Peter Mazebe II Mothataesi Sebina

Peter Mazebe II Mothataesi Sebina is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Library and Information Studies, University of Botswana. He serves on the editorial board of Archival Science, has previously served as deputy editor of the ESARBICA Journal, and is the current editor of the Botswana Library Association and a committee member of the Records and Information Association of Botswana. He also sits on the Archives Advisory Council of Botswana. Peter was also part of a team that developed the draft national library policy of Botswana, currently before Parliament. His PhD is titled ‘Freedom of Information and Records Management: a learning curve for Botswana.’ He has published and presented extensively on Freedom of Information and its relationship with records management and plays an active role in the campaign for the legislation in Botswana. Peter has been involved in records management improvement exercises and studies in Botswana, Northwest Province of South Africa, and Zambia. Included also are library improvement studies in Botswana. His research interests include: advocacy for library, archives, and records management; legal aspects of information management; Freedom of Information and Privacy laws and their relationships with records, library, and general information management; information management for transparency (including budget transparency) and effective citizen engagement and participation. He is also a contributor to the Open Government Partnerships initiatives.

Publications

Freedom of Information as a Catalyst for Responsiveness in the e-Government Environment: A Closer Look at Botswana
Freedom of Information as a Catalyst for Responsiveness in the e-Government Environment: A Closer Look at Botswana
Kelvin Joseph Bwalya, Peter Mazebe II Mothataesi Sebina, Saul F.C. Zulu. © 2015. 14 pages.
As Botswana actively transcends to utilizing e-Government as a platform for responsive public service delivery, it is apparent that a probe is done on the role of Freedom of...
Knowledge Management and Electronic Records Management in the Realm of E-Government: Case of Botswana
Knowledge Management and Electronic Records Management in the Realm of E-Government: Case of Botswana
Kelvin Joseph Bwalya, Saul F. C. Zulu, Peter Mazebe II Mothataesi Sebina. © 2015. 23 pages.
The recent past has seen many interventions aimed at merging traditional records management approaches with emerging trends such as electronic records (e-Records), electronic...
Digital Access and E-Government: Perspectives from Developing and Emerging Countries
Digital Access and E-Government: Perspectives from Developing and Emerging Countries
Peter Mazebe II Mothataesi Sebina, Kgomotso Hildegard Moahi, Kelvin Joseph Bwalya. © 2014. 356 pages.
Access to government information faces many roadblocks in developing and emerging economies due to lack of appropriate legal frameworks and other requisite information laws....