Goal

Open, inclusive, accountable and effective governance [77]

Interlinkages

A standalone goal on open information [78]

Interlinkages

Targets

Enable all people and public bodies to obtain detailed and reliable information on sustainable development in a timely and accessible manner: in particular, information about what resources are available, how they are raised and spent and what results they contribute to.

Right to information enshrined in legislation [inc. overruling of previous regressive legislation.

Detailed and timely government revenue, budget, and spending information is made publicly available to a common open standard.

Curb corruption and illicit financial flows, which drain away huge sums in much-needed funds.

Open contracting and company registry data to provide detailed information on entitlements and government services made available online.

Enhance the effectiveness of public institutions in curbing poverty and promoting sustainable development and maximise their accountability for the use of public resources.

Private sector disclosure of payments made to the government, such as tax and royalty payments.

Ensure public backing for efforts to curb poverty and inequality by enabling participation of all people in the design, delivery and monitoring of policy, without exclusion or discrimination, and by ensuring rights of free speech, assembly and access to information.

Investment in statistical capacity and public reporting.

Universal access to mobile phone and broadband coverage.

Enhance the accountability and positive impacts of business by ensuring full disclosure of relationships between corporations and states and requiring corporations to report to a consistent standard on their impacts on the environment, society and human rights.