The Economic Relations Division is likely to frame an online system by the year-end, aiming to strengthen transparency and effectiveness of aid management in Bangladesh for both the government and the development partners through tracking incoming aid flow.
The online system, called aid information management system, is a software application that records and processes information on development activities and related aid flows in a given country.
‘AIMS captures project level information on commitments, disbursements and expenditures by donor, implementer, sector and geographic location,’ an ERD official involved with the process told the news agency.
He said AIMS would help strengthen transparency and effectiveness in the country’s aid management.
‘ERD wants to make sure AIMS is fully adapted to the needs of all its future users — government, civil society organisations, development partners and the public at large. This is why AIMS is being designed through a wide consultative process,’ he added.
Contacted, ERD additional secretary Arastoo Khan told the news agency that the main objectives of AIMS were to ensure accountability and transparency of aid management in the country and said it would be online web-based system, and the development partners would update their aid disbursements to the government, civil society organisations and NGOs quarterly.
He also said the common people would also have the access to the online version to a certain level, and the system was likely to be in place officially by December next.
The ERD organised a meeting on May 11 to share the ‘beta version’ of the AIMS software with
various stakeholders, including development partners and civil society organisations.
-With New Age input
