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Public-private partnership (PPP) is a system in which a government service or private business venture is funded and operated through a partnership of government and one or more private sector companies. These schemes are sometimes referred to as PPP or P3.
In some types of PPP, the government uses tax revenue to provide capital for investment, with operations run jointly with the private sector or under contract (see contracting out). In other types (notably the Private Finance Initiative), capital investment is made by the private sector on the strength of a contract with government to provide agreed services. Government contributions to a PPP may also be in kind (notably the transfer of existing assets).
Typically, a private sector consortium forms a special company called a "special purpose vehicle" (SPV) to build and maintain the asset. The consortium is usually made up of a building contractor, a maintenance company and a bank lender. It is the SPV that signs the contract with the government and with subcontractors to build the facility and then maintain it. A typical PPP example would be a hospital building financed and constructed by a private developer and then leased to the hospital authority. The private developer then acts as landlord, providing housekeeping and other non medical services while the hospital itself provides medical services.
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BBC NEWS | UK | What are Public Private Partnerships? - A guide through the jargon in the new world of privately funded public projects.
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IPPPH - The Initiative on Public-Private Partnerships for Health - Provides detailed information on 80 public-private partnerships for health, up-to-date news and events on global health issues and a library of relevant publications. Offers web-based discussions on cutting-edge topics to authorized users.
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Public-private partnerships and the poor in water and sanitation - Study from the Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC) at Loughborough University.
Public-Private Partnerships, IP3 - The Institute for Public-Private Partnerships, Inc. (IP3) is an international training and consulting firm focusing on fostering public-private partnership opportunities in the environmental (water/sanitation and solid waste), energy, transportation, technology, and social sectors.
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Inc. (IP3) is an international training and consulting firm focusing on fostering public-private partnership opportunities in the environmental (water/sanitation and solid waste), energy, transportation, technology, and social sectors. ]
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The Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships - Supports the overlap between government and business and provides speakers, conducts research and holds an annual conference. Membership details, speeches, list of members, and information about events are presented.
Meta Description: [ The Canadian Council for Public-Private Partnerships (CCPPP) is a national non-partisan, non-profit organization founded on the belief that the capacity of government to meet its current and future infrastructure and service obligations can be enhanced through public-private partnerships. ]
The National Council for Public-Private Partnerships - News articles, papers and other resources from this American body promoting P3s.
The PFI Net - Daily news site for PFI and PPP news, the site also has a regular free weekly newsletter.
Meta Description: [ PPPfocus.com is the one stop source for all the latest PFI and PPP news, features, articles and projects. ]
The Private Finance (PFI) Portal - Resources advocating Private Finance Initiative (PFI) and Public Private Partnerships.
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The Private Finance Initiative in the NHS - Report from the Centre for Public Services on the use of PFI to build hospitals for Britain's National Health Service.
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