This interview was originally featured by the Basel Institute on Governance. Here, Gilbert Sendugwa, Senior Regional Manager Africa of CoST Uganda gives an insight into a recent UK Business Integrity Initiative-funded project on “Promoting fair business practices between the government and the private sector". Can you tell us about the problem you are working to solve? Yes:
Back in January 2020, CoST Uganda was awarded funding through the UK Government’s Business Integrity Initiative (BII) and launched the programme ‘’Creating fair business practises in Uganda’’. The BII seeks to strengthen emerging markets by combatting issues such as corruption and low-levels of competition, which can otherwise impede private sector investment or participation. CoST Uganda’s
As 2020 draws to a close, we reflect on what has been a tumultuous year – but one in which we have also seen renewed calls for social justice and the desire to ‘’build back better’’ after the life-changing events of recent months. CoST teams globally have worked to hold governments to account as the
Engaging journalists on issues in infrastructure is a key part of the CoST approach: it increases accountability amongst decision makers, by ensuring the public are informed of the developments which impact them. Over the last few months, CoST programmes been working to engage the media on critical issues at a national and regional level. Afghanistan
In Uganda, spending on public procurement is estimated to account for around 55% of the national budget. Fair and competitive procurement is therefore key to achieving value for money from the public budget, however a recent CoST Uganda study shows that levels of competition are low: 51% of projects attract fewer than three bids, with
A webinar held by CoST Uganda has shone light on some of the pitfalls faced by women working in - or hoping to work in - infrastructure. These roles are typically male-dominated: just 12% of professional engineers in the UK are women, women hold only 17.5% of jobs in the EU’s transport sector, and represent only
