Ghana - Transport Indicator Database Survey 2012, Second Round

Version 1.0 (September, 2014)

2013-09

The efficient development, maintenance and administration of transport infrastructure and services are critical to the socio-economic development of any country. Scarce government resources and support from donor funds are required to provide these essential services to all sectors for the economic development of the country and for attaining equity and the participation of the populace in the creation of wealth and reduction of poverty.

To ascertain the effectiveness of implementation of policies and development programs, for transport related infrastructure and services key performance indicators are required. The data for developing these performance indicators must be collected on a sustainable basis by the various sectors for collation and analysis. Although most of the relevant basic data exist in many establishments, these are often scattered and are not collated nor disseminated in any structured manner. The Transportation sector is no exception. A recent study of the Ghana Road Sub-sector Programme finds that there is an urgent need to reinforce the monitoring system of MRT as performance indicators have only partially been collected and used; the road condition mix is monitored on an annual basis while other basic performance indicators are lacking. A good monitoring system will help improve the policy formulation within the sub-sector while its absence may result in a major fund funding reduction because the contribution to national development objectives, such as poverty alleviation, cannot be substantiated and demonstrated.

Objectives of survey

The development objective of the TSPS-II as defined in the Ghana Poverty Reduction Strategy (GPRS), to sustain economic growth through the provision of safe, reliable, efficient and affordable services for all transport users. The focus of the transport sector under the GPRS is to provide access through better distribution of the transport network with special emphasis on high poverty areas in order to reduce transport disparities between the urban and rural communities. The household survey is a component of a bigger programme which will serve as a reliable and sustainable one-stop shop for all the data and performance indicators for the transport sector. The immediate objective of the sub-component is to improve the effectiveness of implementation of policies and development programmes for the transport sector, including related infrastructure and services.

The direct aim of the sub-component will be the collection, processing, analysis, documentation and dissemination of transport related data, which will be useful for:

1. Transport planning and policy formulation;

2. Impact assessment, monitoring and evaluation of policies and programmes;

3. Measuring the contribution of the transport to the achievement of MDGs;

4. Impact assessment of the transport sector on poverty alleviation and the general standard of living;

5. Comparisons of performance of the transport sector over time and between countries for the purpose of drawing lessons and giving an indication of where interventions are necessary;

6. Provision of a comprehensive database for justification of programmes and projects under the Multi-Donor Budgetary Support (MDBS).

Sample survey data [ssd]

Household and Individual