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Paraguay

Digital snapshot – key policies and laws

The core institution of Paraguay’s digital governance is MITIC (Ministerio de Tecnologías de la Información y Comunicación), supported by the Plan Nacional de TIC 2022–2030 and Paraguay’s Agenda Digital, which frames Paraguay’s digital policy around connectivity, state modernisation, competitiveness, and safer digital services. Public-sector digitalisation is well structured: updated e-government guidelines were approved in 2024, Portal Paraguay serves as the single-government portal, and electronic identity is now the authentication layer for digital services. Back-office interoperability is also advancing: MITIC says 76 state entities use its online document management system and have processed more than 130,000 consultations.

In the UN 2024 E-Government Development Index, Paraguay ranked 80th of 193 countries, up from 94th in 2022, and entered the high-EGDI group; its e-participation rank also improved to 72nd.

Regarding cybersecurity, the country adopted the National Cybersecurity Strategy 2025–2028, which was officially enacted by Decree No. 3900 in 2025. In 2025, MITIC reported a data breach involving 7.4 million records containing personally identifiable information (PII) of Paraguayan citizens, which were for sale on the dark web.

Paraguay’s data turning point

Paraguay took a major step in digital governance with Law No. 7593/2025, its first comprehensive personal data protection law, published on 27 November 2025. The law replaces a more fragmented framework built around older rules on private and credit data, including Law No. 1682/2001 and later amendments and Law No. 6534 on credit data. In practical terms, it sets a broader baseline for how personal data may be collected, used, shared, and protected across both public and private sectors. That makes it relevant not only for privacy and digital rights, but also for e-commerce, public services, cross-border business, and the governance of AI.

In terms of infrastructure, Paraguay’s main connectivity framework is the Plan Nacional de Telecomunicaciones 2021–2025, which covers broadband expansion and telecom development; there is no clearly identifiable standalone 5G strategy, but CONATEL has moved forward with spectrum and licensing steps for 5G deployment. At the access level, MITIC says the country now has more than 400 public Wi-Fi points, including in rural and Indigenous communities, and 47 satellite internet access points in the Chaco, while Paraguay’s international connectivity still depends primarily on terrestrial links to neighbouring countries’ submarine-cable landing points

Paraguay has not yet adopted a formal national AI strategy or a standalone AI law, but it has completed a UNESCO-backed AI readiness assessment, which was presented as a roadmap for a more ethical and responsible AI framework. The country is also investing in sovereign digital infrastructure through a Tier III State Data Center project, while recent tender coverage points to a continued push for secure, scalable hosting for public services.

E-commerce is regulated by Law No. 4868/2013, supported by the legal validity framework for electronic signatures and trust services in Laws No. 4017/2010 and 6822/2022. Payment policy has become more modern and interoperable. In 2024, the Central Bank of Paraguay required PSPs (payment service providers) that process QR payments to use an Europay, Mastercard and Visa (EMV)-based QR standard, a practical step toward a more integrated digital payments market.

Paraguay’s Permanent Mission to the UN in Geneva:

Paraguay’s Permanent Mission in Geneva is the country’s main diplomatic platform for engagement with the UN Office at Geneva and other specialised international bodies based there. The Foreign Ministry lists it at Rue de Varembé 9-11, 1202 Geneva, with Ambassador Raúl Cano Ricciardi as permanent representative.

Official UNOG website: https://www.ungeneva.org/en/blue-book/missions/member-states/paraguay

EMBASSY AND PERMANENT MISSION TO THE UN – GENEVA

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