Africa and the Middle East Regional Meeting
The 2022 OGP Africa and the Middle East Regional Meeting is taking place on November 1-3 in Marrakech, Morocco.
Current Action Plan
2021-2023
Action Plan 4
- Number of Commitments: 14
- Policy Area Focus: Not specified
Ghana’s fourth action plan includes commitments that reflect national priorities, primarily around government transparency and public accountability. A lack of specificity in commitment design makes the potential for results and connection to open government unclear for many commitments. Looking ahead, stakeholders should consider revising the action plan to establish a clear implementation roadmap with concrete steps.
Ghana’s fourth action plan contains 14 commitments, many of which are reforms continued over successive action plans. These include access to information, beneficial ownership transparency, open data, and transparency in the extractive sector. This action plan also introduces new policy areas such as anti-money laundering, open parliament, and gender inclusion. The commitment numbers used in this report reflect the order in which they appear in the action plan. (More)
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Contact
Point of Contact
Thelma Ohene-Asiamah
Director, Finance and Administration Public Sector Reform Secretariat
thelasiamah07@gmail.com
Resources
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Ghana Action Plan Review 2021-2023
2022, IRM Report, Web page
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Ghana Action Plan Review 2021-2023 – For Public Comment
2022, Report Comments, Web page
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Ghana – Letter Regarding Status (October 2021)
2021, Letter, Web page
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Ghana Action Plan 2021-2023
2021, Action Plan, Web page
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Data Protection in Africa: A Look at OGP Member Progress
2021, Research Product, Web page
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Parliamentary Engagement in OGP: Learning from the Evidence
2021, Research Product, Web page
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Ghana Implementation Report 2017-2019
2021, IRM Report, Web page
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Ghana Implementation Report 2017-2019 – For Public Comment
2021, Report Comments, Web page
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Ghana Design Report 2017-2019
2021, IRM Report, Web page
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Ghana Design Report 2017-2019 – For Public Comment
2020, Report Comments, Web page
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Ghana – Under Review Letter – February 2020
2020, Letter, Web page
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Seeking Synergy: OGP & EITI
2019, Research Product, Web page
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Ghana End-of-Term Report 2015-2017
2018, IRM Report, Web page
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Ghana End-of-Term Report 2015-2017 – For Public Comment
2018, Report Comments, Web page
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OGP Letter – Ghana – November 2017
2017, Letter, Web page
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Ghana Action Plan 2017-2019
2017, Action Plan, Web page
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Ghana End-of-Term Self-Assessment Report 2015-2017
2017, Self Assessment, Web page
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Ghana Letter of Intent to Join OGP
2017, Letter, Web page
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Ghana Mid-Term Progress Report 2015-2017
2017, IRM Report, Web page
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Ghana Mid-Term Progress Report 2015-2017 – For Public Comment
2017, Report Comments, Web page
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Ghana’s Mid-Term Self-Assessment Report 2015-2017
2016, Self Assessment, Web page
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Ghana 2013-2014 End of Term Report
2016, IRM Report, Web page
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Ghana Action Plan 2013-2014
2015, Action Plan, Web page
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Ghana Progress Report 2013-2014
2015, IRM Report, Web page
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Ghana, Second Action Plan, 2015-2017
2015, Action Plan, Web page
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Ghana, Self-Assessment Report, 2013-14
2015, Self Assessment, Web page
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Improving Government – Civil Society Interactions within OGP
2015, Research Product, Web page
Commitment Performance
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.
Key
No IRM data
Pending IRM Review
How to Get More Starred Commitments
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.
Key
Stars (Global average 7%)
Focus on implementation
Focus on design
Pending IRM review
No IRM data
Focus on design
Focus on objectives and impact (ambition/potential impact)
Focus on relevance to open government
Focus on verifiability
Public Participation
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.
Key
Participation was closed
Participation was open to any interested party
No IRM data
Forum
Pending IRM review
Definitions
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
OGP Global Report Data
The data below is drawn from the 2019 OGP Global Report. You can view and learn more about the report here.
Selected Dimensions of Open Government
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.
Action implications
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.
IRM-based findings
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.
Third-party scores
Reflect “real-world” performance, i.e., performance outside of the OGP framework. Scores are comprised of various indicators collected by respected organizations.
Anti-Corruption
Action
Implication
Implication
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
Third-Party
Score (0-4)
Score (0-4)
Civic Space
Action
Implication
Implication
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
Third-Party
Score (0-4)
Score (0-4)
Open Policy Making
Action
Implication
Implication
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
Third-Party
Score (0-4)
Score (0-4)
Access to Information
Action
Implication
Implication
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
Third-Party
Score (0-4)
Score (0-4)
Fiscal Openness
Action
Implication
Implication
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
Third-Party
Score (0-4)
Score (0-4)
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