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IRF running Zimbabwe workshop

The IRF is running a workshop in Zimbabwe intended to highlight key success factors for PPPs. The event is looking closely at PPPS, due to the issues seen in many nations, where there are dwindling funds for infrastructure development. As a result of this funding shortage, many governments and infrastructure providers are now considering the prospect of taking up Public Private Partnerships (PPPs for financing of roads and surface transport infrastructure. With this in mind, the International Roa
July 29, 2016 Read time: 2 mins
RSSThe IRF  is running a workshop in Zimbabwe intended to highlight key success factors for PPPs. The event is looking closely at PPPS, due to the issues seen in many nations, where there are dwindling funds for infrastructure development. As a result of this funding shortage, many governments and infrastructure providers are now considering the prospect of taking up Public Private Partnerships (PPPs for financing of roads and surface transport infrastructure. With this in mind, the International Road Federation (3918 IRF Washington), together with its local Zimbabwe-based partner, Podilla Ventures, is hosting a workshop in Zimbabwe that seeks to highlight best practices and key success factors for PPPs.

To be held from August 24th to 26th at the Elephant Hills Hotel in Victoria Falls, this IRF PPP workshop will demystify some of the theories associated with PPPs. The event will examine the concept and identify the roles of different stakeholders to ensure the success of PPP initiatives in general. The workshop will inform participants on how to obtain maximum return on investment from successful PPP strategies that will satisfy government, private sector partners and most importantly the public once implemented.

It will also address a range of issues including the principles, concepts, techniques and benefits of efficient PPPs, according to Stieve Nyazorwe, managing director of Podilla Ventures. It will also create an interactive platform for African road authorities with potential international investors affiliated to the IRF.

“The various topics of discussion will cover issues such as best practice and key success factors relating to building capacity within the public and private sectors, as well as the necessary policy and legal frameworks, optimal risk sharing practices and available tools to assess the financial viability of projects,” said Nyazorwe. In addition, the workshop will examine successful examples from both emerging and developed economies and present practices and tools that can be utilised.

The target audience includes highway and road professionals, government agencies, private consultants and contractors, service providers and financial experts.

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