SUMMARY OF KEY FINDINGS The following public organisations were surveyed: 1. Ministry of Education, Science and Technology 2. Ministry of Health, Community Development, Gender, Elderly and Children 3. Ministry of Information, Culture, Arts and Sports 4. Ministry of Natural Resources and Tourism 5. National Electoral Commission 6. Office of Registrar of Political Parties 7. Tanzania Telecommunication Limited 8. Workers Compensation Fund Category 1: Website analysis y Websites surveyed contain up-to-date information, although much of this is eventbased with photographs of public officials. y Information on vacancy and employment, procurement process, contact details of leaders, budget and expenditure is missing from most websites. y All websites provide links to social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and/or blogs). y Most websites publish information on the powers, functions and responsibilities. y All websites have electronic feedback and response mechanisms which allow citizens to submit information requests and queries. Category 2: Requests for information RETURN TO CONTENTS PAGE 150 y No public organisations responded within seven days of receiving the information request. y When the researcher followed up, some organisations claimed that they were unaware of request or not knowledgeable of the staff member responsible for handling such communications. Some phone calls went unanswered. Other organisations claimed to be working on the information request. y After 21 days, only one public organisation provided the requested information. TANZANIA ORGANISATIONS SURVEYED