In the first part of this blog series, Open Data Services made the case for the Open Contracting for Infrastructure Data Standard (OC4IDS) — the joint CoST and Open Contracting …
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Creating a data standard for infrastructure transparency: laying the foundations
Open Data Services has been working with with CoST and the Open Contracting Partnership to develop the Open Contracting for Infrastructure Data Standard (OC4IDS). This blog- originally published by Open …
Commitments to transparency under threat during the Covid-19 pandemic
NGOs from around the world have come together and published an open letter that makes an appeal to providers of development assistance, to continue support for transparency, accountability and open …
CoST Business Plan 2020 – 2025: Strengthening economies and improving lives
Today CoST launches the consultative version of its new Business Plan 2020−2025 ‘Strengthening economies and improving lives’. CoST Executive Director, Petter Matthews, reflects on the process of its development and …
How are CoST members in Africa working under COVID-19?
CoST programmes across Africa – in Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Sekondi Takoradi (Ghana) and Malawi – have been adjusting to the new reality created by COVID-19. As in countries around …
CoST joins C20 Face-to-Face meetings to discuss how infrastructure delivery can meet pressing issues
This week CoST has been taking part in the (virtual) Face-to-Face meetings between the C20 and G20 Working Groups which give the opportunity for civil society to raise concerns over …