Interactive Navigation of Global Data Barometer 2024 Dataset
| Country | Pillar | Cluster | Action Area | Question/Indicator | Level | Response | Score | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | Governance | Governance Foundation | Data Protection |
Governance (G): Data protection
Elements
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L2 | 93.3 | Western Africa | |
| Ghana | Governance | Governance Foundation | Data Protection |
Governance (G): Data protection
Rights and responsibilities:
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L3 | 80.0 | Western Africa | |
| Ghana | Governance | Governance Foundation | Data Protection |
Governance (G): Data protection
Elements Question 1 The framework provides data subjects with rights to access and correct data about themselves
|
L4 | Yes | 16.0 | Western Africa |
| Ghana | Governance | Governance Foundation | Data Protection |
Governance (G): Data protection
Please indicate which section of the framework refers to this issue
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L4 | Sections 32, 33, 34, and 35 of Ghana Data Protection Act 2012 (Act 843). | - | Western Africa |
| Ghana | Governance | Governance Foundation | Data Protection |
Governance (G): Data protection
Elements Question 2 The framework provides rights of redress
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L4 | Yes | 16.0 | Western Africa |
| Ghana | Governance | Governance Foundation | Data Protection |
Governance (G): Data protection
Please indicate which section of the framework refers to this issue
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L4 | Sections 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, and 44 of the Act 843. | - | Western Africa |
| Ghana | Governance | Governance Foundation | Data Protection |
Governance (G): Data protection
Elements Question 3 The framework provides data subjects with rights of choice or consent
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L4 | Yes | 16.0 | Western Africa |
| Ghana | Governance | Governance Foundation | Data Protection |
Governance (G): Data protection
Please indicate which section of the framework refers to this issue
|
L4 | Section 20(1 to 3) of Act 843 | - | Western Africa |
| Ghana | Governance | Governance Foundation | Data Protection |
Governance (G): Data protection
Elements Question 4 The framework sets out clear responsibilities for data holders
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L4 | Yes | 16.0 | Western Africa |
| Ghana | Governance | Governance Foundation | Data Protection |
Governance (G): Data protection
Please indicate which section of the framework refers to this issue
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L4 | Sections 17 to 38 of Act 843, which covers the application of data protection principles. | - | Western Africa |
| Ghana | Governance | Governance Foundation | Data Protection |
Governance (G): Data protection
Elements Question 5 The framework requires data controllers to notify an appropriate authority of data breaches
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L4 | Yes | 16.0 | Western Africa |
| Ghana | Governance | Governance Foundation | Data Protection |
Governance (G): Data protection
Please indicate which section of the framework refers to this issue
|
L4 | Section 31 of Act 843, which stipulates the necessary steps to take to notify relevant agencies/part ... | - | Western Africa |
| Ghana | Governance | Governance Foundation | Data Protection |
Governance (G): Data protection
Specific considerations:
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L3 | 13.3 | Western Africa | |
| Ghana | Governance | Governance Foundation | Data Protection |
Governance (G): Data protection
Elements Question 6 The framework explicitly addresses privacy and data protection for groups
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L4 | Yes | 6.7 | Western Africa |
| Ghana | Governance | Governance Foundation | Data Protection |
Governance (G): Data protection
What rights are addressed? What responsibilities are addressed?
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L4 | Privacy of the individual and special personal data including children, religious or philosophical b ... | - | Western Africa |
| Ghana | Governance | Governance Foundation | Data Protection |
Governance (G): Data protection
Please indicate which section of the framework refers to this issue
|
L4 | Section 37 and 38 of Act 843, which focus on the prohibition of processing of special | - | Western Africa |
| Ghana | Governance | Governance Foundation | Data Protection |
Governance (G): Data protection
Elements Question 7 The framework explicitly covers the protection of locationrelated data
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L4 | No | - | Western Africa |
| Ghana | Governance | Governance Foundation | Data Protection |
Governance (G): Data protection
Elements Question 8 The framework addresses algorithmic decisionmaking
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L4 | Yes | 6.7 | Western Africa |
| Ghana | Governance | Governance Foundation | Data Protection |
Governance (G): Data protection
Please indicate which section of the framework refers to this issue
|
L4 | Section 41(1-6) of the Data Protection Act 2012. | - | Western Africa |
| Ghana | Governance | Governance Foundation | Data Protection |
Governance (G): Data protection
Negative scoring:
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L3 | - | Western Africa | |
| Ghana | Governance | Governance Foundation | Data Protection |
Governance (G): Data protection
Elements Question 9 The framework excludes certain populations from data protection
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L4 | No | - | Western Africa |
| Ghana | Governance | Governance Foundation | Data Protection |
Governance (G): Data protection
Elements summary:
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L3 | - | Western Africa | |
| Ghana | Governance | Governance Foundation | Data Protection |
Governance (G): Data protection
Elements Question 10 Please summarize your answers to the preceding element subquestions
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L4 | Ghana's Data Protection Act established a Data Protection Commission (DPC), to protect individuals' ... | - | Western Africa |
| Ghana | Governance | Governance Foundation | Data Protection |
Governance (G): Data protection
Please provide the URLs for the evidence that supports the summary provided
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L4 | (1): https://www.dataprotection.org.gh/media/attachments/2021/11/05/data-protection-act-2012-act-843 ... | - | Western Africa |
| Ghana | Governance | Governance Foundation | Data Management |
Governance (G): Data management
To what extent do relevant laws, regulations, policies, and guidance provide a comprehensive framework for consistent data management and publication?
