The results show strong improvement for Ghana, with a score of 35.76 – an increase of almost 15% from their sub-national pilot in 2021. They scored mostly in Enabling Environment, with a score of 60.90/100, and scored 100% on several of the sub-categories in this area, including on access to information, sanctions for non-compliance and procurement and data publication laws. The ITI also helps to expose and better understand areas that need more work. This includes: 

• Capacities and processes – showing that better procedures for proactive data publication and increased training are needed.
• Citizen participation – highlighting further efforts are needed on citizens using published information, and strengthening feedback loops.
• Information data publication – showing more considerations are needed on supervision, and environmental impact data publication.

30 procuring entities were assessed as part of this index, with two projects reviewed from each, selected at random, – totalling 60 projects. The entities included 14 local governments, 10 ministries and 6 agencies, with the projects covering transport, health, education, WASH and energy sectors. The total budget of these projects covered a value of 946,614,713 Ghanaian Cedi – or $85 million. 

Key recommendations have been provided including: 

• Adopting a national lifecycle data publication framework and embedding requirements through laws.
• Developing a national manual to support procuring entities to publish data, with information around data publication platforms, responsibilities and quality assurance.
• Integration of CoST’s data standard, building a single national portal and investing in digital tools and training.
• Encouraging data publication audits and independent assurance reviews. 
• Institutionalising civil society and community monitoring in the national framework. 

Alongside CoST’s Executive Director, Petter Matthews, representatives from this event include Hon. Lydia Lamisi Akanvariba (MP), Minister of State, Public Sector Reform; Theresa Attoh-Okine, Policy And Programme Manager- GCIEP (British High Commission); Mary Awelana Addah, Executive Director, Transparency International-Ghana; Eugene Fredua Ofori-Atta, Chair of STMA’s Multi-Stakeholder group and members of the ITI evaluation team.