A measured inclusion of an RTI tool for the South Pacific.

Good Governance of any country is reflected through transparency and accountability of its activities and the availability of information and open data in a timely manner to its citizens. The Right to Information (RTI) Act guides the government and its citizens to achieve the objectives availability, and effective communication between the government and society, hence leading to good governance. While there are about 135 countries globally who have adopted the RTI Act, the Act is yet to be fully enacted in Fiji and the advocacy and awareness about RTI is in the infancy stage. This study entails details of an RTI awareness initiative in Fiji through the design and implementation of an e-course. The RTI e-course was developed using Articulate Storyline 360 and integrated into a learning management platform – Moodle. The course was then piloted to the university students in Fiji, Tonga and Vanuatu. The effectiveness of the course was measured in terms of course completion and collected feedback using an online questionnaire. The results from the Cronbach Alpha test showed that the RTI e-course was valid and reliable. Furthermore, the participants were satisfied with the design, structure and content of the e-course. The RTI e-course is the first-ever course on RTI as such this can be used by South Pacific countries to create awareness and educate their populace on their right to information. The awareness created will assist the people of the South Pacific to be more aware of the activities carried out by the government and eventually improve civic engagement and participation of the South Pacific populace to economic development of their society.