Road Sector and Flagship Health Infrastructure Projects (GH0059)

Problem to be Addressed

Ghana's roads sector faces significant transparency challenges, marked by weak and inconsistent disclosure practices and limited citizens engagement, which have eroded public trust and hindered effective monitoring. The lack of information on project costs and funding sources has combined with inadequate opportunities for public engagement to undermine accountability in the sector. Similarly, Ghana's flagship health infrastructure projects under the Agenda 111 initiative grapple with perceived opaque procurement processes, restricted public access to information, political interference, and insufficient oversight. These issues, compounded by the absence of open contracting and weak accountability mechanisms, have also undermined public trust and negatively impacted project outcomes.

The Commitment

The commitment is in two-fold: 3. Enhance transparency and foster public trust by providing seamless access to data on road infrastructure projects, facilitating participatory monitoring, and informed citizen engagement in decision-making processes. 4. Develop and implement a robust accountability mechanism for flagship infrastructure projects that ensures public disclosure of project data, incorporates independent audits and participatory evaluation to ensure alignment with project goals, specifications and budget. The design of the data gathering template for both commitments will be guided by the CoST model.

Contribution of Commitment to Solving Problem

The commitment enhances transparency in Ghana's roads and flagship health infrastructure projects (Agenda 111 initiative) by ensuring public access to project data, including procurement method and scope of work, enabling citizens to monitor progress and hold officials accountable. Participatory monitoring and engagement in decision-making foster trust, reduce corruption, and align projects with community needs. Through public disclosure of data, independent audits, and participatory evaluations, the commitment reduces corruption risks often associated with public procurement, strengthens citizens’ oversight, minimises political interference, addressing weaknesses in the demand-side of social accountability.

Relevance of Commitment to OGP Values

The commitment strongly aligns with OGP values by promoting transparency in contracting, accessibility to road infrastructure data, and fostering accountability via participatory monitoring. It is expected to enhance citizen participation by engaging diverse stakeholders in contract performance appraisal and leverages technology to streamline data access and facilitate engagement. Similarly, the commitment ensures flagship infrastructure projects adhere to OGP principles by implementing an accountability framework that emphasizes transparency through data disclosure and a centralized dashboard. Stakeholder consultations and participatory evaluations bolster citizen participation, while social audits and independent reviews reinforce accountability. By 15 utilising technology through the dashboard, the commitment fosters innovation and enhances governance efficiency.

Milestone Activity with Verifiable Deliverable

▪ A functional, centralised roads and flagship health infrastructure dashboard integrated with real-time project monitoring capabilities, adhering to infrastructure data standards and aligned with existing laws established
▪ Accountability framework tailored to roads and flagship health infrastructure projects, outlining processes for data disclosure, social audits and participatory evaluation developed
▪ Stakeholder consultation meetings to validate the framework for roads and flagship health infrastructure with input from government, civil society, and private sector actors organised
▪ Accountability framework for roads and flagship health infrastructure projects finalised
Start Date: January, 2025
End Date: December, 2026

▪ A comprehensive manual outlining standardised procedures for disclosing roads and flagship health infrastructure data in compliance with national laws and international best practices developed
▪ A centralized open-data platform for real-time road and flagship health infrastructure project information launched
▪ Training workshops for procuring entity officials, civil society organisations, and private sector actors on compliance with data disclosure processes and the new accountability framework organised
▪ Proactive disclosure of data of ongoing roads and flagship health infrastructure projects on a centralized infrastructure dashboard conducted
Start Date: January, 2026
End Date: December, 2026

▪ Social audits on publicly disclosed data for roads and flagship health infrastructure projects have conducted and publicized
▪ Comprehensive review of the accountability framework's implementation, identifying successes and areas for improvement conducted
Start Date: January, 2027
End Date: December, 2027