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 …
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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 …
A summary of CoST
CoST – the Infrastructure Transparency Initiative (CoST) is the leading global initiative improving transparency and accountability in public infrastructure. This booklet provides key information about the CoST pilot and its …
World Bank paper – Corruption and transparency in construction
Poor governance in public construction is a considerable development issue. Construction governance failures can lead to the construction of the wrong infrastructure, poor quality construction and excessively high prices for …