2023-2027
Action Plan 5
Ghana’s fourth action plan achieved notable early results in implementing the Access to Information Law and publishing information on companies’ beneficial owners. Gradual progress across action plans and increasingly strategic action plan design contributed to these results. Ghana’s OGP ecosystem continues to grow, with strong collaboration across the executive, parliament, and civil society. (More)
Ghana has delivered their 2024-2028 action plan.
Au Maroc, en Côte d’Ivoire et au Ghana, des efforts soutenus sont à l’œuvre pour retisser le lien entre institutions parlementaires et citoyenneté. Lire la suite pour en savoir plus.
This report captures the experience of public officials across different sectors on how they use beneficial ownership data in ways that go beyond anti-money laundering efforts.
Under the Open Gov Challenge, Ghana has committed to protecting media freedom, a goal that reformer Winnifred Mahama, Acting Director of the Information Services Department, is making a reality. We discussed how this pledge is being turned into action.
Point of Contact
2025, Research Product, Web page
2024, IRM Report, Web page
2024, Report Comments, Web page
2024, IRM Report, Web page
2024, Report Comments, Web page
2024, Action Plan, Web page
2023, IRM Report, Web page
2022, Action Plan, Web page
2022, Action Plan, Web page
2022, Action Plan, Web page
2022, IRM Report, Web page
2022, Report Comments, Web page
2022, Letter, Web page
2022, Letter, Web page
2022, Letter, Web page
2022, Letter, Web page
2021, Letter, Web page
2021, Action Plan, Web page
2021, Action Plan, Web page
2021, IRM Report, Web page
2021, Report Comments, Web page
2021, IRM Report, Web page
2021, Letter, Web page
2021, Report Comments, Web page
2021, IRM Report, Web page
2020, Report Comments, Web page
2020, Letter, Web page
2019, IRM Report, Web page
2019, Report Comments, Web page
2018, Action Plan, Web page
2018, IRM Report, Web page
2018, Report Comments, Web page
2017, Letter, Web page
2017, Action Plan, Web page
2017, Self Assessment, Web page
2017, Letter, Web page
2017, IRM Report, Web page
2017, Report Comments, Web page
2016, Action Plan, Web page
2016, Self Assessment, Web page
2016, IRM Report, Web page
2015, Self Assessment, Web page
2015, Action Plan, Web page
2015, Action Plan, Web page
2015, IRM Report, Web page
2015, Research Product, Web page
The following variables answer the question “Did this commitment open government?“, and focus on how government practices have changed as a result of the commitment’s implementation.
No IRM data
Pending IRM Review
Starred commitments in OGP are one of the ways the IRM designates promising reforms. The graph below shows where the major areas for improvement in action plan design and implementation should take place based on past action plans.
Stars (Global average 7%)
Focus on implementation
Focus on design
Pending IRM review
No IRM data
Focus on objectives and impact (ambition/potential impact)
Focus on relevance to open government
Focus on verifiability
This table shows: 1) the level of public influence during the development and implementation of OGP action plans, 2) whether consultations were open to any member of the public or only to those invited; and 3) whether a forum existed that met regularly.
Participation was closed
Participation was open to any interested party
No IRM data
Forum
Pending IRM review
Collaborate: Iterative dialogue and public helped set agenda
Involve: Government gave feedback on public inputs
Consult: Public gave input
Inform: Government provided public with information on plan
The data below is drawn from the 2019 OGP Global Report. You can view and learn more about the report here.
This section captures how each OGP member can play a leadership role, based on IRM-based findings and third-party scores. This list does not cover all of open government and OGP members are not required to take any action.
These are recommendations on the role that each OGP member might play in each policy area. The recommendations are derived from a combination of the IRM-based findings and third-party scores.
Reflect the performance of commitments in a particular policy area, as assessed by the IRM.
(NC) No Commitments
(CA) Commitment(s) in the policy area.
(IR) IRM-Reviewed: At least one IRM-assessed commitment.
(C) Was Complete: At least one commitment was substantially or fully completed.
(A) Was Ambitious: At least one commitment with moderate or transformative potential impact.
(ER) Showed Early Results: At least one commitment opened government in a “Major” or “Outstanding” way.
Reflect “real-world” performance, i.e., performance outside of the OGP framework. Scores are comprised of various indicators collected by respected organizations.
IRM-Based Findings
IRM-Based Findings
IRM-Based Findings
IRM-Based Findings
IRM-Based Findings
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