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Digital Government in Developing Countries
Posted by David Fellows and Glyn Evans[1] With the aid of development partners, developing countries are making commitments to maximise the use of digital technology. The ICT industry is right behind them. In these reforms, digital technology is being represented as the principal transformative medium of government. But to think of “Digital Government” as necessarily…
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Risk and Reward: Issues Confronting Current PPP Developments
By David Fellows and John Leonardo Media reports on Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) for the first half of the current year reveal both opportunities and confusion in the public sector about the use of this method of public service provision. Here we seek to explore the benefits and challenges of these arrangements and identify key…
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Public private partnerships Board
Explore the varied issues associated with public private partnerships and the links arising between this service delivery mechanism and public financial management on our Pinterest “Public Private Partnerships” Board.
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State-owned enterprises Board
Explore the varied issues associated with the governance and management of state-owned enterprises and the links arising between this service delivery mechanism and public financial management on our Pinterest “State-owned enterprises Board”
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International Development and the Challenge of Public Sector Corruption
By David Fellows, John Leonardo and Cornelia Körtl[1] Revelations in the Panama Papers released earlier this month have focused international attention on the hidden financial structures that facilitate the transfer of assets obtained through both legal and criminal means to offshore tax havens. In a recent report, the research organization Global Financial Integrity suggests that…
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Asian Development Bank’s PPP Offering
New fund to assist PPP preparation On 25 January 2016 the ADB launched its fund to finance preparatory costs for creating partnerships with private sector counterparts for the development of essential infrastructure projects. Such arrangements are seen as attracting private sector expertise and financial backing to unlock national economic potential and provide much needed services.…