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Ghana has scored 85.76% in its first National Infrastructure Transparency Index (ITI) Survey, indicating significant progress in transparency and accountability in the country’s infrastructure sector. The survey, launched in Accra, also highlighted critical weaknesses that require urgent attention to enhance project delivery, efficiency, and public trust.
The ITI provides a comprehensive assessment of transparency and efficiency within Ghana’s public infrastructure system. Minister of State for Public Sector Reforms, Lydia Lamisi Akanvariba, described the findings as a “turning point” for Ghana’s infrastructure governance, emphasizing the potential of the ITI to reduce corruption risks, prevent mismanagement, and build public trust in government expenditure.
The survey evaluated four main dimensions: enabling environment, capacities and processes, citizen participation, and information disclosure. Ghana’s score places it ahead of several nations with longer histories of infrastructure reform.
To address identified gaps, the government plans to establish a Value for Money Office to enforce cost benchmarks, strengthen oversight, and ensure greater accountability in public infrastructure spending.
Also speaking at the event, Deputy Development Director at the British High Commission, Samina Bhatia, described the launch of Ghana’s first ITI as a major milestone that would strengthen the UK–Ghana development partnership and improve governance in the infrastructure sector. She said the UK was pleased that infrastructure remains central to the Ghanaian government’s priorities, especially given the scale of investment anticipated under the “Big Push” agenda. “If significant public funds and public–private partnerships are going into infrastructure, we must ensure that every penny delivers real impact for Ghanaian citizens. The UK is a long-standing partner of Ghana, and we are keen to see the country make leaps and bounds in its progress. Infrastructure will be key to delivering that,” she said.
Ms. Bhatia noted that both countries share commitments to economic growth and shared prosperity, adding that quality infrastructure—roads, water systems, schools, and hospitals—will be essential to achieving those goals. She highlighted the UK’s continued support for accountability and good governance through programmes such as the Open Government Partnership, the Ghana Governance Programme, and the Green Cities Infrastructure Programme.
The event concluded with a renewed call for government, the private sector, and civil society to sustain the momentum created by the ITI and advance Ghana’s transition toward transparent, data-driven, and citizen-centered infrastructure governance.
