3.4 The body’s decisions on licensing in particular are informed by a broadcasting policy developed in a transparent and inclusive manner. ANALYSIS: The broadcasting policy was developed in an open and transparent manner. The public had a chance to submit proposals and comments and there was an extensive public consultation process. However, the policy has not been adopted by parliament and it can thus not yet serve as a basis for decisions of the NBB. Moreover, the existing document is widely regarded as a watered-down version of the original draft, in particular in regard to public broadcasting (see 2.4). SCORES: Individual scores: Average score: 3.5 2, 1, 1, 3, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 1.3 (2005 = 1.0) The public broadcaster is accountable to the public through a board representative of society at large and selected in an independent, open and transparent manner. ANALYSIS: Botswana does not have a public broadcaster and there is no board representative of society at large to oversee the operations of the service. Radio Botswana and Botswana Television continue to be directly controlled and managed by the Minister of Communications, Science and Technology. The existing Broadcasting Act defines the “public broadcasting service” as “any statutory body which is funded either wholly or partly through State revenues”. This definition differs widely from all generally accepted definitions of Public Broadcasting. SCORES: Individual scores: Average score: 3.6 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 1.0 (2005 = 1.0) Persons who have vested interests of a political or commercial nature are excluded from possible membership in the board, i.e. office bearers with the state or political parties as well as those with a financial interest in the broadcasting industry. ANALYSIS: This requirement does not even begin to apply because there is no public broadcaster and no independent board to control it in the first place. So This Is Democracy? 2007 -163- Media Institute of Southern Africa