BOTSWANA X 4. Copies of reports, policies or programmes? 5. Information on budget and expenditure? 6. Information about procurement procedures or signed contracts? 7. Information about vacancy and employment procedures? X 8. The address, telephone number, and working hours of the organisation? X 9. The contact details of specific public officials? X 10. A mechanism to request and receive responses to electronic messages and requests for information? X X X Total score: 17/20 CATEGORY 2: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION A request for the following information was sent to Ministry of Investment, Trade and Industry: What is the latest information on Botswana’s import bill? Describe the impact of government’s economic diversification programme on the latest figures reflected in the nation’s import bill? According to latest import bill, what percentage of Botswana’s imported goods come from African countries? y y y n = 20 Yes No Partial X 1. Is there an official, who is designated to take and respond to information requests? 2. Did the organisation reply within 21 days? X 3. Did the organisation respond to the request for information? X 4. Does the organisation publish their procedures for handling information requests? X 5. Did the organisation provide all of the requested information? X 6. Did the organisation provide written reasons for the refusal of information? 7. Did the organisation 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 organisation acknowledge the request for information within 7 days? Additional information Principal Public Relations Officer X There was no response. X X X 10. Was the information received clear and understandable? X Total score: 6/20 RETURN TO CONTENTS PAGE 17