Strategic Capabilities
AIMS seeks to develop a model for establishing different information management systems within appropriate government bodies. In so doing, specialized expertise in these information management systems will be retained in Afghanistan to provide future services and advice to government and facilitating ministries. AIMS believes the capacity to use GIS and databases must be built into all ministerial departments involved in geographical representation of information (spatial planning) and data sharing. Such bodies should be able to collect information related to their operational interests, utilize databases for the storage and maintenance of data, conduct analysis, and then represent the information in a format that promotes better decision support, such as maps or standardized data.
It is critical that technical specialists within line ministries are able to manage the collection of data, develop and maintain suitable databases and maps, conduct analysis, and share this information with colleagues and other ministries in order to ensure its effective use.
With AIMS’ workforce being predominantly Afghan, AIMS has proven to be the key to building information management (IM) capacity in GIRA and the development of IM products for enhancing aid coordination and effectiveness. Ensuring domestic ownership of IM products, and leadership development of the government’s information management workforce, have been the twin foundations through which AIMS has achieved concrete outcomes.
The ultimate goal of AIMS is to promote information management in the Government, humanitarian organizations and the private sector with the objectives of:
- Improving efficiency, accountability, and transparency in the civil service
- Increasing the alignment of external resources with national plans and priorities
- Introducing IM systems that promote better resource management and better emergency response
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