Following a recent CoST workshop for public infrastructure stakeholders in Costa Rica, Mauricio Gonzalez, Vice Minister for Reform at the Ministry of Public Works and Transport in Costa Rica explains why the Government is working with CoST to strengthen public infrastructure delivery. The United Nations’ Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean calculated recently
By 2030, it is estimated that close to US$6 trillion could be lost annually in construction through corruption, mismanagement and inefficiency. To improve the lives of billions of people worldwide, we need to take action to make sure citizens get better and safer roads, schools, hospitals. Improved transparency and accountability are vital. CoST, the Construction
Written by Petter Matthews, CoST Executive Director, this article was originally published by World Economic Forum here. Petter Matthews is a Member of the Advisory Committee for the Partnering Against Corruption Initiative – Infrastructure and Urban Development industries (PACI/IU) project. The value of global construction output is expected to increase by $8 trillion to reach
Written by John Hawkins, CoST Programme Manager, and Lara Samuels, CoST Communications Advisor, this article was originally published by Open Government Partnership (OGP) here. There has been much discussion in the global transparency community around the key theme of sustainable development, especially following last month's adoption of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Central to
In our latest blog, International Secretariat Executive Director and Board Member, Petter Matthews highlights five lessons for the new Global Infrastructure Forum that can help to deliver better value for money from infrastructure investment. The Forum was announced at the Third International Conference on Financing for Development. CoST Executive Director Petter Matthews Infrastructure
CoST Chair Chrik Poortman Today,CoST Chair, Chrik Poortman joined a distinguished Panel at the OECD Integrity Forum to debate how we can ‘Strengthen the Governance of Infrastructure Investment’. In our latest blog, Chrik outlines some of the key issues that to be considered to ensure efficiency of investment in public infrastructure. Today, CoST
