The DATA Team will introduce and develop mechanisms to monitor and control standard deviations and support regulatory agencies in combating corruption and other forms of crime, according to the resolution signed by Pedro Gaspar Portugal, president of AIMA's board of directors.

The DATA Team's objectives are to enhance the strategic use of data at AIMA, promoting operational efficiency, ensuring legal compliance, and strengthening decision support, thus contributing to smarter, data-driven management.

The team is comprised of technicians and experts in information systems and technologies and operates by combining internal resources, contracting external services, and funding from AIMA, the PRR, and European project funds. Another AIMA resolution, also published this Monday, creates a Multidisciplinary Digital Solutions (UX) Team, with the goal of transforming the digital experience of AIMA's internal and external users, promoting more intuitive, accessible solutions that focus on the real needs of its audiences.

Among its responsibilities, the UX Team is responsible for analysing, developing, and meeting the needs of internal users when using AIMA's systems, in accordance with User Experience and Accessibility standards.

It is also responsible for promoting the internal adoption of new solutions (training, guides, onboarding), planning and monitoring digital solution implementation projects, and identifying automation and digitalization opportunities. The design, testing, and implementation of simple, scalable, and user-friendly digital solutions are some of the responsibilities of this multidisciplinary team. AIMA has the capacity to handle 7,000 daily consultations and intends to strengthen its response with the opening of new Local Migrant Integration Support Centres (CLAIM), Pedro Gaspar Portugal announced on Thursday, on the sidelines of the inauguration of the new CLAIM in Fundão, the fifth in the country with the capacity to collect personal data.

"We estimate that in the second half of the year we will have about ten of these centres to reinforce our capacity," he stated, adding that there are approximately 170 CLAIM centres, focused on counselling and referrals, 90 of which operate in partnership with local authorities.