Improving Transparency and Accountability in Public-Private Partnerships : Disclosure Diagnostic Report - Uganda
Between December 2017 and April 2018, a joint Government of Uganda and World Bank team conducted a study on public-private partnership (PPP) disclosure in Uganda, using the PPP Disclosure Diagnostic template recommended by the World Bank Framework...
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| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2020
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/153371593054581308/Uganda-Disclosure-Diagnostic-Report-Improving-Transparency-and-Accountability-in-Public-Private-Partnerships http://hdl.handle.net/10986/34086 |
| Summary: | Between December 2017 and April 2018, a
joint Government of Uganda and World Bank team conducted a
study on public-private partnership (PPP) disclosure in
Uganda, using the PPP Disclosure Diagnostic template
recommended by the World Bank Framework for Disclosure of
Information in PPPs. This study has been consolidated in the
form of a PPP Disclosure Diagnostic Report (hereinafter
Diagnostic Report) for Uganda. The Diagnostic Report
examines the political, legal, and institutional environment
for disclosure in PPPs. Based on a gap assessment exercise
with key political, legal, institutional, and process
findings benchmarked against the World Bank’s framework, the
Diagnostic Report makes specific recommendations to improve
disclosure, including recommended customized guidelines for
PPP disclosure in Uganda. The findings suggest that there
has been movement toward greater transparency and openness
in all areas of government in Uganda, with several new
initiatives having been launched in recent years. The 1995
Constitution of Uganda created new obligations on public
bodies to promote more transparent governance structures.
This was enhanced substantially with the enactment of the
Access to Information Act 2005 (as well as the issuing of
Access to Information Regulations in 2011), which, among
other things, promotes proactive disclosure of information
held by public authorities. Uganda has taken other
progressive steps, such as signing the United Nations
Convention Against Corruption and the African Union
Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption. In 2010,
Uganda formulated its National e-Government Policy, which,
among others, formed the basis for the establishment of the
Ministry of ICT and National Guidance. The policy identifies
several services and processes that are being progressively
rolled out on Internet-based platforms for greater
efficiency and transparency. These include
government-to-government services, such as implementing
financial management information systems;
government-to-citizen, services, such as provision of
passports and other certification services; and
government-to-business services, such as e-procurement for
government tenders. |
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