CoST Malawi has been shortlisted for the Collective Action Inspirational Newcomer Award 2026 in recognition of its pioneering “Red Flags Algorithm” — a digital transparency and accountability tool designed to identify corruption and procurement risks in public …
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Bogotá and Cali: Paving a new path towards transparency in public infrastructure in Colombia
Bogotá and Cali were recognised under the Open Government Partnership’s Open Gov Challenge 2025 for reforms to improve public infrastructure. Their experience shows how using the CoST approach to publish infrastructure data can rebuild trust, strengthen oversight and improve how projects …
New resources support reliable infrastructure data use and publication
CoST has published a new resource on data use and updated an existing resource on data publication. These free, accessible resources will support anyone looking to drive change by using …
Strong successes achieved from members’ plans, with more progress on the horizon
This year, members published the next edition of their member plans. Every key collective figure from last year was achieved, including: 9 new or updated data platforms 6 members implementing …
Indonesia on path for transparent infrastructure shown by CoST Index
West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), Indonesia have launched their first Infrastructure Transparency Index (ITI) highlighting progress in strengthening transparency in public infrastructure, while at the same time there are opportunities regarding …
Panama shows transparency gains are driven by systems, not spending
Panama has published their second Infrastructure Transparency Index score, showing strong growth from their first score. The results reflect a strong foundation with Panama’s enabling environment highlighting a robust legal …