Public private partnerships in ICT Vasko Kronevski MASIT, President www.e-society.org.mk

Public private partnerships in ICT

Vasko Kronevski

MASIT, President

Public-private partnership ( PPP ) in ICT Public-private partnership ( PPP ) describes a government service or private business venture which is funded and operated through a partnership of government and one or more private sector companies.

Public-private partnership ( PPP ) describes a government service or private business venture which is funded and operated through a partnership of government and one or more private sector companies.

Why PPPs We are lagging behind in spending in ICT infrastructure, ICT in pubic services, ICT research, well behind both EU and candidate countries boost the economy for the minimum amount of public money

We are lagging behind in spending in ICT infrastructure, ICT in pubic services, ICT research, well behind both EU and candidate countries

boost the economy for the minimum amount of public money

The public side Other stakeholders in supporting Public-Private Partnership with Government NGO’s Universities

Other stakeholders in supporting Public-Private Partnership with Government

NGO’s

Universities

Examples of PPPs Digital certifications authorities Online service delivery (portals, …) Call centers Public parking systems Co-investment in R&D for strategic services (health, defense, education) …

Digital certifications authorities

Online service delivery (portals, …)

Call centers

Public parking systems

Co-investment in R&D for strategic services (health, defense, education)

…

Benefits to Government Minimizing financial outgo Better liquidity Protection against technology obsolescence Speedier implementation of e-Government projects Efficiencies in management Better image

Minimizing financial outgo

Better liquidity

Protection against technology obsolescence

Speedier implementation of e-Government projects

Efficiencies in management

Better image

Benefits of citizens/business Easy access to services Single window/one-stop shop 24x7 convenience Flexibility in the choice of access methods and devices Saving of indirect cost and hardship

Easy access to services

Single window/one-stop shop

24x7 convenience

Flexibility in the choice of access methods and devices

Saving of indirect cost and hardship

Benefits to the private sector Reliable streams of revenue Low risk Creation of employment in the development, implementation and delivery Capturing business from related sectors (wider market initiatives)

Reliable streams of revenue

Low risk

Creation of employment in the development, implementation and delivery

Capturing business from related sectors (wider market initiatives)

IT Cluster Competitiveness FACTORS & ACTION PLAN (MASIT, October 2006) Extract of MASIT action plan for improving Cluster Competitiveness … IT HUMAN CAPITAL UPGRADE INCREASING IT FACULTIES QUOTAS, IT QUALIFICATION PROGRAMS FOR UNEMPLOYED & ECDL INTRODUCTION EXPAND THE IT CLUSTER BY EXPORT PROMOTION S/W EXPORT GUARANTEE FUND, S/W EXPORT PROCESSING ZONE IMPROVING INFRASTRUCTURE, REGULATIONS & POLICIES ICT PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PILOT PROJECT, LABOR BENCHMARK …

Extract of MASIT action plan for improving Cluster Competitiveness

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IT HUMAN CAPITAL UPGRADE INCREASING IT FACULTIES QUOTAS, IT QUALIFICATION PROGRAMS FOR UNEMPLOYED & ECDL INTRODUCTION

EXPAND THE IT CLUSTER BY EXPORT PROMOTION S/W EXPORT GUARANTEE FUND, S/W EXPORT PROCESSING ZONE

IMPROVING INFRASTRUCTURE, REGULATIONS & POLICIES ICT PUBLIC PROCUREMENT PILOT PROJECT, LABOR BENCHMARK

…

ICT Industry & GOVERNMENT potential partnerships Extract from Government Economic Growth Program Support ( 10 goals): … Vardar Silicone Valley – focus on investments in IT, FDIs only by Fortune 500? Team Macedonia – ICT part of the team for attracting FDIs? Investment Consulting – ICT industry analysis, top multinational consulting company to foster the ICT industry competitiveness (EUR 9M)? Е quity Funds & No Barriers for Good Ideas – one for agriculture, the other for the ICT industry (EUR 5M)? MASIT – part of all ICT regulatory bodies and new Ministry of ICT & supported by all appropriate public administration institutions – STRATEGIC PARTNER ? …

Extract from Government Economic Growth Program Support ( 10 goals):

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Vardar Silicone Valley – focus on investments in IT, FDIs only by Fortune 500?

