Access to clean water is a significant challenge worldwide. This is particularly so in the Global South, where the vast majority of the world’s population lives. In Uganda, roughly 8 …
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Infrastructure Transparency Index 2023 and Ecuador’s challenges to make public infrastructure processes more efficient and transparent
By Manuel Gonzalez Caballero Amid the complexity of the policy context, tools can be developed to help establish a metric of transparency in the infrastructure sector. In recent years, …
CoST is driving public participation through social auditors in Honduras
We know that informed citizens who demand accountability from their public institutions can support the reduction of corruption risks in infrastructure projects, enabling people to have access to better and …
New website, an international award, summits, and more: Our 2023 highlights
In 2023, CoST, the Infrastructure Transparency Initiative, strengthened relationships in various sectors and continued to highlight that transparency and accountability are fundamental pillars for the use of public funds in infrastructure …
CoST launches the Infrastructure Transparency Index website
The Infrastructure Transparency Initiative, CoST International, presented the Infrastructure Transparency Index (ITI) website, a tool that will help civil society, private sector and the government to promote better infrastructure. The …
Monitoring the performance of reconstruction in Ukraine
Written by Natalie Forysuk, CoST Strategic Adviser for Ukraine and Former Ukraine Vice Minister for Infrastructure and John Hawkins, CoST Programme Director This week, the UK hosts the annual Ukraine …