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 commitments are in three-fold:

1. 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.
2. Facilitating participatory monitoring and informed citizens’ engagement in decision-making processes in the road infrastructure policy area.
4. Develop and implement a robust accountability mechanism for flagship infrastructure projects that ensures public disclosure of project information.

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

• Develop a disclosure portal to publish contracts on health infrastructure projects. | August 2026 June 2026

• Establish a standardized procedure for disclosing infrastructure project information. | August 2026 December 2026

• Establish a standardized procedure for disclosing information on health infrastructure projects. • Expand transparency mechanisms to flagship health infrastructure projects. • Facilitate participatory monitoring and promote citizen engagement in health infrastructure projects | August 2026 June 2027

• Develop and launch a public disclosure portal to publish road contracts and infrastructure data. | September 2026 June 2027

• Facilitate participatory monitoring of road projects. • Promote citizen engagement in road infrastructure decisionmaking. | October 2026 June 2027

• Expand transparency mechanisms to flagship infrastructure road infrastructure projects. | January 2027 June 2027