Consulting engineers are strategically placed to help improve transparency and accountability in public infrastructure projects. This is the view of CoST Director Petter Matthews, expressed at an ‘Integrity Tools’ event …
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Mexican delegation visited El Salvador, Guatemala and the UK
Representatives from the Department of Public Administration and the Mexican Chamber of Construction recently visited El Salvador to become more familiar with CoST El Salvador’s work on enhancing transparency and …
Malawi CSO demands the Government address mismanagement in road project
The Malawi Economic Justice Network (MEJN) has demanded that the Government addresses the apparent mismanagement of a road, in Southern Malawi. Construction of the 102km road has stalled since 2008 …
Uganda becomes the 10th CoST country
The announcement took place at Uganda’s Joint Transport Sector Review (JTSR) event in Kampala. Guests included Hon. Eng. Abraham Byandaala, Minister of Public Works and Transport, participants from central and …
Ethiopian Federal Public Procurement and Property Administration adopts CoST disclosure format
CoST Ethiopia has partnered with the Ethiopian Federal Public Procurement and Property Administration (FPPPA) for a major upgrade of its’ website. The upgrade has increased the FPPPA website’s capacity, made …
Guidance note 5: Scoping study (Spanish)
A scoping study is a key element in the development of a CoST programme. It gathers the information needed to adapt the CoST programme to the local situation and provides …