Roads, railways, airports, water distribution, electricity transmission, building schools and hospitals: in most countries you will find hundreds of active infrastructure projects in planning, construction or operation. With billions of …
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G20 working to close the infrastructure financing gap
CoST Executive Director Petter Matthews reports from a recent ‘Infrastructure Financing Seminar’ organised by the G20 Infrastructure Working Group1 and reflects on the challenges of mobilising private investment in public …
The CoST open contracting journey
From 28th – 29th November, CoST and other organisations will convene 200 key innovators in Amsterdam for Open Contracting 2017. In our latest blog, we take the opportunity to respond …
A win-win for money and lives: why Uganda needs CoST
Adapted from the Opinion Piece written by Olive Kabatwairwe, Manager of CoST Uganda and featured on New Vision Uganda, like many countries around the world, allocates significant resources and finance …
Nine years in open contracting: the threats, challenges and what pushes me to carry on
From 28th – 29th November, CoST and other organisations will convene 200 key innovators in Amsterdam for Open Contracting 2017. Ahead of the event, participant and Chair of the CoST …
CoST Business Plan sets out knock out path for increasing its global impact
CoST has published the results of recently completed Strategic Review and Business Planning exercises. In our latest blog, CoST Executive Director Petter Matthews reflects on these exercises and explains how …