On Tuesday 8 June UCL’s Global Governance Institute will host a webinar exploring how the CoST approach can help to bridge governance gaps in infrastructure and meet global investment needs. …
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CoST speaks with Transparency and Accountability Initiative on using evidence to drive change in infrastructure
Transparency and Accountability Initiative recently sat with CoST’s John Hawkins to discuss our approach to improving transparency, participation and accountability in public infrastructure. John shone a light on how this …
Stepping up infrastructure transparency: Robust guidance on CoST approach released for members and others
CoST releases its final guidance on the CoST approach centred on improving the disclosure, multi-stakeholder working and social accountability features of its approach. This draws on our recent impact, lessons …
CoST launches survey on private sector engagement
The CoST approach aligns strongly with the aims of the private sector – it promotes fair competition for contracts and encourages more effective project management by procuring entities. Greater oversight …
City of Bogotá kicks off CoST membership with public commitment to open government
The Mayor’s Office of Bogotá and CoST representatives from around the world came together last week to hold the virtual launch event of the CoST Bogotá programme, which was streamed …
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 …