• Offer relevant insights in discussions about the value and importance of having a PPP Framework, its objectives and scope, and what it should include;
• Recognize ways to establish a PPP Framework in different jurisdictions, taking account of existing legal and administrative traditions, and offer alternative approaches;
• Use an understanding of how the Framework guides each stage of a typical PPP Process to propose and evaluate its application to a given governmental context;
• Identify the government roles and responsibilities within a PPP Process, and provide insight on how they can be allocated effectively between various government agencies and their Advisors;
• Help others understand the principles and techniques that enable responsible public financial management of PPPs, and suggest ways to ensure appropriate oversight and transparency of PPP Programs;
• Help to evaluate whether a project offers sufficient economic benefit to proceed and is technically sound, considering its environmental and social impact;
• Support the screening of a PPP project with insight into how to avoid the risk of allocating resources into the analysis and structuring of a non-feasible PPP project;
• Help to define a project management plan and communication plan, ensuring all stakeholders are considered;
• Support the main activities required to detail the scope of a PPP Project, and help to define its technical requirements and assess technical risks;

Target Audience

Individuals who work on, or are preparing to work on, the development or implementation of Public Private Partnership policies or the initiation and preparation of PPP projects, mostly public sector officials and practitioners and their advisors and consultants. Private sector (private industry i.e. developers, contractors, investors and financiers) has an interest to better understand the PPP concept as an asset/business opportunity, and Government objectives and institutional arrangements.

MODULES

The following areas are covered during this event: