📋 Tender Overview
On June 19 in Asuncion the Japan International Cooperation Agency JICA signed a Record of Discussions RD with Agencia Espacial del Paraguay AEP the Government of Paraguays Space Agency on the Project for Management of Space Programs Applied to Socioeconomic Development JICAs first technical cooperation project with a space agency in Latin America. The signing ceremony was witnessed by Substitute Minister Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ral Silvero Silvagni and JICA President Tanaka Akihiko.The AEP aims to utilize space-related technologies for the countrys social and economic development while achieving a safe life for its citizens. The project with the cooperation of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency JAXA will strengthen the AEPs capacity to utilize space-related technologies and to carry out research and development and will also experiment with the use of satellite data to solve problems in important areas in Paraguay.Through such efforts this project will promote decision-making based on geospatial information mainly using space-related technologies and will strengthen Paraguays capacity in the fields of disaster management and agro-pastoralism. In doing so it will contribute to the achievement of SDGs Sustainable Development Goals Goals 9 Industry innovation and infrastructure 13 Climate action and 15 Life on land.Basic project informationCountryParaguayProject titleProject for Management of Space Programs Applied to the Socioeconomic DevelopmentPlanned implementation period24 monthsExecuting agencyAEP to be corroborated with the Ministry of Agriculture Livestock and other relevant agenciesTarget regionAll of ParaguaySpecific project details provisionalTo implement pilot projects in the fields of disaster management disaster risk analysis and capacity strengthening for the prevention of and response to natural disasters and agro-pastoralism strengthening of the capacity for information management in agro-pastoral industries related to productivity and quality at the AEP and relevant agencies and to strengthen the human resources and infrastructure of the AEP for satellite development and satellite data utilization.
