World leaders gathered in London this week to commit to increased action against corruption. We inevitably viewed the proceedings through the lens of our own priorities and there was much …
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We want our work to become redundant
CoST is the open contracting initiative for public infrastructure. We will be attending the Tackling Corruption Together conference on 11 May 2016, which precedes the UK Government’s Anti-Corruption Summit on …
Why Costa Rica needs CoST now
Following a recent CoST workshop for public infrastructure stakeholders in Costa Rica, Mauricio Gonzalez, Vice Minister for Reform at the Ministry of Public Works and Transport in Costa Rica explains …
Better public infrastructure through open contracting: How CoST and the OCP will work together
By 2030, it is estimated that close to US$6 trillion could be lost annually in construction through corruption, mismanagement and inefficiency. To improve the lives of billions of people worldwide, …
This is why construction is so corrupt
Written by Petter Matthews, CoST Executive Director, this article was originally published by World Economic Forum here. Petter Matthews is a Member of the Advisory Committee for the Partnering Against …
Open Government is essential to delivering better value from resilient infrastructure
Written by John Hawkins, CoST Programme Manager, and Lara Samuels, CoST Communications Advisor, this article was originally published by Open Government Partnership (OGP) here. There has been much discussion in …