Today we publish ‘Enhancing inclusive infrastructure: A review of gender equality in CoST Thailand’. The publication provides a valuable baseline for CoST Thailand to measure progress in gender equality and an opportunity for our global members to use its lessons to enhance more gender-inclusive infrastructure in their countries. In Thailand and in many other contexts
In 2018, South Africa was shaken by a series of allegations relating to large and widespread corruption throughout the country. Given the huge sums associated with infrastructure contracts, it is an area which is particularly susceptible to interference in the tender process: in South Africa, state firms such as Eskom and Transnet - both responsible
Today CoST publishes its robust Assurance Manual and Guidance Note, to help further the work of our members and others to enhance CoST delivery and deepen our global impact. Assurance is the first of several important guidance products we will publish over the coming months which respond to lessons learnt from the CoST journey and
Today we publish the CoST Annual Report 2019, illustrating the depth and breadth of CoST impact during the year which will be remembered as the last period of ‘normality’ before the global pandemic hit. As we reflect on these achievements, they will also inform how CoST adapts to the reality we now find ourselves in. Our
Engaging the media is a key part of the CoST approach, increasing accountability by ensuring key issues in public infrastructure projects enter the public domain. The Covid-19 crisis has impacted the viability of holding physical events and meetings, but CoST programmes have been making headlines by underscoring the need for transparent infrastructure procurement and delivery
Last month Accountability Lab, CoST and Hivos convened an open call to international development funders to continue support to transparency and accountability initiatives, with a message of how crucial T&A is to effective Covid-19 response. Over 80 representatives from international and national NGOs have joined the call outlined below. NGOs call for continued support for
