PPP Options for ESD Model of Local e-Government

PPP Options for ESD Model of Local E-

GovernmentM Kashif Farooq

3rd International Conference on E-Governance

ICEG2005, December 9-11, 2005

Department of Computer ScienceLahore University of Management Sciences

Lahore, Pakistan

To study the PPP (Public Private Partnership) options for ESD (Electronic Service Delivery) model of local government on the basis of international experience.

In this paper, PPP opportunities related with e-government has been derived from different general guidelines or manuals for the private sector financing in general or conventional local government infrastructure.

Abstract

A minimum of two distinct organizations

A formal agreement about roles and responsibilities

A common objective, activity, or project aimed at the delivery of a public service

The sharing or allocation of risks, benefits, and resources - both tangible and intangible

Implemented types of collaborations

Indirect Infrastructure Financing Mechanism

Indirect Infrastructure Financing Mechanism

Cross Reference between Characteristics and types of PPP

Take concrete steps to enable the PPP for e-

government or public ICT project

procurements, including exploration of the

legal feasibility and bidding procedure, to

gradually replace conventional public

procurement structures in ICT projects and

services.

Recommendations

Decision makers must know all philosophy of

public private partnership or if they have not

sufficient knowledge then they should hire the

services of experienced consultant of PPP field.

Recommendations

In case of e-government, PPP contractual

period should not be as long as other

conventional fields of government (non ICT)

due to rapid change in ICT

Recommendations

Incorporate into the contractual terms of PPP

in ICT projects and services which relax the

restrictions imposed onto the IPR of these

projects and services against the private

sector partner, and allow the private sector

partner to continue to develop the IPR arising

from such projects and services.

Recommendations

Audit the IPRs held by the Government arising

from the past PPPs to examine their

commercial potential, and release those with

high commercial viability to public bidding by

the local ICT industry with a view to further

development and market release.

Recommendations