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L1 | 51.0 | Western Africa | |
| Ghana | Governance | Governance Foundation | Data Management |
Governance (G): Data management
Existence
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L2 | 0.9 | Western Africa | |
| Ghana | Governance | Governance Foundation | Data Management |
Governance (G): Data management
Exist of existence:
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L3 | 1.0 | Western Africa | |
| Ghana | Governance | Governance Foundation | Data Management |
Governance (G): Data management
Existence Question 1 What is the nature of the framework?
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L4 | A framework exists and has the force of law. | - | Western Africa |
| Ghana | Governance | Governance Foundation | Data Management |
Governance (G): Data management
Please provide brief details
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L4 | The Ghana Statistical Services has standards for production and management of government data. This ... | - | Western Africa |
| Ghana | Governance | Governance Foundation | Data Management |
Governance (G): Data management
Please provide a URLs for where evidence can be found
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L4 | (1) https://statsghana.gov.gh/gssmain/storage/img/STATISTICAL%20SERVICE%20ACT,%202019%20(ACT%201003) ... | - | Western Africa |
| Ghana | Governance | Governance Foundation | Data Management |
Governance (G): Data management
Extent of existence:
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L3 | 0.9 | Western Africa | |
| Ghana | Governance | Governance Foundation | Data Management |
Governance (G): Data management
Existence Question 2 How comprehensive in terms of jurisdiction is the coverage of the framework assessed for this question?
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L4 | The framework provides national coverage. | - | Western Africa |
| Ghana | Governance | Governance Foundation | Data Management |
Governance (G): Data management
Existence Question 3 How comprehensive in terms of parts of government is this framework?
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L4 | The framework covers only a limited part of government (e.g., only a single agency or a few agencies ... | - | Western Africa |
| Ghana | Governance | Governance Foundation | Data Management |
Governance (G): Data management
To which agency or agencies or parts of government does this framework apply?
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L4 | Statistical Data | - | Western Africa |
| Ghana | Governance | Governance Foundation | Data Management |
Governance (G): Data management
Please provide supporting URLs as necessary
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L4 | https://statsghana.gov.gh/gssmain/storage/img/STATISTICAL%20SERVICE%20ACT,%202019%20(ACT%201003).pdf | - | Western Africa |
| Ghana | Governance | Governance Foundation | Data Management |
Governance (G): Data management
Existence summary:
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L3 | - | Western Africa | |
| Ghana | Governance | Governance Foundation | Data Management |
Governance (G): Data management
Existence Question 4 Please summarize your answers to the preceding existence subquestions including the extent of existence
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L4 | The Statistics Act, 2019 (Act 1003) was passed to strengthen the National Statistics System byprovid ... | - | Western Africa |
| Ghana | Governance | Governance Foundation | Data Management |
Governance (G): Data management
Please provide the URLs for the evidence that supports the summary provided
|
L4 | (1) https://statsghana.gov.gh/gssmain/storage/img/STATISTICAL%20SERVICE%20ACT,%202019%20(ACT%201003) ... | - | Western Africa |
| Ghana | Governance | Governance Foundation | Data Management |
Governance (G): Data management
Elements
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L2 | 60.0 | Western Africa | |
| Ghana | Governance | Governance Foundation | Data Management |
Governance (G): Data management
Rights and responsibilities:
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L3 | 60.0 | Western Africa | |
| Ghana | Governance | Governance Foundation | Data Management |
Governance (G): Data management
Elements Question 1 There are clearly documented processes for soliciting and integrating feedback from external users to improve data quality
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L4 | No | - | Western Africa |
| Ghana | Governance | Governance Foundation | Data Management |
Governance (G): Data management
Elements Question 2 There are technical standards including common data models codelists and identifiers for management and publication of government data
|
L4 | No | - | Western Africa |
| Ghana | Governance | Governance Foundation | Data Management |
Governance (G): Data management
Elements Question 3 There are minimum standards for metadata when government data is catalogued or published
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L4 | Yes | 20.0 | Western Africa |
| Ghana | Governance | Governance Foundation | Data Management |
Governance (G): Data management
Please indicate which section of the framework refers to this issue
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L4 | On page 21, of The Ghana e-government interoperability Framework, section H is the 'Metadata Standar ... | - | Western Africa |
| Ghana | Governance | Governance Foundation | Data Management |
Governance (G): Data management
Elements Question 4 There is a standardized process for publishing and updating published government data
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L4 | Yes | 20.0 | Western Africa |
| Ghana | Governance | Governance Foundation | Data Management |
Governance (G): Data management
Please indicate which section of the framework refers to this issue
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L4 | Section 9.4.2. Key Data Policy of the Ghana e-Government Interoperability Framework outlines various ... | - | Western Africa |
| Ghana | Governance | Governance Foundation | Data Management |
Governance (G): Data management
Elements Question 5 There are clearly documented quality control processes for government data
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L4 | Yes | 20.0 | Western Africa |
| Ghana | Governance | Governance Foundation | Data Management |
Governance (G): Data management
Please indicate which section of the framework refers to this issue
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L4 | Section 9.8.2. sub-section 7. of the e-Government Interoperability Framework states that municipal a ... | - | Western Africa |
| Ghana | Governance | Governance Foundation | Data Management |
Governance (G): Data management
Elements summary:
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L3 | - | Western Africa | |
| Ghana | Governance | Governance Foundation | Data Management |
Governance (G): Data management
Elements Question 6 Please summarize your answers to the preceding element subquestions
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L4 | The Ghana Statistical Services has standards for production and management of government data. This ... | - | Western Africa |