Presentation on the UNECE inititiative on a International PPP Center of Excellence and national PPP Specialist Centers.
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PPP International Center of Excellence
1. UNECE PPP INITIATIVE
International PPP Centre of Excellence UNECE
Public-Private
Partnerships (PPP)
PPP Specialist Centers Initiative
Jan van Schoonhoven
UNECE Team of Specialists on PPP
Geneva, 18 April 2011
2. UNECE PPP Initiative
Aim:
UNECE
Public-Private
Partnerships (PPP)
Initiative
Help the UN members to start with feasible and bankable PPP’s by:
• UNECE International PPP Centre of Excellence
• PPP Specialist Centers with training centers
Using the UNECE PPP Toolkit
Working together with our PPP partners like WB,
ADB, ERDB, EPEC
3. UNECE PPP Initiative
International PPP Centre of Excellence:
UNECE
Public-Private
Partnerships (PPP)
Initiative
• At its second session in December 2009, the Team agreed on the need for an
international PPP centre and supported the initiative to set up the
International PPP Centre of Excellence under the auspices of the UNECE
• At its fifth session, CECI expressed support for its establishment, and noted that
the Centre has the potential to become an effective vehicle for the exchange of
good practices and policy experiences.
• The Bureau of TOS PPP agreed on the governance and organisational
architecture that includes Specialist Centres responsible for specific sectors.
4. UNECE PPP Initiative
Overview:
UNECE
Public-Private
Partnerships (PPP)
Initiative
The UNECE PPP Initiative is an official United Nations programme that is being led by
the UNECE on behalf of all five United Nations Regional Economic Commissions.
The UNECE PPP Centre of Excellence will assist governments in implementing best-
practice PPP policy
The UNECE PPP Centre of Excellence aims to improve the quality of life for citizens
through the improved quality of and access to public utilities and services.
The UNECE PPP Initiative (of centre of excellence???)will rely upon the support of host
public-sector organisations to finance its operations
6. UNECE PPP Initiative
The activities:
UNECE
Public-Private
Partnerships (PPP)
Initiative
Offer the Public Sector L et u s d o e ve r y t h i n g :
deliverables which are: • Training
• Focused • Standard setting,
• Clear • Project promotion,
• Precise and • etc
• According to the need
Feasibility study PPP Project Russia
7. UNECE PPP Initiative
Involvement of the private sector:
UNECE
Public-Private
Partnerships (PPP)
Initiative
N o P R I VAT E s e c t o r
• Public PRIVATE partnership • Keep them out
• Use their expertise and • No capacity building
knowledge • No role
• Give them an equal role
(partnership)
• They are part of the operation
PPP project Saud Arabia
8. UNECE PPP Initiative
The resources:
UNECE
Public-Private
Partnerships (PPP)
Initiative
EXTRA BUDGETARY RESOURCES Humanitarian recourses
• Out of the budget
The countries • We help everybody
• Will become a member • We do everything
• Will contribute intellectually • The sky is the limit
• Will contribute financial
• Not such a thing as a free ride
Possible PPP project Qatar
9. UNECE PPP Initiative
The news:
UNECE
Public-Private
Partnerships (PPP)
Initiative
PPP projects to reduce cost of water production
United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, May 2011
Qatar leads the region in promoting PPPs in the power sector, but the
government will need to increase private involvement in all fields if Doha is to
be chosen as the location for an international PPP centre.
Meed, April 2011
PPP - The rise of public private partnerships in the Middle East
Analysis (Features) |December 2010
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak yesterday said in the Budget 2011
speech that under the public-private partnership (PPP) initiatives, several
projects under the 10th Malaysia Plan would be implemented next year
through private investment of RM12.5bil ($4 billion).
Infrablog 2010
Wastewater sector PPP enters a
golden era in the Middle East ,
Analysts 2010
10. UNECE PPP Initiative
Aim of the Center of Excellence:
UNECE
Public-Private
Partnerships (PPP)
Initiative
The overall objective is to assist governments in implementing best practice PPP policy
The Centre will assess PPP capability development in countries and…
…internationally promote and diffuse the best-practices through the UNECE PPP Toolkit
Will become a global ‘public good’ in PPP capacity building and fill a major gap.
