A Change of 360 Degrees
In Sekondi-Takoradi, citizens are empowered to report on irregular construction and apply for permits more transparently.
Current Action Plan
2018-2020
Action Plan 2
- Number of Commitments: 5
- Policy Area Focus: Civic Participation in Public Infrastructure, Fiscal Transparency, Public Service Delivery
Sekondi-Takoradi is currently implementing 5 commitments from their 2018-2020 action plan.
This action plan features commitments related to civic participation in infrastructure, fiscal transparency, public service delivery, land use and permitting, access to information and citizen feedback and access to sanitation.
Point of Contact
Commitments
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Transparency and Accountability in Public Infrastructure
SEK0006, 2018, E-Government
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Civic Participation & Fiscal Transparency
SEK0007, 2018, Capacity Building
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Public Service Delivery
SEK0008, 2018, Capacity Building
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Access to Information
SEK0009, 2018, E-Government
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Public Services –Sanitation
SEK0010, 2018, Public Participation
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Public Service-Security
SEK0001, 2017, Capacity Building
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Public Service - Sanitation
SEK0002, 2017, Infrastructure & Transport
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Fiscal Transparency
SEK0003, 2017, Capacity Building
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Public Participation - Private Sector
SEK0004, 2017, Private Sector
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Public Participation - Planning
SEK0005, 2017, Capacity Building
Current Data
The data below is updated periodically, most often after large numbers of new action plans and IRM reports.
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
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
Civic Space
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
Open Policy Making
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
Access to Information
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
Fiscal Openness
IRM-Based Findings
NC
CA
IR
C
A
ER
Resources
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Sekondi-Takoradi Action Plan 2018-2020
2018, Documents, Web Page
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Sekondi-Takoradi Action Plan 2018-2020
2018, Action Plan, Web page
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Sekondi-Takoradi End-of-Term Self-Assessment 2017
2018, Self Assessment, Web page
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Sekondi-Takoradi Final Report 2017
2019, IRM Report, Web page
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Sekondi-Takoradi IRM Report 2017 – For Public Comment
2019, Report Comments, Web page
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Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana Action Plan
2016, Action Plan, Web page
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