A new article by CoST’s Maria da Graça Prado and John Hawkins has been featured in the February issue of Civil Engineering. Inspiration for the paper came from Assurance Week 2018, when common trends began emerging from the five assurance reports which were published during the week. This paper builds on these findings with an
The second CoST Assurance Week took place in November, with CoST programmes from across four continents shining a light on public infrastructure projects in their respective countries. Here's how the media - one of the key actors responsible for informing and engaging the public - reported on CoST Assurance Week 2019. Ukraine In Ukraine,
As celebrations mark International Anti-Corruption Day we are delighted that FIDIC has announced its official endorsement of CoST today. CoST and FIDIC share a professional commitment to the public good, and each has developed internationally recognised good standards that contribute variously to improved performance in key stages of the infrastructure project cycle. Due to our synergies
Today we’re delighted to announce four new members which join CoST as a result of the first CoST competitive process. Mozambique, Ecuador, Timor-Leste and West Lombok, Indonesia join our ever-growing membership base, following the Jalisco State, Mexico back in November. Infrastructure is one of the most corruption-prone sectors in the world, with between 10 and
Our second CoST Assurance Week draws to a close today, after a full week of celebrations in Malawi, Afghanistan, Ukraine, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Honduras and Ethiopia. The results of these assurance processes paint an encouraging picture of the stage we’re at as 2019 comes to an end, building on the unprecedented increase in disclosure
With global infrastructure investment needs estimated to reach $94 trillion between 2016 and 2040, delivering high-quality, cost-effective infrastructure is an ever-present concern for governments. New research released by CoST today shows the applicability of the CoST approach to achieving this goal in high-income countries. This research uses in-depth case studies from Argentina, Lithuania, Scotland and
