An 8 month ‘Bridging Phase’ was recently approved by the Vietnamese Prime Minister, Nguyễn Tấn Dũng and endorsed by the Ministry of Construction. Funded by DFID Vietnam, the Bridging Phase …
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UK Government Commits to CoST Action by Autumn 2013
The UK Government has committed to considering the options for embedding the use of CoST or similar means of reporting on outturn performance, for publication on clients’ websites and/or a …
Interim Board Finalises Design of Global Programme
The CoST Interim Board will meet in May to finalise the design of the CoST global programme. The design draws on lessons from the three year pilot project and the …
CoST at the 22nd World Economic Forum on Africa
CoST was recently invited to participate in a roundtable meeting on ‘Strategic Infrastructure: African Context’ in Addis Ababa. The meeting considered project preparation processes, local industry development and innovative public …
CoST Features in Puerto Vallarta G20 Meeting
In April CoST Chairman Christiaan Poortman presented CoST to a High Level Dialogue on Anti-Corruption, Transparency and Business Leadership, that formed part of the G20 Trade Ministers Meeting in Puerto …
Twelve countries share CoST experiences at workshop
Twenty five participants recently shared experiences, lessons and ideas on establishing and implementing the new CoST programme at the first CoST International Workshop. Held in the run-up to the Africa …