The World Bank
The World Bank has been a committed supporter of CoST since the initiative’s conception. The World Bank has been involved in the design and rollout of the initiative over the past two years, including by playing an active role in discussions of the feasibility of the concept at a country level, as well as the 2007 conference in London and the May 2008 pilot launch in Dar es Salaam.
The World Bank will continue to support CoST during the pilot phase. While recognising that the success of the pilots lies in the hands of the lead agencies and multi-stakeholder groups of the pilot countries, the World Bank hopes to play an active role at the country level as well as providing technical support internationally. Using resources made available by the Department for International Development (DFID), the World Bank will provide inputs and assistance to the CoST pilot phase.
