Public private Partnerships in Republic of Congo: At what price?

Le partenariat public-privé (PPP) est un contrat de longue durée– exclusivement négocié entre le secteur public et le secteur privé dans le cadre d’un projet unique –portant sur la conception, la construction, l’exploitation et financement d’un ouvrage public. Lorsque cette relation contractuelle est bien négociée et bien encadrée juridiquement, elle représente un levier innovant d’optimisation des services publics. Une véritable continuité de l’action publique avec d’autres moyens.

Public-Private Partnership in Telecommunications Infrastructure Projects: Case of the Republic of Congo

Telecommunication is a traditional public sector responsibility that today is more often offered by private sector investors and operators. The scarcity of funding available in public sector, coupled with an increasing demand in the dynamic technology outputs is giving increasing advantage to private firms. Yet the government retains certain critical responsibilities in the sector such as regulation; in some sub-sectors (e.g. broadband), the public sector may continue to have primary investment responsibility due to significant market failures that inhibit private investment.