Construction Sector Transparency Initiative (CoST)
CoST – the Infrastructure Transparency Initiative is one of the leading global initiatives improving transparency and accountability in public infrastructure.
CoST works with government, private sector and civil society to promote the disclosure, validation and interpretation of data from infrastructure projects. This helps to inform and empower citizens and enables them to hold decision-makers to account.
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CoST is a multi-stakeholder initiative with 15 participating countries spanning four continents. Launched in 2012, CoST grew out of the lessons learnt from a three-year pilot programme which tested the viability of a new transparency and accountability process in eight countries.