BOTSWANA DETAILED FINDINGS 1. BOTSWANA EXAMINATION COUNCIL CATEGORY 1: WEBSITE ANALYSIS www.bec.org.bw The website of the Botswana Examination Council (BEC) is updated regularly. It has a range of information, including names of committee members and their remuneration rates. However, BEC last uploaded their annual report in 2019. Efforts to seek clarification through an email address provided on the website were futile. The institution’s Facebook page is updated regularly, and in the six months before this assessment, the page administrator posted, on average, three times a month. However, the page administrator does not interact with users who ask follow-up questions on posts. n = 20 Yes No Partial Additional information Does the website contain the following: X 1. Up-to-date information? 2. A description of the organisation’s powers and structure, as well as its functions and responsibilities? 3. A list of laws, acts, etc, issued within the scope of its powers? 4. Copies of reports, policies or programmes? 5. Information on budget and expenditure? 6. Information about procurement procedures or signed contracts? X 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 Regularly updated until the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. X X X X X 10. A mechanism to request and receive responses to electronic messages and requests for information? The mechanism exists, but there was no response to messages. Total score: 11/20 CATEGORY 2: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION The following questions were sent to the BEC: May we have BEC’s current annual report? May we have the financial report or statement, or the reasons why the report is unavailable? y y n = 20 Yes 1. Is there an official, who is designated to take and respond to information requests? 2. Did the organisation reply within 21 days? 3. Did the organisation respond to the request for information? No Partial X X X 7 Additional information