Between 2010 and 2016, CoST Ethiopia has applied the principles of disclosure and assurance to over 50 building, road and water infrastructure projects representing US$3.27 billion of investment. A new Aggregation Study has been published to compile, analyse and synthesise the project information disclosed and provide a comprehensive overview of the state of Ethiopian infrastructure.

CoST Ethiopia has published its first assurance reports, covering three projects. The CoST assurance process interprets disclosed information to identify matters of interest or concern that could be raised with stakeholders. This enhances transparency and accountability in order to improve efficiency and effectiveness in the delivery of infrastructure. The three projects disclosed by CoST Ethiopia

Incomplete and inadequate designs on infrastructure projects have led to major time and cost increases. This includes a $13.3m or 254% cost increase on the Gidabo irrigation project in central Ethiopia. This was the key finding from the CoST Ethiopia Disclosure and Validation event where over 80 participants from government and industry debated the findings

Guidance developed by the CoST Ethiopia MSG recommends the use of the radio as the primary channel for disclosing project and contract information. This guidance is based on an assessment of how people access information which identified that 80% of Ethiopians access information primarily via the radio, followed by TV (62%) and Word of Mouth

CoST Ethiopia has made good progress towards institutionalising CoST disclosure requirements in a series of Proclamations, Regulations and Directives, including the Ethiopian Federal Government Procurement and Property Administration Proclamation No.649/2009 and the Federal Public Procurement Directive 2010. The Public Procurement and Property Administration Agency (PPPAA) recently launched its newly designed web portal which requires mandatory