Development professionals and governments worldwide increasingly rely on public-private partnerships to fill critical infrastructure gaps. But implementing successful and efficient PPPs requires buy-in from multiple stakeholders — the public sector, the private sector, and beneficiaries — all of whom need to have a sufficient understanding of how a PPP functions.
But PPPs are complex and often not well understood, which can be detrimental to their success, and to infrastructure projects in developing countries.
In an effort to build awareness surrounding PPPs, the World Bank has announced it is offering a free, four week massive open online course on public-private partnerships. The course is designed for development practitioners, policymakers and the general public.
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Jeff Tyson@jtyson21
Jeff is a former global development reporter for Devex. Based in Washington, D.C., he covers multilateral affairs, U.S. aid, and international development trends. He has worked with human rights organizations in both Senegal and the U.S., and prior to joining Devex worked as a production assistant at National Public Radio. He holds a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University and a bachelor’s degree in international relations and French from the University of Rochester.
