The UK and Spanish Governments have both committed to infrastructure transparency as part of their Summit for Democracy commitments. Organised by the US Government, the first Summit for Democracy was held in December 2021 and provided a platform for leaders to announce both individual and collective commitments, reforms, and initiatives that defend democracy and human
In 2021, we pushed out new technology, guidance, publications and showcased the work of our members in achieving change. Below some of these achievements are summarised in a collection of our top-read news items. 1. City of Bogotá kicks off CoST membership with public commitment to open government In March the City of Bogotá joined
In December 2020 we launched the Infrastructure Transparency Index, our flagship tool providing unique actionable insight to government, private sector and civil society on the level of infrastructure transparency and processes to improve participation and accountability in national and sub-national contexts. The tool generates a score for procuring entities of infrastructure projects as well as
It is well known that the construction industry traditionally attracts and retains more men than women. To take the UK, in 2018 only 12% of UK engineers were female compared to a 47% female composition in the overall UK workforce. Over the last year CoST has increased its focus on promoting greater gender-equality across its
CoST Honduras recently celebrated seven years of promoting transparency, participation and accountability in infrastructure. A key achievement over the years has been its extensive training programme which has reached over 600 people from sectors as diverse as government, journalism, engineering, architecture and communications. To mark its seventh anniversary and build on this success, CoST Honduras
The four dimensions of the ITI The Infrastructure Transparency Index (ITI) measures levels of transparency and the quality of processes related to public infrastructure at national and sub-national levels. Collaboratively designed and based on international good practice, its objective is to provide stakeholders with quality information that serves to promote transparency and improve
