In recent months we have seen infrastructure jump to the forefront of the geo-political map following the announcement of the G7’s Build Back Better World (B3W) initiative and the launch of the Blue Dot Network. The initiatives clearly represent a welcome opportunity to raise the standard of integrity and the quality of infrastructure on issues
Joanne Coysh, CoST Strategic Adviser outlines the participatory process she facilitated to develop our new, robust Theory of Change. The CoST International Secretariat team start to develop the ToC in December 2019 A year ago this week, we initiated a participatory review engaging staff, members and other stakeholders to better understand how CoST
Open Data Services (ODS) publishes the third blog in its series on the Open Contracting for Infrastructure Data Standard (OC4IDS). In Part One, ODS made the case for an infrastructure data standard such as the OC4IDS. Part Two explores how the standard was built, its structure and the resources available to support its implementation. In
In the first part of this blog series, Open Data Services made the case for the Open Contracting for Infrastructure Data Standard (OC4IDS) — the joint CoST and Open Contracting Partnership standard for publishing joined-up data about infrastructure projects. Part two in the series - originally published on Medium - explores how Open Data Services
Open Data Services has been working with with CoST and the Open Contracting Partnership to develop the Open Contracting for Infrastructure Data Standard (OC4IDS). This blog- originally published by Open Data Services on Medium - makes the case for an infrastructure transparency data standard, and dives into the existing standards the OC4IDS was built on.
CoST programmes across Africa - in Uganda, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Sekondi Takoradi (Ghana) and Malawi – have been adjusting to the new reality created by COVID-19. As in countries around the world, lock-downs and social distancing measures mean that communication and interaction have been transformed. CoST Africa Regional Manager Olive Kabatwairwe explores how CoST teams
