MOZAMBIQUE SUMMARY Organisation Website Request for information Total score 11. Ministry of Education and Human Development 10 3 13 1. Ministry of Land, Environment, and Rural Development 1 3 4 1. Ministry of Justice, Constitutional Affairs 5 11 16 1. Municipal Council of Matola 7 8 15 1. Mozambique Tax Authority 9 4 13 1. National Institute for Disaster Risk Management 10 12 22 1. Municipal Council of Maputo 7 4 11 1. National Institute of Cotton and Oilseeds 11 16 27 1. Ministry of Labour, Employment, and Social Security 11 04 15 1. Mozambique Airlines 07 03 10 RESEARCH CONCLUSION This report on the readiness of public institutions or state-owned companies to provide information showed relative progress compared to the 2020 Transparency Assessment. In this report, four institutions responded to the information requests, compared to only two in 2020. However, the number of institutions that responded within the defined timeframe remained unchanged. The findings were buttressed by the fact that, in this study, two institutions responded within the 21-day period as required by law, which was also observed in 2020. y The City Municipal Council of Matola responded within 21 days but failed to provide the requested information. y The National Institute of Cotton and Oilseeds also responded within the timeframe stipulated. The institute, ranked the most secretive in 2020, went out of its way to help the researcher access information held by another institution, the Mozambique Cashew Nut Institute. However, the number of institutions that ignored information requests is significant. In 2020, eight institutions (80% of the selected institutions) withheld requested information. In 2023, the number dropped to six (60%). Unlike in 2020, where a considerable improvement in information provision through websites was noted, the latest study found that these platforms, including social media sites, contained relevant but outdated information. Most of the information is related to events promoted by these institutions. The return to normalcy after the pandemic may explain this trend. Overall, it can be concluded that Mozambique institutions remain secretive. The progress made in using virtual platforms in 2020 was influenced by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and does not apply to the current context of returning to normalcy. The issue of updating and maintaining the websites observed at that time persists. Social media platforms, although important, are mainly used for publishing event-related announcements and not necessarily for proactive interaction with the public. 73