Sekondi-Takoradi Design Report 2018-2020 – For Public Comment

In 2021, the Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM)The Independent Reporting Mechanism (IRM) is OGP’s accountability arm and the main means of tracking progress in participating countries. The IRM provides independent, evidence-based, and objective ... published the design report for Sekondi-Takoradi’s second action planAction plans are at the core of a government’s participation in OGP. They are the product of a co-creation process in which government and civil society jointly develop commitments to open governmen.... The report covers the action plan development process and the design of commitments.

In Sekondi-Takoradi, the IRM researcher Kofi Takyi Asante’s findings are summarized below:

Sekondi-Takoradi’s highly collaborative co-creation processCollaboration between government, civil society and other stakeholders (e.g., citizens, academics, private sector) is at the heart of the OGP process. Participating governments must ensure that a dive... resulted in an action plan reflective of citizen priorities. This plan continues previous OGP commitments in fiscal transparencyAccording to OGP’s Articles of Governance, transparency occurs when “government-held information (including on activities and decisions) is open, comprehensive, timely, freely available to the pub... More and civic participation in the areas of development planning and sanitation. Civic participation in public procurementTransparency in the procurement process can help combat corruption and waste that plagues a significant portion of public procurement budgets globally. Technical specifications: Commitments that aim t... More monitoring represents a new area for reform with a transformative potential impact. Looking ahead, Sekondi-Takoradi should design commitments to ensure government responsiveness to citizen input to increase reforms’ potential open government impact.

The report is available in English. The public comment period closed 2 June 2021.