The AIMS project is building information management capacity in government and delivers information management services to organisations across Afghanistan. AIMS seeks to build appropriate skills in government to manage information management systems. AIMS seeks to exit from information system activities once capability exists within government to manage line activities with the specific information systems concerned.

AIMS is firstly developing capacity in government to manage information systems, secondly, handing operational line activities to the relevant departments and thirdly developing and maintaining advanced technological expertise in Afghan staff. Through this approach 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 facilitate ministries to move up the experience curve. Using this approach AIMS will be instrumental in further developing the capability for Afghanistan to: improve efficiency, accountability and transparency in the civil service; increase alignment of external resources with national plans and priorities and improve the effectiveness and efficiency of reconstruction and development.