G7-labelled event convenes countries, MDBs, donors and the private sector
Governments have pipelines. Investors want projects. SourceX connects the two.
PARIS, 5 November 2026 — The Sustainable Infrastructure Foundation (SIF) launched the upgraded SourceX platform at Paris Infra Week, bringing together around 60 participants, including representatives from 11 countries, 4 multilateral development banks (MDBs), 5 bilateral donors, 5 international organisations, and 10 investors and contractors. The event addressed a shared challenge: turning public infrastructure priorities into well-prepared projects supported by reliable, standardised information and capable of attracting the right public and private partners.
SourceX combines a common digital framework with hands-on support from the SourceX team. Governments can structure and manage pipelines, apply international best practices, coordinate information across institutions, and present projects more consistently. This support helps public institutions embed these approaches in their own processes and build lasting capacity. Together, the platform and the human partnership create a common language between governments and the organisations that can help finance and deliver infrastructure.
A clearer route to the market
For investors, developers and contractors, SourceX offers a consistent way to identify opportunities across markets instead of navigating multiple country platforms. Standardised project information improves initial screening, supports faster initial decisions and enables earlier dialogue between public authorities and the private sector before significant time and resources are committed.
A platform governed through partnership
The SourceX Council, composed of MDBs, provides strategic stewardship. Donors support country adoption, capacity-building, and technical assistance, while private-sector engagement tests whether the available information supports real investment and delivery decisions. This governance model gives partners a shared basis for aligning support with country priorities, coordinating interventions and following pipeline development over time.
The panels, workshops and bilateral discussions in Paris gave country users, the SourceX Council, donors and private-sector representatives a direct channel to shape the platform’s continued development. The discussions focused on practical ways to improve how countries prepare, coordinate and present projects while keeping SourceX focused on moving pipelines towards investment and delivery.
“We’re also keen that more countries use SourceX because the data that will be living within SourceX will be phenomenal for the whole community.” — Private-sector participant
Network effects that grow with adoption
SourceX is already used by 18 countries, with 11 more on the way. Every additional country and pipeline expands the base of comparable project information and opportunities for peer learning. It also gives MDBs and donors a broader view of country support needs and offers the private sector wider visibility of credible opportunities.
Overall, the event showed that SourceX can help governments move infrastructure priorities towards investment while giving public and private partners a common basis for action.
“SourceX […] will make my life very, very, very easy.” — Private-sector participant