The UK government is supporting CoST, as part of its wider vision to promote openness and accountability. This commitment appears in the UK Open Government Partnership National Action Plan 2013 – …
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CoST expands into Eastern Europe
The Ukrainian State Road Agency (Ukravtodor) has announced that it has joined CoST and will commence a CoST Ukraine programme shortly. In becoming the twelfth country to join CoST, Ukraine’s …
New CoST Guidance Notes published
The CoST International Secretariat has published a series of Guidance Notes outlining the steps associated with establishing and implementing a CoST programme. The notes are aimed at officials who are …
Open Government Partnership focuses on infrastructure
CoST has organised a high level panel discussion on “Transparency and Accountability in Public Infrastructure”, as part of the Open Government Partnership (OGP) Summit held in London. The session aims …
Capacity building support for PEs in Tanzania and Ethiopia
Procuring entities (PEs) in Ethiopia and Tanzania have recently benefited from a programme of capacity building support, aimed at helping them to disclose information as part of their CoST national …
Transparency and ethics lead to zero law suits in El Salvador public infrastructure
Changes in transparency and ethics in the last three years have seen the number of law suits against the Ministry of Public Work in El Salvador reduced to zero. In …