Enhancing Accountability through LANETs

Evidence from the various Local Accountability Networks (LANets) suggest that Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition’s effort to promote transparency and accountability in the disbursement and usage of the Covid-19 fund is yielding results.

The local governance system is faced with issues of limited participation, more so, the depth of engagement is gradually shrinking.

An informed citizen contributes to the shaping of a country’s development. Section 1 (1) of Ghana’s Right to Information (RTI) Act, 2019 (Act 989) gives every citizen the right to ask for any information that is held by public institutions, including private institutions performing a public function in Ghana, whereas section 1 (2) requires that all public institutions must make it easy for the public to obtain information.

What is Open Contracting?
Open contracting is about publishing information concerning how the government buys goods, works and services. It is also about this information being available, accessible to the entire public and being timely.