TANZANIA n = 20 Yes 1. Does this website contain up to date information? No Partial Additional 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, signed contracts? • f) Vacancy and employment procedures? • Employment procedures are not provided. g) The address, telephone number, and working hours of the institution? • Working hours are not provided. h) The contact details of specific public officials? • i) A mechanism to request and receive a response to electronic messages and requests for information? • Total Score: 8/20 CATEGORY 2: REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION The following questions were sent to TCU: 1. How many forests are under your care? 2. What do you do to maintain our forests despite issues which force people to cut trees? 3. How much bee resources do we have and how much do they contribute to our economy? 4. What do you do as TFS to encourage bee-keeping in our country? 5. What are procedures for selling raw materials from tree farms that are government-owned? n = 20 Yes No Partial 1. 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? • 9. Did the institution acknowledge your request for information within 7 days? 10. Was the information received clear and understandable? Total Score: 6/20 94 • Only three out of five questions were answered. Some questions were not answered because no one could be found to answer them—they were busy attending other important matters, while others who were available to do it simply refused to. • Some questions were not answered. • 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? Additional Information • •