ZAMBIA CATEGORY 2: REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION The following questions were sent to MoG: 1. How many capacity-building centres does the Ministry have countrywide? 2. Does the Ministry provide assistance to women-led SME’s? If yes, what conditions allow them to access this assistance? 3. Are there any deliberate policies that have been put in place to encourage the participation of women in de-velopmental issues, especially where governance of this country is concerned? If yes, kindly highlight these policies. 4. What major challenges has the Ministry faced in trying to help improve the participation of women in the developmental issues of this country? n = 20 1. Yes No Partial Additional Information • Is there an official designated to take and respond to information requests? 2. Did the institution reply within 21 days? • 3. Did the institution respond to the request for information? • 4. Does the authority publish their procedures for dealing with information requests? • 5. Did the institution provide all of the information requested? • 6. Does the institution provide written reasons for the refusal of information? • 7. Did the institution 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 institution acknowledge your request for information within 7 days? • 10. Was the information received clear and understandable? • Total Score: 0/20 5. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting Services (MIBS) CATEGORY 1: WEBSITE www.mibs.gov.zm The website of the MIBS does not contain up-to-date information. Its last update was made in January 2018. The Ministry has two Facebook pages with a combined following of over 8000 followers. However, only one of the Facebook pages is updated and has little interaction with its audience. n = 20 Yes No Partial Additional Information • 1. Does this website contain up-to-date information? 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? • c) Reports, policies, programmes? • • d) Budget and expenditure? e) Information about procurement procedures and/or signed contracts? f) Vacancy and employment procedures? g) The address, telephone numbers and working hours of the institution? • • • The website provides the institution’s address and telephone number but does not display the institution’s working hours. 93