Guardian journalist Claire Provost has drawn attention to the need for investment in CoST if its benefits are to be extended to the new countries that are keen to join. Writing for The Guardian online she points out that: “CoST's only source of income is a grant of $1.5m from the World Bank over three
The Overseas Development Institute has published a report entitled 'The possible shape of a land transparency initiative'. The report draws on the experience of other transparency initiatives including CoST and the EITI. Commenting on the publication, CoST Director Petter Matthews said: 'transparency in land deals could provide a boost to economic growth and development in many
Consulting engineers are strategically placed to help improve transparency and accountability in public infrastructure projects. This is the view of CoST Director Petter Matthews, expressed at an 'Integrity Tools' event that formed part of the recent International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) Centenary Conference. Maria Vannari of the World Bank spoke in the same session.
Representatives from the Department of Public Administration and the Mexican Chamber of Construction recently visited El Salvador to become more familiar with CoST El Salvador's work on enhancing transparency and accountability in the construction sector. The visit was part of a process that will help the Government to decide if Mexico joins CoST. The delegation
Raana Shah, business analyst for Pakistan’s The News publication, recently made reference to CoST as an example of the type of initiative needed to improve investments in transportation. Click here to read ‘Sleepwalking in Pakistan'. In a blog for TrustLaw, Graham Gordon, Senior Policy Officer on Governance and Corruption at Tearfund, mentions CoST in the context of
The Institution of Civil Engineers, an international qualifying body for civil engineers and host of the CoST UK Multi-Stakeholder Group, recently published a peer reviewed paper on CoST in its Proceedings. First published in 1837, ICE Proceedings represent the highest standards of research and best-practice in civil engineering. The paper explains why the CoST is