ZIMBABWE 10. Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology CATEGORY 1: WEBSITE http://www.mhtestd.gov.zw/ Although the website is easy to navigate, it has clear content management issues. It is not regularly updated and does not contain useful information such as budgets and policy documents. n = 20 Yes No Partial Additional Information s 1. Does this website contain up to date information? 2. Does the website contain the following: s 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? s c) Reports, policies, programs? s d) Budget and expenditure? s e) Information about procurement procedures, signed contracts? s f) Vacancy and employment procedures? s 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 Total Score: 3/20 CATEGORY 2: REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION Part 1: Request for written information The following questions were sent to the Ministry of Higher and Tertiary Education, Science and Technology: 1) Where can we obtain the audited statement for the ministry? 2) How often do you update your website? 3) How many tertiary institutions do we have in the country? 4) What is the total enrolment of the local tertiary institutions? n = 20 1. Is there an official designated to take and respond to information requests? (Please state title of officials in ‘Additional Information’) Yes No 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 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 139