CoST Country Managers came together for a four-day training workshop in London to build capacity and support shared learning. Covering four continents, CoST Country Managers have a wealth of knowledge around both the best practices for and challenges of working with stakeholders to deliver better value from public infrastructure. The workshop sessions were therefore designed

Petter Matthews, Executive Director of CoST, was invited to deliver a keynote speech at an international workshop for public construction transparency organised by the UNDP, Seoul Metropolitan Government and the Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Taking place in Seoul, the workshop utilised the capital’s Clean Construction System (CCS) as an initial reference point before drawing

Those on the ground believe CoST’s strength is its ability to “get simple information to the public…[and] reduce corruption in construction” whilst the international donor community “see CoST’s unique focus on transparency in infrastructure as filling an important gap”. These are the findings from reports published this month into the value and potential of CoST,

On 3 September 2015 at the 16th International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC) in Putrajaya, Malysia, CoST hosted a panel debate entitled ‘Rooting out impunity and strengthening integrity in the construction sector’. Featuring key leaders from industry, government and civil society, including Robert Card (SNC Lavalin Group) and Marcela Rozo (World Bank), the panel explored the factors giving rise to

Over the last few weeks, CoST has been invited around the world to discuss delivering better value from infrastructure. Below are our highlights from the Open Government Partnership Global Summit 2015 (27-29 October, Mexico), Conference of the States Parties to the UN Convention Against Corruption (2-6 November, Russia) and World Road Congress (2-6 November, South

From 22-23 October, the Comptroller General's Office of the Republic of Peru hosted a CoST regional workshop in Lima to support Latin American countries in strengthening transparency and accountability in the delivery of public infrastructure. The event was opened by the British Ambassador, Anwar Choudhury, and the Comptroller General of the Republic, Fuad Khoury Zarzar.