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a. 2001 PPIAF Annual Report. 2001 PPIAF Annual Report is now available at the PPIAF website. Please click on the folllowing link to view the Report: www.ppiaf.org/files/ar2001new.pdf.
b. Trend of success of public-private partnerships. PricewaterhouseCoopers have recently published their report 'Public Private Partnerships: A Clearer View'; a review of PPPs providing a wide range of public services. The report concludes that much of the public comment on PPPs is poorly informed and that whilst there is room for improvement, the evidence is that PPPs do work with end users judging their projects as being successful. A summary of the report can be obtained from the PwC website by clicking http://www.pwcglobal.com/extweb/ncpressrelease.nsf/DocID/9150041A23CE6F
c. India Infrastructure Report 2002.
The second India Infrastructure Report 2002 has stressed the need for states to realise that there are no alternatives to competition and public-private partnership in the infrastructure sector. The report, complied by the Infrastructure Development Finance Company (IDFC), is an exhaustive compilation and covers issues relating to legal framework, private participation, environment and rural development. The next edition of India Infrastructure Report is expected to include urban infrastructure and housing. The report outlined that roads, ports, airports and connectivity with ports have witnessed a flurry of activities which will improve infrastructure and reduce transport time. Despite being provided with a robust framework, railways are yet to respond positively. Power was in the limelight but without much physical improvement was highlighted in the report, suggesting reduced government role in power sector. In the telecom sector, cellular tariffs dropped to nearly tenth compared to the last two years which came by as a result of deregulation. According to the report, with the emergence of 'institutional competition' in the states and some of them doing visibly better, administrators will be left with no other option but to mend ways to move forward. The report can be purchased/ordered at the following link: www.oup-usa.org/isbn/0195658469.html.
d. Managing the Relationship to Secure Successful Partnerships in PFI projects. The Private Finance Initiative (PFI) is now established as a major form of Government procurement in the UK. It is used to procure a wide range of public services, including hospitals, prisons, roads, computer systems and Government accommodation. There are over 400 PFI contracts currently in force committing departments to future expenditure of around £100 billion. Although there is now considerable experience of the PFI procurement process, there is much less experience of the issues that arise once the contract has been let. Most PFI contracts are still in their early stages. It is important, therefore, that initial lessons arising from the management of these contracts, some of which relate to how the contracts were procured, are identified and disseminated quickly to authorities so that they can be taken into account in current and future projects. This report highlights key issues which authorities need to keep in mind when developing and managing relationships with private sector PFI contractors. To download the document, please visit: www.4ps.co.uk/news/NAO.pdf Source: Report by the Comptroller and Auditor General, HC 375 Session 2001-2002: 29 November 2001.
e. Framework for Public Private Partnerships. The Minister for Finance in Ireland launched in November 2001 the "Framework for Public Private Partnerships", as prompted by the Public-Private Informal Advisory Group ( IAG ). This group, chaired by the Head of Central PPP Unit of the Department of Finance, consisted of representatives of the Irish Business and Employers Confederation, the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, the Construction Industry Federation as well as the main departments and agencies currently engaged in the PPP programme. The production of this document fulfills the requirement in the Programme for Prosperity and Fairness which calls for the development of a clear framework to assess the appropriateness of PPPs for infrastructure projects and to guide their implementation, taking into account the wider economic, social and environmental objectives that should guide infrastructural development, irrespective of the procurement method followed. To view the document please go to: www.irlgov.ie/finance/publications/otherpubs/pppframework.pdf
f. Public-PrivatePartnerships: Factors to Consider When Deliberating Governmental Use as a Real Property Management Tool. The report identifies the potential benefits to the federal government of the US of entering into public-private partnerships on real property. Given reports that the General Services Administration (GSA) has a multibillion dollar backlog of deferred maintenance in federal buildings, it is thought that a public-private partnership authority could be an important management tool to address problems in deteriorating federal buildings. The report focuses on four issues including
To view the document, please go to: www.gao.gov/new.items/d0246t.pdf. 
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