By Michael Cengkuru For World Cities Day 2025, our Open Data Specialist argues that while the use of AI and technology is an important development, these advancements must be intertwined …
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A New Chapter for CoST and OGP Collaboration
By Soren Kirk Jensen, Independent Policy Analysis and CoST Tonight at our sold-out networking event, at the margins of the Open Government Partnership Global Summit, CoST and OGP launch our …
Does Diplomacy Still Matter in a Fragmented World?
By Manuel Gonzalez Caballero In regions of fragile governance and shifting politics, advancing infrastructure transparency is more than an operational or policy task – it is an act of diplomacy. …
Private sector across Africa and Latin America believes there is a lack of level playing field in the infrastructure sector
Olive Kabatwairwe At CoST – the Infrastructure Transparency Initiative – we know the private sector plays a critical role in ensuring transparency and accountability in infrastructure development. This is both …
Drivers of infrastructure delays: What can 480 projects across three continents teach us?
By Maria da Graça Prado “Over budget, over time, over and over again.” Professor Bent Flyvbjerg’s striking quote on infrastructure summarises a reality that practitioners across the globe know too …
CoST Latin American members use academia to drive infrastructure transparency
CoST members across Latin America have worked with academia to drive infrastructure transparency, accountability and participation, especially in their approach around multi-stakeholder working. Their joint work has been focused on …