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 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
CoST Uganda recently brought together members of government, civil society, the private sector and the public for an ‘e-baraza’ to discuss the findings of new CoST research exploring key issues facing the country’s infrastructure sector. The Scoping Study, which assessed the progress made in addressing recommendations from a previous study undertaken in 2017, drew contribution
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 recently spoke to Pamela Acheng, a civil engineer based in Kampala, Uganda who has worked with CoST Uganda since 2017 as part of the assurance team. After completing her bachelor’s degree at Kampala's Makerere University, Pamela received her master’s degree in civil engineering from Bath University and went on to work in various roles
Today CoST Uganda launches its Fourth Assurance Report which explores 23 public infrastructure projects across the health, education, environment and transport sectors. The results of the assurance process are encouraging, showing a culture of disclosure is beginning to take root amongst Uganda’s procuring entities whilst also gleaning important insight into social and environmental considerations in
