BudgIT, a civic organization that uses technology to promote fiscal transparency and public sector accountability, has launched operations in Ghana, it announced in a statement.
A pioneer in the field of social advocacy, BudgIT uses an array of tech tools to simplify the budget and matters of public spending for citizens, with the primary aim of raising the standard of transparency and accountability in government.
This exactly is our ultimate goal in Ghana, focusing on four core programme areas: budget access, project tracking, extractive transparency and institutional support, says Gabriel Okeowo, BudgIT principal lead.
According to Okeowo, Ghana, like most developing countries, still grapples with low level of transparency in the management of public resources and accountability on the part of public officials among other corruption issues.
For democracies to thrive, transparency and accountability is sacrosanct. This forms the reason why mechanisms must be steadily in place to keep citizens informed and engaged, he added.
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