Being a forward-thinking organisation, R&D Information Services Limited has a number of principles to which it intends to adhere:

• To bring government closer to the people by bridging the communications' gap between the public and the private sectors.
• To meet the requirements of all branches of government by facilitating improved relations between key public sector decision makers and those professional companies who wish to work in partnership with them to meet the needs of the general citizen.
• To be the most used website in the public sector marketplace.
• To work as an effective partner in enabling the government to reach its modernising objectives by providing valuable information free of charge to whoever needs it.