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Solving project conflict through mediation: The innovative experience of CoST Thailand

Over the past few months, CoST Policy Adviser Maria da Graça Prado has been conducting an analysis of the efficacy and impact of CoST Thailand's work. Using a combination of interviews and field observations, this has shone a light on how CoST’s core features of disclosure, assurance, multi-stakeholder working and social accountability work on the ground in Thailand,

By |2019-11-08T11:43:16+00:00October 16th, 2019|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Solving project conflict through mediation: The innovative experience of CoST Thailand

Water: The Key to Wellness

Water: Photography by Yoann Boyer Choosing The Right Glass Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Sed nec pellentesque purus. Nunc finibus urna eget est molestie, non dignissim nulla cursus. Proin hendrerit, lacus vitae imperdiet rhoncus, tortor quam sodales lorem, vitae hendrerit est nulla at dolor. Quisque dictum dui

By |2019-09-13T12:06:29+00:00September 13th, 2019|Uncategorized|0 Comments

As G20 leaders meet, what can we expect from infrastructure delivery?

CoST Executive Director Petter Matthews is the International Chair of the C20 Infrastructure Working Group (IWG) in 2019. In this blog, which coincides with the G20 Leaders Summit in Osaka, he compares the positions of the C20 and G20 IWGs in relation to the recently published G20 Quality Infrastructure Investment Principles. * The name of

By |2019-07-02T12:00:24+00:00June 28th, 2019|Uncategorized|Comments Off on As G20 leaders meet, what can we expect from infrastructure delivery?

How CoST engages communities and amplifies citizen’s voices in public infrastructure

CoST recently participated in the sixth Open Government Partnership (OGP) Summit to share its experience on citizenship engagement. In this blog, Olive Kabatwairwe, CoST Africa Regional Manager and CoST Uganda Manager reflects on the lessons shared and dives deeper into the impact of our work in Uganda. Olive Kabatwairwe at OGP Summit 2019

By |2019-06-17T14:51:12+00:00June 17th, 2019|Uncategorized|Comments Off on How CoST engages communities and amplifies citizen’s voices in public infrastructure

Saying no to silos: The CoST and OGP example of joining up for better and open infrastructure

By Alfredo Cantero, CoST Board Member and President of the Honduras Transparency Commission, Government of Honduras. Next week CoST will join thousands of open government advocates at the 6th OGP Summit in Ottawa, Canada. During the week, 99 OGP member countries and local governments alongside civil society, the media and private sector will share knowledge

By |2019-05-24T10:04:32+00:00May 24th, 2019|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Saying no to silos: The CoST and OGP example of joining up for better and open infrastructure

The CoST open data journey: From the paper piles to a systematic tool for scalable disclosure

CoST is excited to launch the Open Contracting for Infrastructure Data Standard (OC4IDS) with our partners at the Open Contracting Partnership. This culminates a long journey for CoST in moving from the cumbersome process of extracting paper-based documents from public procuring entities to today providing a systematic tool for disclosing user friendly open data at

By |2019-05-07T10:35:24+00:00April 17th, 2019|Uncategorized|Comments Off on The CoST open data journey: From the paper piles to a systematic tool for scalable disclosure
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