We are delighted to launch our first CoST Assurance Week (#CoSTAssuranceWeek) from 12 - 16 November. The week offers the chance for us to delve into the assurance process - one of our four key features - and highlight how it impacts on promoting accountability, showing citizens exactly how their tax money is spent on
In October CoST El Salvador launched the ‘Single Information System on Public Infrastructure’ (SUIP), an online platform which will allow Salvadoran citizens access to clear and concise data on public infrastructure projects. By presenting information online through the platform, citizens can better understand how public money is being spent and be empowered to hold decision
The CoST Central America countries - Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Panama – convened at a regional workshop in Honduras from 3 - 6 September to share experiences and discuss challenges and opportunities facing CoST and how best to strengthen the initiative in the region. Sponsored by the UK Foreign & Commonwealth Office
CoST El Salvador has launched a brand new training programme to support stakeholders in delivering better value public infrastructure. Entitled “Ethics, Transparency and Corruption in Public Infrastructure Projects”, the training programme seeks to drive ethical and democratic practices in public infrastructure investment and delivery. Organised by the National Secretariat and MSG, the first of these
The British Embassy in El Salvador has officially joined the CoST El Salvador Multi-Stakeholder Group (MSG) as an Observer member to support the programme in increasing transparency and accountability in public infrastructure. The British Embassy has long championed the initiative on the ground and their membership to the MSG marks a formalisation of this partnership.
CoST El Salvador held its first local workshop on the program methodology and the experiences in Guatemala and Honduras. The event was attended by over 40 guests who included representatives of public institutions, civil society organizations and universities; and aimed to raise awareness of how the program works and its benefits. The purpose of the
