We are proud that five CoST members, from three continents, applied for the CoST Awards 2024: Costa Rica, Jalisco (Mexico), Sekondi Takoradi (Ghana), Thailand, and West Lombok (Indonesia). The awards …
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The Role of AI in Advancing Infrastructure Transparency
By Robert Worthington CoST, the Infrastructure Transparency Initiative, has consistently advocated for greater transparency, participation and accountability in public infrastructure investments. How might AI help advance these goals? Artificial Intelligence …
What you need to know about transparent procurement: CoST’s roundup from the 2025 OGP Asia & The Pacific Regional Meeting
By: Justine Wharton The 2025 Open Government Partnership (OGP) Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting was held in Manila, Philippines in February 2025. Justine Wharton, Head of Advocacy and Communications …
CoST Thailand – Seventh Assurance Report
CoST Thailand and the Assurance Team, Kasetsart University published its Assurance Report 2023. In the 2023 fiscal year, procuring entities published data on 682 projects. The assurance team conducted an …
Hybrid seminar: Opening up climate finance to public scrutiny
CoST – the Infrastructure Transparency Initiative would like to invite you to attend our Hybrid OGP Asia and the Pacific Regional Meeting Side Event on 4 February 2025 at Gallery …
2024 highlights with our Infrastructure Transparency Index
The Infrastructure Transparency Index (ITI) is a tool designed by CoST International Secretariat to measure transparency and the quality of data publication processes in public infrastructure projects. Built on a …