EUROGI SDI Public-Private Partnership Industry Day

15 November 2007, 12:44pm

PPP4SDI – EU INDUSTRY DAY PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS FOR SPATIAL DATA INFRASTRUCTURES IN THE CONTEXT OF E-GOVERNMENT

December 6-7, 2007

University Roma - La Sapienza, Piazza Borghese, 9, Rome, Italy

EUROGI will be holding a seminar to explore ways in which Private-Public Partnerships (PPP) can assist in building the Spatial Data Infrastructure (SDI) across Europe. The event is supported by the European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - the technical coordinator of INSPIRE. This European SDI is supporting Community environmental policies and shall be built upon SDIs established and operated by the Member States. There is a general tendency to integrate national SDIs in e-Government programmes.

The seminar programme will focus on setting the context within which PPPs can help to build SDIs. It will also provide practical examples of PPPs in the spatial data and services fields and will highlight the many new and exciting opportunities which are becoming available in both the public and private sectors.

A Public-Private Partnership (PPP) is a contractual agreement between a public agency (national, regional or local) and a private sector entity. Through a PPP the skills and assets of each sector (public and private) are shared with the view to delivering a service, product or facility for the use of the general public. In addition to the sharing of resources, each party shares in the risks and rewards associated with the joint project.

There are critical components in any successful PPP. While there is no set formula or absolute foolproof technique in setting up or running a successful PPP, a number of ‘success factors’ can be identified.

• A successful partnership can result only if there is commitment from "the top".

• It is essential from the very outset that the outcomes or products must be clearly understood and defined.

• Once a partnership has been established, it is important that both parties remain actively involved throughout the project.

• In cases where the private partner provides the initial capital funds, there must be a means of repayment of this investment.

• More people will be affected by a partnership than just the public officials and the private-sector partner. Where possible the interests of these other stakeholders need to be factored into the PPP.

• Public procurement processes need to use appropriate criteria for the selection of partners.

These and other best practice PPP features will be discussed at the seminar.

Timetable:
December 6, 2007:
14:00 – 14:30 Registration
14:30 – 17:30 Presentations and debate

December 7, 2007:
09:00 – 12:30 Presentations and debate
14:00 – 16:30 Roundtable
16:30 – 17:00 Wrap up and Closing

REGISTRATION FORM

EUROGI is pleased to invite you for attending the EU Industry Day on PPP4SDI in Rome.

The participation is open and free of charge.

Since the number of attendees is limited, please be so kind to fill the Registration Form below and return it to the Secretariat of EUROGI no later than November 30, 2007.

Please provide the following details to the EUROGI Secretariat (e-mail below), to register, stating [PPP4SDI Registration] in the Subject box of your message.

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Secretariat of EUROGI:
Mrs. Isabel Barros,
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1099-052 Lisboa,
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Tel: +351-213-819-635
Fax: +351-213-819-699
E-Mail: isabel.barros@eurogi.org

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