publication processes that ensure the timely and reliable disclosure of data by public infrastructure procuring …
New resources support reliable infrastructure data use and publication
CoST has published a new resource on data use and updated an existing resource on data publication. These free, accessible resources will support anyone looking to drive change by using …