The UK and Spanish Governments have both committed to infrastructure transparency as part of their Summit for Democracy commitments. Organised by the US Government, the first Summit for Democracy was …
News category: CoST Malawi
The importance of political will in securing change: Interview with Lyford Gideon, CoST Malawi
In Malawi, a legal requirement for procuring entities to disclose data in line with the CoST Infrastructure Data Standard (CoST IDS) was recently brought into effect. The process of securing …
President of Malawi announced as new CoST Malawi Champion
CoST is delighted to announce the President of Malawi, His Excellency Dr. Lazarus McCarthy Chakwera, as the new ‘CoST Champion’ of the Malawi programme. The CoST Champion plays an integral …
United Nations Environmental Programme showcases CoST Malawi innovations
As governments look to accelerate a green recovery from Covid-19, good practices, challenges and lessons learned from various country contexts can provide inspiration to build resilience to crises and drive …
CoST’s top performing posts of 2020
As 2020 draws to a close, we reflect on what has been a tumultuous year – but one in which we have also seen renewed calls for social justice and …
CoST in the media: advocating for greater transparency in times of crisis
Engaging the media is a key part of the CoST approach, increasing accountability by ensuring key issues in public infrastructure projects enter the public domain. The Covid-19 crisis has impacted …