MOZAMBIQUE

AT A GLANCE
Official Name: Republic of Mozambique
Chief of State: President Armando Guebuza
Next election: 2014
Capital: Maputo
Population: 22.89 million (UN, 2009)
Independence: 1975 from Portugal
Human Development Index: 172 of 182 countries (UN, 2009)
Gender Gap Index: 26 of 134 countries (World Economic Forum, 2009)
Gross National Index per capita: US$370 (World Bank, 2009)

Improving Access to Public Services Information

Status: Complete, 2010
Local Organization: Mozambique Documentation and Information Center, Ministry of Public Service
Canadian Expert: Steve Neilly

Mozambique has begun broad public sector reform. Politically and administratively, they are moving from a highly concentrated and centralized government to re-establish and re-empower local authority. A key priority is to establish a government-wide records and information management program and make government information available to citizens. Canadian information management expert Steve Neilly worked in partnership with the Documentation and Information Centre, CEDIMO, to deliver on this commitment.