OECD Principles for Private Sector Participation in Infrastructure

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The OECD Principles for Private Sector Participation in Infrastructure help governments work with private sector partners to finance and bring to fruition projects in areas of vital economic importance, such as transport, water and power supply and telecommunications. They offer a checklist of policy issues to consider in ensuring that citizens get the services they need at a fair cost and with viable returns to private sector partners.

The Principles can abe used for government assessment, action plans and reporting, international co-operation and public-private dialogue, in conjunction with other OECD instruments, such as the Policy Framework for Investment and the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises.

Building on the Principles, the OECD has also developed practical guidance for governments wishing to engage the private sector in water infrastructure.

Documentation

• Text of the Principles: OECD Principles for Private Sector Participation in Infrastructure / Les Principes de l’OCDE pour la participation du secteur privé aux infrastructures, 20 March 2007

Further resources

International instruments

• OECD Declaration on International Investment and Multinational Enterprises
• OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
• OECD Code of Liberalisation of Capital Movements
• OECD Recommendation concerning Structural Separation in Regulated Industries
• OECD Principles of Corporate Governance
• Guidelines on Corporate Governance of State-Owned Assets 
• OECD Convention on Combating Bribery of Foreign Public Officials in International Business Transactions
• United Nations Convention against Corruption
• International Labour Organisation Declaration on Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work

Tools and guidance

• The Public-Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility (PPIAF) Toolkits
• EU Commission Guidelines for Successful Public-Private Partnerships
• UNCITRAL Legislative Guide on Privately Financed Infrastructure Projects
• International Finance Corporation’s Equator Principles
• Business Leaders Initiative on Human Rights’ Guide for integrating human rights into business management
• Human Rights and Business Project of the Danish Institute for Human Rights
• OECD Policy Framework for Investment
• OECD Risk Awareness Tool for Multinational Enterprises in Weak Governance Zones 
• OECD Guiding Principles for Regulatory Quality and Performance
• OECD Recommendation on Common Approaches to the Environment and Officially Supported Export Credits
• OECD Best Practices for Budget Transparency
• DAC Guiding Principles for Guidelines Guiding Principles on Using Infrastructure to Reduce Poverty (in Promoting Pro-Poor Growth: Infrastructure)   

Conferences

• OECD Global Forum on International Investment “Best practices in promoting investment for development”, Paris, France, 27-28 March 2008
• NEPAD-OECD Roundtable on Strengthening Investment Climate Assessment and Reform in NEPAD Countries, Lusaka, Zambia, 27-28 November 2007
• NEPAD-OECD Roundtable on Mobilising Private Investment in Africa in Support of Development: Laying the Foundations for Sustained Progress, Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, 12-13 December 2006
• OECD Global Forum on International Investment “Enhancing the investment climate: the case of infrastructure”, Istanbul, Turkey, 6-7 November 2006