By Soren Kirk Jensen, Senior Advisor, CoST Nordic and Baltic OGP Member Meeting in Edinburgh On April 30, a group of Nordic and Baltic OGP member countries convened in Edinburgh to share lessons about fiscal openness, including around infrastructure investments. This event represents an opportunity to reflect on the outcomes of five years of engagement
Access to clean water is a significant challenge worldwide. This is particularly so in the Global South, where the vast majority of the world’s population lives. In Uganda, roughly 8 million people are currently without access to safe water, while a further 27 million lack access to adequate sanitation. African nations are not alone in
By Manuel Gonzalez Caballero Amid the complexity of the policy context, tools can be developed to help establish a metric of transparency in the infrastructure sector. In recent years, Ecuador has faced an unstable political climate, with protests, changes of authorities, early elections, insecurity, and violence. These elements cannot be excuses for poorly managing
We know that informed citizens who demand accountability from their public institutions can support the reduction of corruption risks in infrastructure projects, enabling people to have access to better and quality public services. Six years ago, CoST planted a seed of developing transparency in Honduran infrastructure projects. Today, this seed has grown and spread to
In 2023, CoST, the Infrastructure Transparency Initiative, strengthened relationships in various sectors and continued to highlight that transparency and accountability are fundamental pillars for the use of public funds in infrastructure projects. Constructive collaboration between governments, private sector and civil society enhances efficiency in infrastructure projects development. This includes opening the door to a higher level
The Infrastructure Transparency Initiative, CoST International, presented the Infrastructure Transparency Index (ITI) website, a tool that will help civil society, private sector and the government to promote better infrastructure. The ITI website offers easy access to essential information of many countries that have already applied this tool at a national and sub-national level. We wrote
