TANZANIA 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: 17/20 CATEGORY 2: REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION The following questions were sent to TANAPA: 1. Tanzania’s tourism sector depends highly on foreign visitors, and thus their safety is of paramount importance. What does your organisation do to ensure safety of tourists and their properties? 2. There have been campaigns to encourage and promote local tourism; to what extent have these campaigns been successful? 3. What are the main challenges to local tourism in the country? 4. What is TANAPA doing to promote and take Tanzania’s national parks worldwide? 5. Tourism is an important sector in our country, and it contributes significantly to the national economy. But to what extent? And in which way? 6. How big is poaching in Tanzania? And what do you do to combat it? 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? • 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? • Additional Information Total Score: 0/20 5. Tanzania Commission for Universities (TCU) Category 1: Website http://www.tcu.go.tz/ Most of the information is displayed in English, which might be a challenge for many locals who do not understand the language. The website has some incorrect details such as their email address as well as some links. The website provides a link to their Instagram and Facebook accounts. n = 20 1. Does this website contain up to date information? Yes No • 2. Does the website contain the following: 92 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? • Partial Additional Information