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management of contingent liabilities and fiscal risks, as well as the performance of the PPP
contracts, is also recommended that will overall improve the management of political and
legal risks.
Policy Recommendation VII (Capacity-building measures): Integrate learning by doing
approach with capacity building and training programs
 The institutions involved in the preparation, implementation, and monitoring of the PPPs
should have adequate financial resources, competences, and authority to perform directly
their tasks or hire experts.
 The experience gained on the basis of learning by doing approach should be preserved and
valorized in any possible changes in the institutional settings. Training programs are
suggested for consideration that could take the form of workshops to valorize the best
practices already implemented in the country. In line with successful experiences in the
investigated countries International Funding Institutions and Multilateral Agencies may be
also involved in the organization of capacity building initiatives.
 Where the number of PPPs is limited or where no experiences exist, PPP pilot projects
involving limited financial and fiscal risks should be preferably identified and technical
assistance support sought for their preparation and implementation, also involving
International Funding Institutions and Multilateral Agencies.
Policy Recommendation VIII (Follow up measures): Support control, supervision, and
guardianship of PPPs using a dedicated shared database
 Control, supervision, and guardianship monitoring reports should feed into a centralized
database of PPP initiatives under the responsibility of the PPP unit or entity responsible for
the state budget and the authority/authorities responsible for sector regulation. All phases
of project development, implementation and operation should be covered by the PPP
database thus allowing for the possibility of identifying success stories and provide lessons
learned.
 Ex-post evaluations of PPP projects should be considered which could also relate to the
completion of specific phases of the project life-cycle in order to provide useful inputs and
possible improvements to the management practices of the risks associated with PPPs in the
transport sector.
Questions and Answers
Question: How do you see the strategic relevance of implementing PPPs for a country vis-à-vis
the affordability risk associated with the repayment of the initiative by the public and/or direct
users of the infrastructure/services?
Answer: Affordability is indeed an important aspect of PPPs that should be carefully assessed
at the initial phases of the project life-cycle in order to understand to what extent the project is