Individual
civil
society
organizations
(ISODEC,
SEND
Foundation,
IDEG,
etc)
source
for
funds
from
development
partners
to
build
capacity
to
monitor
public
policy.
3.16
Poor
service
delivery
in
public
services
The
implementation
of
the
Public
Sector
Reform
Programme
is
on-‐going.
The
Ministry
of
Public
Sector
Reform
has
developed
a
New
Citizens
Charter
which
provides
essential
information
that
citizens
and
stakeholders
need
to
know
about
the
services
and
functions
of
a
public
agency
or
department
of
the
government
and
the
manner
they
can
assess
the
services
efficiently.
The
Ministry
has
also
prepared
a
Charter
Handbook
which
provides
reading
material
that
public
entities
can
refer
to
and
consult
with
when
developing
their
Citizens’/Service
Charters.
Eight
MDAs
launched
their
Charters
this
year.
The
MDAs
involved
were
Ministry
of
Finance
and
Economic
Planning,
the
Ministry
of
Tourism
and
Diasporan
Relations,
the
Ghana
Tourist
Board
and
the
Ghana
Standards
Board.
Others
are
the
Department
of
Urban
Roads,
the
Ghana
Highway
Authority,
the
Food
and
Drugs
Board
and
the
Public
Services
Commission.
Objective
5b:
Promote
participation
of
civil
society
and
media
in
governance
3.17
Civil
society
engagement
in
national
dialogue
and
decision
Government
continues
to
increase
institutional
space
for
civil
society
engagement
in
national
policy
discourse.
These
include:
•
MOFEP
invitation
of
inputs
from
the
general
public
into
the
annual
budget;
•
Submission
of
proposals
to
Parliament
from
the
public
into
Bill
consideration;
•
Consultations
of
National
Development
Planning
Commission
with
civil
society;
•
Speaker’s
Breakfast
Forum;
•
Parliament’s
Outreach
Programme;
•
Annual
Parliamentary
Week
Celebration;
•
People’s
Assembly;
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