Public-Private Partnership in Infrastructure Resource Center for Contracts, Laws and Regulations (PPPIRC)

Today I would like to feature very useful tool for anybody involved with Public Private Partnership. The World Bank site developed by legal experts providing excellent database of ppp related legislation, regulation and also contracts focused on infrastructure in following sectors:
Clean Tech : Clean energy laws and regulations, PPP toolkits, examples of PPPs for green technology, renewable energy and energy efficiency projects.

Energy and Power: Overview of countries' existing energy laws and regulations, PPP toolkits, sample laws and licenses, Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs), implementation agreements, etc.

Telecommunications/ Information & Communication Technology (ICT): Information and resources on telecom sector reform, laws by country regulations and licensing.

Transport: PPP agreements for airports, ports, roads and tolls, light rail, and other transportation infrastructure projects.

Water and Sanitation: PPP sample agreements, toolkits, and legal material for PPPs in Irrigation and Small - Rural Water Providers

Solid Waste: PPP legislation and sample contracts on waste collection, street cleaning, waste disposal, treatment and recycling.

PPP Days 2012

I wish to announce an upcoming event that will be of interest to you. It is the Business Forum which will be held on 23 February 2012, at the Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland. It is held under the auspices of the PPP Days that is being co hosted by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, the World Bank Institute and the Asian Development Bank with the support of the IFC and the Swiss Economic Cooperation Organization( SECO).
This event will provide opportunities to:
– personally meet key government officials from countries show-casing their project pipelines at the Business Forum including the Russian Federation, India, Brazil, Kazakhstan,  Vietnam , the Philippines, Turkey, Japan and Ukraine,

– be among the first to learn about their PPP projects;

– network with public and private sector practitioners and decision makers in the PPP business world;
In addition, you may also be interested to attend the the ‘Virtual Site Visits’ (Friday, 24 February) that will present several PPP success stories from around the world such as the administrative buildings project in Berne , Manila Water, Lesotho Hospital, Romania dialysis, and the Geneva-Annecy PPP motorway.

You can find detailed information on the event at the following website http://www.unece.org/ceci/ppp.html where you can also obtain the registration form. furthermore a briefing for the business community will be held prior to the Business Forum at 4pm on Wednesday, 22 February - that will be followed by 'Swiss Night' that is kindly being hosted by the Swiss Government.

Should you have further questions, please do not hesitate to contact the UNECE Secretariat by email.