CoST was recently invited to participate in a roundtable meeting on ‘Strategic Infrastructure: African Context’ in Addis Ababa. The meeting considered project preparation processes, local industry development and innovative public …
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CoST Features in Puerto Vallarta G20 Meeting
In April CoST Chairman Christiaan Poortman presented CoST to a High Level Dialogue on Anti-Corruption, Transparency and Business Leadership, that formed part of the G20 Trade Ministers Meeting in Puerto …
Twelve countries share CoST experiences at workshop
Twenty five participants recently shared experiences, lessons and ideas on establishing and implementing the new CoST programme at the first CoST International Workshop. Held in the run-up to the Africa …
UK Launch of the CoST International Programme
The UK Launch of the CoST International Programme was held in London on Monday 22 October. Around 60 people attended the over-subscribed event, and keynote speakers included Paul Kett, Co-Chair …
Africa Launch of the CoST International Programme
The CoST International Programme was launched on Thursday 25 October at the Open Contracting Event in Johannesburg. Over 100 participants heard from H.E. Commissioner Ali Sulaiman, Ethiopian Federal Ethics and …
Briefing note 1: Impact stories (Spanish)
CoST has developed procedures to gather, verify, and disclose information on publicly funded construction projects. The expectation is that disclosure increases transparency and accountability and thus, in the long term, …