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Women, Business and the Law
Women, Business and the Law, The World Bank Group. This is a yearly report published since 2010.
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Vehicle to Infrastructure (V2I) Connectivity
Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS) are emerging technologies that allow road users and roadside infrastructure to share information with each other. Connectivity can be primarily…
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Renewable energy and climate pledges: Five years after the Paris Agreement
This brief updates ongoing NDC analysis by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) based on new pledges submitted in 2020. IRENA supports countries in the implementation and…
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World Energy Transitions Outlook 2022
This second edition of the Outlook outlines priority areas and actions based on available technologies that must be realised by 2030 to achieve net zero emissions by mid-century.
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Why augmented reality will increase safety and efficiency in utility sector
In the utility space, the key to Augmented Reality (AR) is providing valuable insights by making the right data available to the right person at the right time and place in a manner that is…
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Public-Private Partnerships in Puerto Rico, Key Points
This report introduces the key points for the PPPs in Puerto Rico.
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Project Profile: Puerto Rico PR-22 and PR-5 Lease
Concession agreement signed June 27, 2011 (40-year lease) The concession agreement was extended by 10 years on April 21, 2016 in exchange for an additional payment from the concessionaire to the…
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PFI and Covid-19 Guidance Note
This Guidance Note should be read alongside, and is consistent with, the Cabinet Office Procurement Policy Note - Supplier relief due to COVID-19 and Guidance notes on Model Interim Payment Terms -…
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Promoting InfraTech adoption across the Infrastructure lifecycle
A jointly-authored brief by GIF and PwC explores the state of play of Infratech implementation in the infrastructure space and the challenges and benefits new innovations bring to the sector.
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Public-Private Partnership (P3) Procurement: A Guide for Public Owners
This Public-Private Partnership Procurement Guide (Guidebook) has been developed in coordination with the U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) Build America Bureau, the Federal Transit…
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Restoring Confidence in Public–Private Partnerships: Reforming Risk Allocation and Creating More Collaborative PPPs
This brief discusses the potential to improve contractual arrangements for public–private partnerships (PPPs) and suggests reforms to address issues on allocating risks and resolving disputes.
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The Regulatory Asset Base Model and the Project Finance Model: A Comparative Analysis
The International Transport Forum’s Discussion Paper Series makes economic research, commissioned or carried out at its Research Centre, available to researchers and practitioners. The aim is to…
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G20 Principles for Quality Infrastructure Investment
This document sets out a set of voluntary, non-binding principles that refect the common strategic direction and aspiration for quality infrastructure investment.
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Disruptive Technologies and the World Bank Group—Creating Opportunities—Mitigating Risks
A working paper ” prepared by the World Bank Group for the October 13, 2018 Development Committee Meeting.
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Mainstreaming the Approach to Disruptive and Transformative Technologies at the World Bank Group
This paper provides an update on the five corporate priorities identified in the earlier paper. It also details how the WBG is adopting a programmatic approach across regions and sectors and scaling…
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Gender PPP Toolkit
This toolkit provides practical tools and guidelines for developing gender responsive PPPs. Gender responsive PPPs incorporate design features, measures, and specific actions for reducing gender…
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Managing Technological Change
This section discusses how existing PPP projects can manage technological change that may occur during the project implementation phase.1This includes the management of changes that are…
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Disruptive Technology in the Transport Sector
Recent years have seen many technological developments that will have profound impacts on the transportation sector. It is anticipated that disruptive technologies (described in Appendix A, such as…
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Disruptive Technology in the Energy Sector
The energy sector is currently undergoing a major transformation. Overall, the sector is shaped by a shift from fossil fuels to renewables; price drops in renewable energy technology and battery…
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Examples of Disruptive Technologies and their Applications to Infrastructure
The following is a non-exhaustive list of disruptive technologies and their impact on PPP infrastructure projects: Renewable energyGeneric description: Renewable energy refers to the generation…
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Appendixes for Disruption and PPPs
This section of Disruption and PPPs is also supplemented with the following examples and resources.
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Conclusion and Next Steps for Disruption and PPPs
Technology is consistently innovating and developing. However, during recent years the pace of technological change has been accelerating rapidly across the global economy. Disruptive technologies…
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Puerto Rico - Technological Upgrades and Contract Extension for P- 22 and P-5 Toll Roads
BackgroundPuerto Rico Highway 22 (PR-22) and Puerto Rico Highway 5 (PR-5) are limited access toll highways serving Puerto Rico’s northern coast and the San Juan metropolitan area. PR-22 is a 52-mile…
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Portugal – Renegotiation of PPP Highway Contracts after Global Financial Crisis
BackgroundPortugal started implementing a large PPP program in 1993, in particular in the transport and health sectors. Under its PPP program the country has approved a high number of PPPs over a…
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United States, Maryland – I-495 and I-270 PPP Project
BackgroundFor decades, congestion has plagued travelers on the Maryland side of the Capital Beltway (I-495) and I-270. In 2017 the governor of Maryland announced Maryland's Traffic Relief Plan to…