Capacity-Building Workshop on Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) on 28 April 2008 in Amman, Jordan

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In the framework of the Good Governance for Development (GfD) in Arab Countries Initiative, a “Capacity-Building Workshop on Public Private Partnerships (PPPs)” took place on 28 April 2008 in Amman, Jordan. The meeting, hosted by the Executive Privatization Commission of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan in co-operation with the OECD, brought together experts and policy makers to help develop a common understanding on how to construct successful PPPs by reviewing some OECD and MENA case studies and good practices.

The case for a PPP needs to be examined with care: they may be promoted when they are not appropriate, and their preparation calls for careful analysis and a procedure to monitor them once in place. Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) are one of the new and expanding market-based tools in use to provide public services with the involvement of the private sector. A PPP is an agreement between government and a private partner to deliver a service by aligning the objectives of government with that of the private partners.

The effectiveness and success of this alignment depends on different issues to consider:

An appropriate allocation of risk between partners.
Efficiency and value for money (VFM)
Affordability
Budgeting and accounting of PPPs
Establishment of PPP units
A regulatory framework for PPP, including complementary regulations on competition policy, transparency and accountability