West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), Indonesia have launched their first Infrastructure Transparency Index (ITI) highlighting progress in strengthening transparency in public infrastructure, while at the same time there are opportunities regarding how projects are delivered and monitored.

The ITI is a global tool developed by CoST to assess how transparent, participatory and accountable infrastructure systems are from planning through to delivery – and crucially making practical recommendations for improvement.

The findings show that NTB has built a strong enabling environment for transparency, including legal and policy frameworks. However, these are not yet translating into consistent public access to information on infrastructure projects which can be used for meaningful citizen engagement.

These gaps matter. Without accessible, complete information and opportunities for public oversight, it is harder to detect inefficiencies, prevent corruption, or ensure infrastructure meets people’s needs.

The report sets out clear recommendations to address these challenges, including:

• developing a Governor Regulation on public infrastructure data publication that mandates and encourages all Procuring Entities to publish infrastructure project data in line with CoST standards, including clear responsibilities for data provision, regular updates, and the use of digital platforms such as INTRAs

• creating a public infrastructure transparency portal where data is published across the entire project cycle (INTRAs); and

• increasing citizen engagement through mandating public consultations in infrastructure projects and promoting public use of data platforms.

“In NTB, the ITI has helped us clearly see where we are doing well and where we still need to improve, especially in making infrastructure information more accessible and meaningful for the public. It gives us practical direction to strengthen transparency and ensure that citizen participation has real impact.” Ahmad Muharror, Traffic Management Analyst, Department of Transportation, NTB and CoST NTB Manager.

This launch is part of CoST’s global ITI Week, where members around the world are publishing new assessments to drive improvements in infrastructure transparency and accountability.

For a short video on NTB’s ITI launch watch this: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/KsogDu4WNmM

For more information on ITI visit: https://www.infrastructuretransparencyindex.org/

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Panama has published their second Infrastructure Transparency Index score, showing strong growth from their first score.

The results reflect a strong foundation with Panama’s enabling environment highlighting a robust legal framework aligned with international standards, and increasing publication rates on infrastructure project data, showing major progress in the digitalisation of public procurement. Platforms such as PanamaCompra and PanamaenObras are helping make infrastructure data more accessible and easier to track across the project lifecycle.

But one of the most striking findings is that progress has not been driven by the size of budgets. Instead, the report shows that transparency is achievable through effective systems and institutional commitment. Entities with more moderate resources have outperformed others by adopting stronger accountability practices and making better use of available data.

This shift is particularly visible at the local level. Municipal governments have emerged as leaders in transparency, surpassing central government performance and demonstrating how decentralisation can support more responsive and accountable infrastructure delivery.

Despite this progress, challenges remain. While data availability has improved significantly, citizen participation continues to lag behind.This highlights a critical gap: making information public is not enough on its own — it must also be actively used.

Looking ahead, the focus is on turning transparency into accountability. Strengthening the use of platforms like PanamaenObras, improving internal data management systems, and promoting more active citizen oversight will be key to sustaining progress.

“The ITI has been a key tool for identifying concrete gaps in Panama’s infrastructure transparency ecosystem and turning them into actionable reforms. The ITI has not only improved the availability and quality of data but also strengthened coordination between institutions and increased accountability.” Aída Martínez Mórtola, CoST Panama Country Manager

Panama’s experience offers a clear message: transparency is not just about publishing more data, but about creating the conditions for that data to be used. As countries mark Infrastructure Transparency Index week, it stands as a compelling example of how progress can be achieved — and where the next efforts must be directed.

For a short video on Panama’s ITI launch watch this: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5sDS3PLh_c8

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Kaduna in Nigeria launched their first Infrastructure Transparency Index (ITI) – a global tool developed by CoST to assess how transparent, participatory and accountable infrastructure systems are from planning through to delivery, and which crucially makes practical recommendations for improvement.

The scores reflect Kaduna’s strong progress on enabling environment and capacities and processes, particularly their regulatory framework and digital information tools (thanks to their new portal).

This Index also demonstrates opportunities for growth in citizen participation and information publication – including with project preparation and supervision and execution of contract implementation and procurement. The ITI made practical recommendations for future improvemenets including formalising data publication procedures across all ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) and establishing citizen engagement units at MDAs.

Muhammad Sani Kassim, CSO member of the Multi-Stakeholder Group said “Key learning points from this Index include co-creation principles with a good working relationship between government, civil society, private sector and other communities who benefits from these projects. The impact is our ability to take these key recommendations to improve and strengthen the systems for procurement.”

Click here to watch a short video by Kaduna on their ITI: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/OUIojIU8MZk

For more information on Kaduna’s ITI results: https://staging.infrastructuretransparencyindex.org/countries/

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The State of Jalisco, Mexico, has published a new Infrastructure Transparency Index (ITI).

The findings show that Jalisco has a strong legal and institutional foundation for transparency, with positive examples of information being published across infrastructure projects.

At the same time, there are opportunities to build on this progress by strengthening how information is consistently published across all project stages, improving institutional capacity, and expanding how citizens engage with and use published infrastructure data.

The report also sets out clear recommendations to strengthen how information on infrastructure projects is published and used through improving data publication practices, strengthening institutional processes, and expanding opportunities for citizen engagement – all of which will lead to ongoing improvements in public infrastructure.

This publication is part of CoST’s global ITI Week, where members are publishing new assessments to drive improvements in infrastructure transparency and accountability.

Watch this short video about Jalisco’s ITI: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/b1CMlN5k2N4

Learn more about the ITI: https://www.infrastructuretransparencyindex.org/

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In a new impact publication we are delighted to showcase many national and sub-national governments have used our tool, the Infrastructure Transparency Index (ITI) as a tool for driving reform across the globe.

The ITI measures transparency across four dimensions. It has been implemented 20 times across 14 countries and can be applied by any region or government using our open-access resources.

In this impact case study publication, we provide a selection of case studies from Latin America, Africa and Asia that have shown key lessons including:

• identifying recommendations through an evidence-based process;

• showing data and transparency gaps between frameworks and tangible application;

• measuring progress over time.

Read the publication in English and in Spanish.

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June 22, 2026

CoST, The Infrastructure Transparency Initiative, has created and published an updated version of its Infrastructure Transparency Index (ITI) manual in English and Spanish. The ITI measures the level of transparency in public infrastructure and the quality of processes that enable transparency. As well as evaluating regional infrastructure transparency, this resource can be used to better understand and strengthen transparency in different institutions.

The updated manual reflects CoST’s increased experience in implementation of the ITI across several countries at a national and sub-national level, with international best practice. The manual includes the methodology and dimensions of the index and preparation and evaluation of the index. This includes considerations around the evaluation team and evaluation period, materials and logistics. The document also includes objectives of the ITI, such as tracking and promoting progress and peer learning, and principles, such as impartiality, accuracy and being informative.

The ITI has led to vital changes across world regions, such as increased data publication by internationally recognised data standards, such as the Open Contracting for Infrastructure Data Standard (OC4IDS); the creation of data platforms; improved policies and frameworks; increased social accountability, with improved engagement and training with residents and the media.

The manual supports the creation of an index, supporting comparative analysis of different procuring entities. This can be used outside of CoST’s membership.

For questions about implementing the ITI, please contact CoST@infrastructuretransparency.org.

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