The PPP CoE will therefore
Implement PPP capability in your country by using best-practices fill your major gap
by using the UNECE Toolkit.
11. UNECE PPP Initiative
Governance:
UNECE
Public-Private
Partnerships (PPP)
Initiative
Structure: formal part of the UN secretariat in Geneva;
Funding: through extra budgetary resources and voluntary contributions…
its operation and success relies upon the financial and material support of governments,
including host public-sector organisations;
Governance: under the political responsibility of the UNECE Team of Specialists on
PPP.
12. UNECE PPP Initiative
PPP CoE and PPP SC:
UNECE
Public-Private
Partnerships (PPP)
UNECE PPP Centre of Excellence (Geneva): Initiative
• A part of UNECE SECRETARIAT located in Geneva, Switzerland.
• Interfaces between the UNECE PPP initiative and other UN Regional Commissions.
• Combine knowledge and experience from PPP SC to the members.
• Ensure knowledge and best practices exchange between members
• Help and assistance in executing PPP’s
PPP Specialist Centers (all over the world):
• Identify international best-practice in PPP delivery within their focus sector.
• Promote and coordinate research, training, and knowledge-sharing in PPP best-
practice within their focus sector.
• Global membership from PPP agencies, contractors, advisors and research bodies
operating within their focus sector.
• Responsible for leading the development of Best-Practice Guides within their focus
sector.
13. UNECE PPP Initiative
The training Centers:
UNECE
Public-Private
Partnerships (PPP)
Initiative
• regional training centers offering a wide range of PPP basic and
intermediate individual training to…
• public and private sector officials;
• in liaison with the International PPP Centre of Excellence and…;
• …the Specialist Centres;
• using various PPP training material and tools, including UNECE guidebooks and
manuals (e.g. ‘Train the Trainers’, Good Governance, and ‘How to do’ PPPs);
• in collaboration with reputable national, regional and international organisations
that offer training in PPP.
14. UNECE PPP Initiative
PPP Specialist centers to come:
UNECE
Public-Private
Partnerships (PPP)
Current development of the UNECE PPP Initiative Initiative
UNECE PPP Centre of Excellence (final stage):
• PPP Specialist Centre for Water : Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
• PPP Specialist Centre for Health : The Philippines
• PPP Specialist Centre * : Russian Federation
• PPP Specialist Centre for Sustainability : Malaysia
UNECE PPP Centre of Excellence (expression of interest):
• PPP specialist centre education : Germany
• PPP Specialist Centre for Food security : Qatar
• PPP Specialist Centre Water Management : The Kingdom of the Netherlands
• PPP Specialist Centre for Roads : India
• PPP Specialist Centre for Power : South Korea
• PPP Specialist Centre for Prisons : Rumania
• PPP Specialist Centre for Seaports : Greece
• PPP Specialist Centre for Airports : Turkey
15. UNECE PPP Initiative
Challenges for the future:
UNECE
Public-Private
Partnerships (PPP)
Initiative
• Enough momentum to start, one to less, but four is good
• Managing expectations, time to start and deliver
• Support form the countries, political, physical and financial
• Let government realize that this initiative is:
Getting started on PPP’s
Saving money and time
Share knowledge, be a partner to your neighbors
Invest in the future of your people and your country
16. UNECE PPP Initiative
Pretiosa est sapientia usu emit
UNECE
Public-Private
Partnerships (PPP)
Initiative
IT IS COSTLY WISDOM THAT IS BOUGHT BY EXPERIENCE
ЭТО ДОРОГОСТОЯЩИЙ МУДРОСТИ, КУПЛЕННЫЙ ПО ОПЫТУ
ومن الحكمة أن يتم شراء مكلفة حسب الخبرة
它是昂貴的智慧,是購買經驗
それは経験によって購入される高価な知恵
HET IS DURE WIJSHEID DIE WORDT GEKOCHT DOOR ERVARING
ES IST KOSTSPIELIG WEISHEIT, DIE DURCH ERFAHRUNG ERWORBEN WIRD
INI ADALAH KEBIJAKSANAAN MAHAL YANG DIBELI OLEH PENGALAMAN
17. UNECE PPP Initiative
End
UNECE
Public-Private
Partnerships (PPP)
Initiative
Thank you for your attention!
Jan van Schoonhoven