SWAZILAND n = 20 Yes No Partial 9. Did the institution acknowledge your request for information within 7 days? • 10. Was the information received clear and understandable? • Additional Information Total Score: 0/20 2. Ministry of Information, Communications and Technology Category 1: Website http://www.gov.sz/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=213 &Itemid=303 Linked to the government website, the website of the Ministry of Information, Communications and Technology has, to a certain extent, up-to-date information on its operations. Worth noting is the updated information on the appointment of the Acting Principal Secretary. However, the major let down for this Ministry, which is responsible for ICT, is that the news and events section is not updated and its latest story is from 2014 but still has old stories dating back to 2014. n = 20 Yes No Partial 1. Does this website contain up to date information? • Additional Information News & events section had stale news 2. Does the website contain the following: 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? • Information on where one can find the appropriate Acts • Budget is available in the National Budget • Working hours not available c) Reports, policies, programmes? • d) Budget and expenditure? e) Information about procurement procedures, signed contracts? • f) Vacancy and employment procedures? • g) The address, telephone number, and working hours of the institution? h) The contact details of specific public officials? • i) A mechanism to request and receive a response to electronic messages and requests for information? • Total Score: 11/20 CATEGORY 2: REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION The following questions were sent to Ministry of Information, Communications and Technology: 1. How often is your website updated? 2. Who is in charge of your website? 3. How would you describe the relationship between the Ministry and media? 4. Following the public outcry about poor standards of journalism, what is the Ministry really doing to address this problem? 5. What are benefits of having a Royal Technology Park in the country? n = 20 1. Is there an official designated to take and respond to information requests? 2. Did the institution reply within 21 days? 76 Yes No Partial • Additional Information The Communications Officer •