NAMIBIA n = 20 Yes No Partial Additional Information s f) Vacancy and employment procedures? s g) The name and address, telephone number, and the working hours of the respective institution? h) The contact details of public officials? s i) A mechanism to request and receive a response to electronic messages and requests for information? s Working hours unavailable Total Score: 17/20 CATEGORY 2: REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION The following questions were sent to the National Planning Commission: 1. Does the NPC also partake in national campaigns such as national health campaigns, data collection exercises with the NSA or the My Namibia, My Pride Campaign? If so, how? 2. How does the NPC ensure grassroots understanding and participation in in its work? 3. What is civil society’s role in the achievement of our national development goals? 4. What have been the achievements and challenges in regard to the implementation of NDP4 thus far? 5. How important are international partnerships to achieve our national development goals, e.g. the European Union’s partnership with the NPC? n = 20 Yes No 1. Is there an official designated to take and respond to information requests? (Please state title of officials in ‘Additional Information’) s 2. Did the institution reply within 21 days? (If less than 7 please state in ‘Additional Information’) s 3. Did the Institution respond to a request for information? s Additional Information Michael Mutonga, Director: Administration Mr Mutonga replied telephonically 4. Does the authority publish their procedures for dealing with information requests? s 5. Did the institution provide all of the information requested? (If partially please mark ‘No’, indicate in ‘Additional Information’ how much of the information requested was supplied) s 6. Did the institution provide written reasons for the refusal of information? (If information was not refused, please contact institution to find out what the policy is in this regard – if they supply written reasons for refusal mark ‘Yes’) s 7. Did the institution disclose information about its operations, budgets, structure etc. s 8. Did the authority provide information without questioning the aims and motivations of the applicant? s 9. Did the institution acknowledge your request for information within 7 days? 10. Was the information received clear and understandable? He did not reply with information requested s s No information was received Total Score: 8/20 63