Dedicated PPP Units

This section describes in more detail the range of PPP contract types under the definition of PPP used in this Reference Guide; and some of the more common terminology used globally to describe PPPs.

PPP Unit Oman

The Law of Partnership between Public and Private Sectors, promulgated by Sultani Decree No. 52/2019 (the PPP Law)

The Implementing Regulations of the PPP Law, promulgated by the PAPP’s Decision No. 3/2020 (the PPP Regulations)

Republic of Korea's PPP Unit Reinvigorates the Regional Economy

Interview: Kang-Soo Kim is Executive Director, Public and Private Infrastructure Investment Management Center (PIMAC), at the Korea Development Institute (KDI), the Republic of Korea’s leading think tank on national economic development. As part of KDI, PIMAC is responsible for comprehensive management of public and PPP investments; it provides ex ante and ex post evaluations on government projects and supports implementation of PPP projects. Here, he explains to Handshake readers how national PPP units can influence regional economic performance.

Southern African Development Community (SADC) Public-Private Partnership Network (SADC)

The main objectives of SADC are to achieve development, peace and security, and economic growth, to alleviate poverty, enhance the standard and quality of life of the peoples of Southern Africa, and support the socially disadvantaged through regional integration, built on democratic principles and equitable and sustainable development.

 

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Public-Private Partnership Units - What Are They and What Do They Do?

As governments turn to the private sector to provide services once delivered by the public sector, they must learn new skills. An increasingly common way to provide the new capacities needed is to establish public-private partnership units—as new agencies or as special cells within a cross-sectoral ministry such as finance or planning. Making the right choices on what roles such units play, where they are located, and how conflicts of interest are managed is critical in their success. This Note reviews the experience.

 

PPP Unit Canada

Infrastructure Canada is a Government of Canada department responsible for public infrastructure in the country. Infrastructure BC is owned by the Province of British Columbia and Infrastructure Ontario (IO) supports the Ontario government’s initiatives to modernize and maximize the value of public infrastructure and real estate.

Canadian Council for PPPs (CCPPP) is a national not-for-profit non-partisan, member-based organization with broad representation from across the public and private sectors.