Yes No Partial Additional information X It has detailed information on tenders for research funding, etc. X 5. Information on budget and expenditure? 6. Information about procurement procedures or signed contracts? 7. Information about vacancy and employment procedures? 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 Total score: 11/20 CATEGORY 2: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION The following request was made to the National Research Fund: The Project Financing Report for the year 2019, setting out the nature of the projects, organisations and entities financed; the amounts disbursed and the outcomes achieved. y n = 20 Yes No 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? 5. Did the organisation provide all of the requested information? 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? Partial Additional information Requests are filed at reception and from there they are channelled to the executive director d. X X X Information on COVID-19 measures and on scholarships was displayed at their premises. X X 10. Was the information received clear and understandable? X Total score: 10/20 RETURN TO CONTENTS PAGE 87 MOZAMBIQUE n = 20