CoST, the Infrastructure Transparency Initiative, announced on Monday 31st October , its Uganda chapter as the winner of the Alfredo Cantero 2022 award, in recognition of its efforts to promote transparency, citizen participation and accountability to improve lives through infrastructure. The recognition was announced during a private virtual ceremony, attended by more than 40 representatives
Recent studies have revealed that Africa needs USD 93 billion annually for infrastructure development, but only USD 45 billion is being mobilised. The World Bank noted that a lack of quality infrastructure in many parts of Africa reduces national economic growth by 2% each year, cutting business productivity by 40%. This reality was discussed and
The media plays a great role in information dissemination, but often times journalists are put to blame either because their publications are “lacking” or they are “subjective”. CoST believes that the media is player in advancing infrastructure transparency and accountability and without which, our multi-stakeholder arrangement will be incomplete. In this blog, CoST Uganda Manager
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
By Charlotte Broyd and John Hawkins We are delighted to present our final CoST Business Plan 2021 – 2025, the most ambitious and researched we have produced, appropriate to the extraordinary times in which it is published. Following extensive public consultation in 2020, this outlines our intentions to achieve a step-change in impact in delivering
By John Hawkins, CoST Programme Director Today, CoST is excited to publish the ground-breaking Infrastructure Transparency Index Manual a tool to help government, private sector and civil society understand the relative strengths and weaknesses of transparency, participation and accountability within the infrastructure sector in their country, region or city. As we announce our plans for
