Ghana submitted its Letter of Intent to the United States’ Department of State, Office of Democracy and Global Affairs in September 2011. The country is currently preparing its Country Action Plan which outlines its commitments to opening government to citizens. The country has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the World Wide Foundation to implement a Ghana Open Data Initiative which aims at making government data more available to the populace. 2.15 Media The media in Ghana operate in relative freedom without harassment from authorities, even though most newspapers and radio stations are openly partisan. During the year there were spates of reckless statements and unsubstantiated allegations against persons, usually political opponents, in the media. The Police acting under section 208 of the Criminal Code arrested and detained media personnel for making such statements. The reckless statements and the discriminatory application of the Criminal Code by the police have the potential to undermine the freedom of speech enjoyed by citizens. The national Broadcasting Bill has not been passed. As part of efforts to build the capacity of the media, the government allocated GHC1 million to the Ghana Journalist Association (GJA). OBJECTIVE 5: ENSURING ACCOUNTABLE, EFFICIENT AND EFFECTIVE PUBLIC SERVICE DELIVERY AT THE NATIONAL AND DECENTRALIZED LEVELS The objective is to assess the procedures that are designed to ensure the continuous accountability of officials, elected as well as appointed to public office. Sixth Annual APRM Progress Report: January – December 2011 32