TANZANIA CATEGORY 2: REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION The following questions were sent to the National Bureau of Statistics: 1. How do common citizens access information useful to them from your office? Do they need to pay for information? 2. What kind of statistics are produced by your office? 3. How do you perform your duties? Do you have people and resources on the ground all over the country to undertake research? 4. How do you harmonise the data you provide and that provided by other agencies such as TACAIDS or TBS? 5. How do you work with other institutions, such as those of higher learning and research? Do you believe information/statistical information prepared by these institutions is relevant in shaping the development of the country? n = 20 Yes No Additional Information 1. Is there an official designated to take and respond to information requests? (Please state title of officials in ‘Additional Information’) s Director General of the Bureau 2. Did the institution reply within 21 days? (If less than 7 please state in ‘Additional Information’) s The questions sent via email were replied to promptly, five days after they were sent 3. Did the Institution respond to a request for information? s They promptly responded to the request 4. Does the authority publish their procedures for dealing with information requests? s The client service charter contains the details on how a citizen/client can receive information 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 The five questions asked by the researcher were answered 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’) Requested information was received by the researcher The budget of the bureau can easily be accessed 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? s An email was sent to the researcher 10. Was the information received clear and understandable? s Additional information was provided Total Score: 18/20 8. National Identification Authority (NIDA) CATEGORY 1: WEBSITE www.nida.go.tz This website has both English and Swahili versions, although the English version is currently under maintenance. It is current and contains a lot of useful information. n = 20 1. Does this website contain up to date information? Yes No Partial Additional Information s A news article from 18 June 2014 was posted about a recent NIDA event s A detailed organisational structure 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? s b) A list of laws, Acts etc. issued within the scope of its powers? c) Reports, policies, programs? d) Budget and expenditure? 102 s s