Creation and implementation of an automated system for collecting passenger data

The Ministry, in accordance with paragraph 60 of the State Program "Digital Kazakhstan" and in order to implement Article 24-2 of the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Transport in the Republic of Kazakhstan", measures are being taken to implement the public-private partnership project "Creation and implementation of an automated data collection system about air passengers ”(hereinafter - the PPP project).
The implementation of an automated system for collecting passenger data is also due to ICAO standards (Appendix 9 “Facilitation”) and UNSC Resolutions 2178 (2014), 2396 (2017) and 2482 (2019).
The PPP project is aimed at providing law enforcement and special authorities with information about air passengers flying to / from the Republic of Kazakhstan and following in transit, for monitoring and identifying potentially dangerous persons that pose a threat to national security.
On October 31, 2018, an agreement on a PPP project was signed between the Ministry and the Private Partner.
PPP project cost - 5.0 billion tenge
Period: 2019-2028 (10 years)
Private partner - Qazaqstan Identity & Security LLP (Consortium: TNK IDEMIA France and SECURETECH CORPORATION LLP).
According to paragraph 60 State. programs, the source of project financing, are extrabudgetary funds. The project is implemented through private investment and provides for collection (fee) from passengers on international flights, with the exception of transit passengers and children up to 2 years old.
In accordance with the terms of the PPP agreement, in order to implement the project, the State partner represented by the Ministry completed the amendments and additions to the regulations envisaging payment for air passengers, as well as the procedure for transmitting information about air passengers.
At the same time, on November 8, 2019, the Ministry sent a notification (outgoing 04-1-28 / 7296) to all airlines operating international flights to / from Kazakhstan about the start of the implementation of this project and the need to complete the integration of airline information systems with the implemented in Kazakhstan, an automated system for collecting and processing data on air passengers, as well as on the size and timing of payments for each international air passenger.
Given that the state partner fulfilled all the obligations under the PPP agreement (relevant regulatory legal acts were adopted, notifications were sent to airlines about the start of the project), November 23, 2019. The Ministry sent an official letter to a private partner about the possibility of starting an investment period for a PPP project.
Currently, the following work has been done by the Private Partner:
- agreements were concluded for the provision of services for the placement of equipment in the data center with Nimbus.kz LLP, for the supply of server equipment for the test platform with IDEMIA Identity & Security, for the supply of telecommunication and office equipment;
- the server equipment of the test platform of the information system for collecting data on air passengers was installed in the Data Center of Nimbus LLP and configured to connect airlines;
- connected to the TYPE-B ARINC channel to receive API data from airlines;
- The airline sent technical manuals on connecting to the information system for collecting data on air passengers in Kazakhstan. Work is underway to coordinate them and connect to the test platform.