Government contracting is better, smarter and fairer when citizens and businesses are actively involved. Open contracting can improve lives everywhere. It is vital to modernizing government, fighting corruption, reforming markets …
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CoST board report and financial statement, 2015
This board report and financial statement for CoST includes sections on the structure, governance and management of CoST, as well as its administrative details for the year ended 31 December …
CoST board report and financial statement, 2016
This board report and financial statement for CoST prioritises the CoST objectives and activities: – To advance education, knowledge and the exchange of experience in the provision of infrastructure and …
The Philippines and Vietnam participation in CoST concludes
The Philippines and Vietnam have recently informed the Board of CoST of their withdrawal from the initiative. Vietnam ran a successful pilot project from 2008 – 2011, but since then …
CoST Infrastructure Data Standard
The CoST Infrastructure Data Standard (IDS) is designed to put data into a format that is accessible, understandable and applicable for both policy-makers and the public. For example, the IDS …
The CoST open contracting journey
From 28th – 29th November, CoST and other organisations will convene 200 key innovators in Amsterdam for Open Contracting 2017. In our latest blog, we take the opportunity to respond …