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The Turkish PPP Platform

Stephen Harris
International Development Director, Tribal Group Chairman, UKTI PPP Export Advisory Group Co-Founder Turkish PPP Platform
18th December 2008 World Bank, Washington DC

The views expressed in this presentation are the views of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), the Asian Development Bank (ADB), its Board of Directors, or the governments they represent. ADBI does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this paper and accepts no responsibility for any consequences of their use. Terminology used may not necessarily be consistent with ADB official terms.

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Introduction
PPP is all about private sector participation Many governments assume if they put projects onto the market the private sector will automatically want to participate PPP has to be a partnership Without a balanced relationship between public and private sectors PPP will fail Getting government to engage with private sector not always easy
Partnership element of PPP often neglected at policy development stage institutional, legal and administrative decisions often made by public sector without reference to potential private sector partners can lead to development of law and process which can be commercially unworkable. particularly true in areas such as risk transfer
Contracts unprofitable Lack of bidders

Reasons for lack of consultation An open discussion process can deal with potential problems at an early stage Some governments dont do this because
They have no experience in private sector consultation They have political issues in speaking to private sector at policy formation stage Fear of being criticised for undue influence

In UK PPP Task force had a number of private sector secondees

In many countries private sector unwilling or too inexperienced to do this Or government unable to pay them

A PPP Association
A feeling in Turkey that much government and private sector debate on PPP was ill-informed A PPP association was suggested and support gained from a number of government and private sector organisations at the end of 2007 Such an association can provide a number of capabilities
Key is ability of government to engage with broad group of private sector players at both policy and project development stages.

PPP Associations exist in Japan, Latvia, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, France, USA, Canada

Turkish PPP Platform

International PPP Platform of Turkey established 31st December 2007. Launch seminars in Ankara and Istanbul on 1st and 2nd May 2008. Two types of membership. Introductory fees.
CORPORATE $640 pa INDIVIDUAL $32pa

104 members
80 Corporate 5 individual 2 Academic 17 Government
Including Privatisation Administration, Treasury, Police Academy, State Development Bank, Ministry of Energy, Foreign Investment Association, Public Procurement Authority, Health Ministry

Platform Participation in seminars

Past Events
Launch seminar PPP platform Ankara, 1st May 2008 Launch seminar PPP Platform Istanbul 2nd May 2008 4th Annual PPP in CEE and SEE Conference, 16-17 October 2008, Budapest - Hungary 17th Annual E.C.U. Euro Meeting, 26-27 September 2008, Istanbul

Future events
Turkish Cyprus Project Finance Symposium early 2009. Terrapinn Rail Turkey Conference February 2009. 2nd Annual PPP in CEE/SEE Summit, Annual International Conference on Public-Private Partnership Projects, Romania, March 2009.

Other Activities Working group of stakeholders from NGOs, private sector and public sector to formulate an alternative PPP Umbrella Law. Summer internship programme for university students to raise awareness of PPP Working to insert a PPP course into teaching programme of Bilkent and Kadir Universities

Role of PPP Platform 1

To create a forum for private sector and government organisations for the development and promotion of Public Private Partnerships (PPP) models in Turkey.
To provide a neutral forum to assist government organizations (at Central, and Municipal level) developing PPP policies to engage with the private sector in order to assist in policy and project development including: feedback on the structure and viability of projects, processes and legislation. To build capacity and understanding in the private sector of PPP so as to encourage the building of a domestic PPP market to service government projects. To develop and encourage internationally recognized, transparent best practice in PPP processes to ensure that Turkish projects attract appropriate investment internationally and locally. To educate all sectors of society as to the benefits and issues surrounding PPP and to encourage an informed debate within the country.

Role of PPP Platform 2

To provide a forum for government, at Central, Regional and Municipal levels, to engage with a wide selection of private sector firms to assist in policy and project development. To assist and support the public sector in building capacity within all levels of government through participation in seminars or events, briefing material and the passing of practical experience and knowledge. To Review and comment upon proposed government legislation, guidance notes and procedural papers. To suggest possible legislation, legal amendments and other administrative instruments. To take the lead in building understanding of PPP by producing introductory material to be made available on the website and in print. To provide a resource to answer press questions and provide press briefings relating to PPP issues. To run seminars and other events to build understanding in the wider population (in co-operation with government).

Role of PPP Platform 3

To build capacity within the private sector by organising seminars and events, and producing briefing papers. To produce a PPP newsletter for the industry either electronically or in print. To set up a members only section of the website to handle consultation documents, project leads etc. To keep members informed of legislative and procedural developments To ensure members get to participate in conferences and seminars and ensure that resulting papers are made available to all members via a library or website To Assist members in making overseas contacts with potential partner firms To compile and make available details of international PPP units, associations and other relevant groups. To make available details of overseas project leads of potential interest to members. To compile information on PPP from varied international sources: to include case studies, statistical reports, draft documentation and contracts.

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