Building Transparent Infrastructure: Open Government Reforms to Guide Accountable Infrastructure Projects

Infrastructure shapes access to markets, services, and opportunity, and is one of the largest areas of public spending. Yet decisions about what gets built, how it is financed, and who benefits are often opaque and weakly governed.

From transport and energyEnsuring universal access to sustainable, dependable, and affordable energy is critical to every aspect of prosperity. Increasing public oversight and transparency in the energy sector can help to ens... More systems to digital and natural resource infrastructure, public investment decisions shape access to services, economic opportunity, and long-term development outcomes. These decisions are made by governments, but their consequences are borne by citizens. This guide shows how open government reforms can improve infrastructure outcomes by making decisions more transparent, participatory, and accountable.

This document has been produced with the financial assistance of the European Union.

The contents of this document are the sole responsibility of Open Government PartnershipThe Open Government Partnership (OGP) is a multi-stakeholder initiative focused on improving government transparency, ensuring opportunities for citizen participation in public matters, and strengthen... More and can under no circumstances be regarded as reflecting the position of the European Union.