BOTSWANA 3. Ministry of Education & Skills Development Category 1 - WEBSITE www.moe.gov.bw/ The website was undergoing routine maintenance at the time of the survey. n = 20 Yes No Partial Additional Information 1. Does this website contain up to date information? 2. Does the website contain: a) A description of its powers as well as data on the organisational structure, the functions, and the responsibilities of the administration? b) A list of laws, acts etc. issued within the scope of its powers. c) Reports, policies, programs? d) Budget and expenditure? e) Information about procurement procedures, signed contracts? f) Vacancies and employment procedures? g) The name, the address, the telephone number and the working hours of the respective institution? h) The contact details of public officials? i) A mechanism to request and receive a response to electronic messages and requests for information? Total Score: 0/20 Category 2: Requests for Information The following questions were sent to the Ministry of Education and Skills Development: 1. In the last BGCSE 2012, how many students have so far been offered sponsorship/ scholarship for Tertiary education? 2. Has the ‘Back to School’ programme started already? 3. Who qualifies for the ’Back to School’ programme? 4. In 2012 alone, how many Junior Secondary school teachers have gone to further their studies? n = 20 1.Is there an official designated to take and respond to information requests? (Please state title of officials in ‘Additional Information’) Yes No • Additional Information Public Relations Officer 2. Did the institution reply within 21 days? (If less than 7 please state in ‘Additional Information’) • 3. Did the Institution respond to a request for information? • 4. Does the authority publish its procedures for dealing with information requests? • 5. Did the institution provide all of the information requested? (If partially please mark ‘No’, indicate in ‘Additional Information’ how much of the information requested was supplied) • 6. Did the institution provide written reasons for the refusal of information? (If information was not refused, please contact the institution to find out what the policy is in this regard –if the institution supplies written reasons for refusal mark ‘Yes’) • 7. Did the institution disclose information about its operations, budgets, structure etc. • 8. Did the authority provide information without questioning the aims and motivations of the applicant? • 9. Did the institution acknowledge your request for information within 7 days? • 10. Was the information received clear and understandable? • No information received Total Score: 2/20 13