GHANA GOVERNMENT RANKED 3RD IN AFRICAS MOST TRANSPARENT GOVTS

Ghana’s government is the third most
transparent and open in Africa, according to a
global ranking on public access to official data.
The ranking was released on Tuesday, January
20 by World Wide Web Foundation.
Eighty-six countries were sampled on how
information within officialdom is made easily
accessible to citizens.
A report released after the ranking says, “there
is still a long way to go to put the power of data
in the hands of citizens.”
“Core data on how governments are spending
our money and how public services are
performing remains inaccessible or paywalled in
most countries. Information critical to fight
corruption and promote fair competition, such
as company registers, public sector contracts,
and land titles, is even harder to get.”
Ghana ranked joint-third with Rwanda in
Africa.
Only South Africa and Tunisia ranked higher.
But Ghana is 46th on the global rankings with
United Kingdom ranked 1st followed by US,
Sweden, France and New Zealand in that order.
Ghana is, however, listed as one of the
capacity-constrained countries. This means
access to information is challenged in one way
or the other by limited government, civil society
or private sector capacity, limits on affordable
widespread internet access and weaknesses in
digital data collection and management