Welcome to CoST
"The Construction Sector Transparency (CoST) initiative will promote increased transparency and accountability in publicly financed construction projects around the world. Information on construction projects will be put in the public domain to promote good quality, sustainable infrastructure at a reasonable price, to reduce corruption and to promote responsible management of public finances."
The Latest News
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November 12th 2008 First International Advisory Group (IAG) Meeting
Following the recent appointment of Christiaan Poortman from Transparency International as Chair of the IAG, the first IAG meeting will be held in Manila on 29 and 30 January 2009. The meeting will bring together all IAG members from the pilot countries, DFID and the World Bank. The IAG Chair will visit Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia in early December in order to meet with CoST stakeholders ahead of the IAG meeting.
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July 24th 2008 CoST stakeholder event August 21-22
Stakeholder event in London
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July 15th 2008 CoST launch report published
This report summarises the discussions that took place at the official launch of CoST's pilot phase in Dar es Salaam, in May 2008.
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June 8th 2008 Official launch of CoST pilot phase
The official launch of the pilot phase of the Construction Sector Transparency Initiative (CoST) took place in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania on 22 and 23 May 2008.
