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Effective Regulatory Framework for Public Private Partnerships. Delia Rodrigo Policy Analyst Regulatory Policy Division Directorate for Public Governance and Territorial Development OECD. Three main points:. The government role & Regulatory challenges Regulatory Policy Framework
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Effective Regulatory Framework for Public Private Partnerships Delia Rodrigo Policy Analyst Regulatory Policy Division Directorate for Public Governance and Territorial Development OECD
Three main points: • The government role & Regulatory challenges • Regulatory Policy Framework • Ex ante Assessment
The Government Role & Regulatory Challenges • Main goal of PPPs: Provide quality public goods efficiently and fairly through private sector participation • Implementing high quality regulation may contribute to improved trust and framework conditions for PPP success: • policy goals • political considerations • ethical concerns • PPPs without sufficient ex-ante analysis, competition, and the proper institutional framework will not deliver its promise
Regulatory Policy Framework (I) • Clear goals and objectives • Establish clear benchmarks for success and failure • Ensure policy coherence • Expectations and requirements of PPPs are distinct from other forms of public-private associations • Define critical ex ante assessments needed: risk assessment and sharing • Political support • Project champion and consensus building • Risks: • bad legislative framework • distrust from private sector • financial consequences
Regulatory Policy Framework (II) • Corruption and ethical issues • Information asymmetry • Contacts, informal networks and collusion • Officials’ conflict of interest • Political financing • Regulatory guidelines for PPP policy framework • Regulatory policy must “ensure that the public interest is not subordinated to those of regulated entities and stakeholders”.
Ex ante Assessment • Assessment helps to • Question if PPP is the best alternative to achieve specific policy objectives • Ensure consistency with economic performance principles: Fairness Competition Efficiency Transparency Effectiveness • Use of assessment tools to achieve Value for Money: • Risk Sharing Analysis • Financial Analysis: Public Sector Comparators (PSC)
Summary and Conclusions • The government role & Regulatory challenges • Provide quality public goods efficiently and fairly through private sector participation • Implementing high quality regulation may contribute to improved trust and framework conditions for PPP success • ex-ante analysis, competition, and the proper institutional framework for PPP success • Regulatory Policy Framework • Clear goals and objectives • Political support • Corruption and ethical issues • Regulatory guideline principles • Ex ante Assessment • Challenges how to best achieve policy objectives
Thank you!!! For more information about our work: delia.rodrigo@oecd.org www.oecd.org/mena www.oecd.org/gov/regref