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Paraguay · biometric border control

MIDAS airport and border information programme

In operation Status as of July 2022 · Funding type: Grant

Paraguay's MIDAS implementation began at two airports and expanded through five linked projects 1. The July 2022 external evaluation commissioned by IOM and its Development Fund recorded both operational improvements and continuing technical and financial limitations. This entry groups the linked implementation rather than counting successive phases as unrelated awards. Budget figures identify the two initial projects only. They do not establish total spending, commercial supplier compensation or current system performance. The evaluation remained a programme assessment, not a court finding against a private vendor 1.

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Buyer
Ministry of Interior and General Directorate of Migration (DGM) 1
Vendor
International Organization for Migration (programme implementer)
Vendor based in
International organization, not a private vendor 1
Signed
6 August 2015 implementation agreement 1
Duration
Multiple linked projects from 2015 to 2022, not one commercial term 1
Value
Initial projects: USD 200,000 IOM Development Fund budget for TC.0856 and USD 800,000 DGM budget for TC.0946. Not a total programme or vendor price 1
Funding
donor grant and government-funded projects 1
Procurement route
Not published
System ownership
Evaluation found no formal handover between successive projects and recommended documented responsibilities 1
Data terms
Not published

Timeline

  1. Signed or started: 6 August 2015 implementation agreement 1
  2. July 2022: The commissioned external evaluation by Patricia Goldschmid and Anita Leutgeb found outputs mostly achieved and faster border processing. It found sustainability weaknesses, connectivity problems and insufficient maintenance resources 1.
  3. July 2022: Recorded status is In operation.

Sources

  1. IOM and IOM Development Fund: External ex-post combined MIDAS evaluation, pages 3-5, 9 and 13 (July 2022)

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