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Public Private Partnerships for Rural ICT Development. Mech Vannak, Anret Co Ltd Seok Yong Yoon, ADB Bory Seng, NiDA Oum saokosal, npic Ludovic Pommier, NIRAS/ADB. Why PPP?. 2 main reasons: sustainability
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Public Private Partnerships for Rural ICT Development Mech Vannak, Anret Co Ltd Seok Yong Yoon, ADB Bory Seng, NiDA Oum saokosal, npic Ludovic Pommier, NIRAS/ADB
Why PPP? • 2 main reasons: • sustainability • overcome initial barriers (eg large investment, lack of capacity, insufficient human resources…)
PPP for ICT: Main areas of application • Infrastructure (fiber optics, mobile telephony…) • Services and content development • Capacity building
Some examples of PPP • Non ICT • Road construction with tolls • Electricité du Cambodge • ICT • Telecom infrastructure in rural areas (large investment with low short/medium term profits) • E-Gov services (vehicle registration,…) • Training, HR development
Barriers/obstacles to PPP • Legal environment: • Contractual laws • Capital access • Operational capacity • Coordination organization • Model need refinement and confrontation with practice
Key to PPP for Rural ICT in Cambodia 1/2 • RCG to clarify regulatory framework and provide incentives to private operators • Flexibility • Innovation • Political will/support • Alignment with de-concentration and decentralization RCG process communes
Key to PPP for Rural ICT in Cambodia 2/2 • Need to create Good practices to be replicated • Rural market/customer to be explored • Khmer localization of services • Infrastructure development • Local human resource development