Right to Information (GH0025)
Overview
At-a-Glance
Action Plan: Ghana Action Plan 2017-2019
Action Plan Cycle: 2017
Status: Inactive
Institutions
Lead Institution: Parliament and Ministry of Information
Support Institution(s): Coalition on the Rights to Information Bill (CRTI) Centre for Democratic Development and Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI)
Policy Areas
Access to Information, Legislation & Regulation, Right to InformationDescription
What is the public problem that the commitment will address?: The 1992 Constitution of Ghana guarantees to all the right to information, among many other rights. Efforts to pass the Right to Information Bill commenced almost two decades now.; What is the commitment?: The commitment is to pass the Right to Information Bill; How will the commitment contribute to solve the public problem?: The Government undertook to enact a Right to Information (RTI) Law both in the first and second action plan. However, the RTI bill has not been passed. Passing the bill will help address the unfulfilled commitments the two previous action plans. The commitment is also helping to develop strategies for the implementation of the RTI Bill so that when the bill is passed public institutions will be able to provide the necessary information to the public.; Why is this commitment relevant to OGP values?: The commitment is enabling the right to information.
Commitments
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Open Contracting and Contract Monitoring
GH0020, 2017, Anti-Corruption
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Anti-Corruption Transparency
GH0021, 2017, Anti-Corruption
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Beneficial Ownership
GH0022, 2017, Anti-Corruption
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Fiscal Transparency and Accountability
GH0023, 2017, Fiscal Openness
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Extractives Sector Transparency
GH0024, 2017, Anti-Corruption
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Right to Information
GH0025, 2017, Access to Information
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Civic Participation and Accountability
GH0026, 2017, Fiscal Openness
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Technology and Innovation
GH0027, 2017, Access to Information
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Open Contracting
GH0014, 2015, Anti-Corruption
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RTI
GH0015, 2015, Access to Information
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Citizen’S Participation
GH0016, 2015, Public Participation
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Fiscal Openness
GH0017, 2015, Legislation & Regulation
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Revenue Management
GH0018, 2015, Legislation & Regulation
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Open Data
GH0019, 2015, Access to Information
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Fiscal Responsibility
GH0001, 2013, Fiscal Openness
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Fiscal Transparency
GH0002, 2013, Capacity Building
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Right to Information
GH0003, 2013, Access to Information
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Human Rights and Anti-Corruption
GH0004, 2013, Anti-Corruption
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Extractive Sector Revenue Management
GH0005, 2013, Anti-Corruption
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Investment Oversight
GH0006, 2013, Anti-Corruption
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Citizen Participation
GH0007, 2013, Capacity Building
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Code of Conduct Bill
GH0008, 2013, Anti-Corruption
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Audit Reports
GH0009, 2013, Anti-Corruption
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National Broadcasting
GH0010, 2013, Civic Space
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e-Immigration
GH0011, 2013, Access to Information
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Financial Management
GH0012, 2013, Access to Information
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Policy Portal
GH0013, 2013, Access to Information