How can governments make it easier to identify the people and companies behind infrastructure contracts? In September, CoST and Accountability Lab brought together 28 practitioners from six countries in Panama …

By Justine Wharton This think piece was authored by Justine, building on the thoughts she shared during a session at the IMF-World Bank Annual Meetings in Bangkok this week (photo …

By John Hawkins Critical minerals are increasingly important to the global economy. But their potential depends on more than the minerals themselves; it depends on the infrastructure that supports their …

As countries seek to expand electricity access, strengthen energy security and accelerate the clean energy transition, transparency has never been more important. But what information really matters, and how can …

By Soren Kirk Jensen, Strategic Adviser at CoST When I lived in Angola, shortly after the end of the country’s long civil war, electricity supply was affected by frequent outages. …

By Evelyn Hernandez, CoST Technical Director Malawi is showing what open government can achieve in the fight against climate change. For CoST – the Infrastructure Transparency Initiative, this year’s celebration …