Team Macedonia – ICT part of the team for attracting FDIs?

Investment Consulting – ICT industry analysis, top multinational consulting company to foster the ICT industry competitiveness (EUR 9M)?

Е quity Funds & No Barriers for Good Ideas – one for agriculture, the other for the ICT industry (EUR 5M)?

MASIT – part of all ICT regulatory bodies and new Ministry of ICT & supported by all appropriate public administration institutions – STRATEGIC PARTNER ?

…

Vardar Silicone Valley Macedonian ICT Center of Excellence Macedonian ICT Center of Excellence (supported by USAID & Israeli consultants), by partnering with leading Macedonian ICT companies & international financial institutions who already voiced their readiness to participate in the initiative WE WELCOME THE GOVERNMENT TO SUPPORT THE INITIATIVE MASIT is going to reach a consensus which is a realistic figure to become an important party in the future GDP in Macedonia MASIT is going to support one home base industry/cluster that needs ICT capabilities to provide agility, modernization and profitability, and in the same time enabling the export (ex. Agriculture, Tourism…)

Macedonian ICT Center of Excellence (supported by USAID & Israeli consultants), by partnering with leading Macedonian ICT companies & international financial institutions who already voiced their readiness to participate in the initiative WE WELCOME THE GOVERNMENT TO SUPPORT THE INITIATIVE

MASIT is going to reach a consensus which is a realistic figure to become an important party in the future GDP in Macedonia

MASIT is going to support one home base industry/cluster that needs ICT capabilities to provide agility, modernization and profitability, and in the same time enabling the export (ex. Agriculture, Tourism…)

Recommendations Identifying and inform raise awareness public and private sector policy makers Identify factors shaping successful information society partnerships between business, government, the public sector and civil society Develop national program for support of PPPs Publicly recognize successful PPPs www.e-society.org.mk

Identifying and inform raise awareness public and private sector policy makers

Identify factors shaping successful information society partnerships between business, government, the public sector and civil society

Develop national program for support of PPPs

Publicly recognize successful PPPs

Recommendations Common identification of potential Public Private Partnerships in e-Government Building Digital Opportunities Through Public/Private Partnership ... of ICTs in Various Sectors (e.g., Health, Education, Finance, Government, Commerce…) Joint investments in domestic ICT research initiatives in strategic industries ICT to improve sectors competitiveness (incentive support for introduction of ICT in strategic industries) www.e-society.org.mk

Common identification of potential Public Private Partnerships in e-Government

Building Digital Opportunities Through Public/Private Partnership ... of ICTs in Various Sectors (e.g., Health, Education, Finance, Government, Commerce…)

Joint investments in domestic ICT research initiatives in strategic industries

ICT to improve sectors competitiveness (incentive support for introduction of ICT in strategic industries)

Mr. Vasko Kronevski – MASIT, President [email_address] Mr. Ivan Mitrevski – MASIT, Executive Director mitrevski@masit.org.mk Ms. Anita Nikova, - Project Coordinator anita@masit.org.mk Phone number: + 389 2 3238 601 Fax Number: + 389 2 3244 012 St. Dimitrie Cupovski 13, Skopje Republic of Macedonia

Mr. Vasko Kronevski – MASIT, President [email_address]

Mr. Ivan Mitrevski – MASIT, Executive Director

mitrevski@masit.org.mk

Ms. Anita Nikova, - Project Coordinator anita@masit.org.mk

Phone number: + 389 2 3238 601

Fax Number: + 389 2 3244 012

St. Dimitrie Cupovski 13, Skopje

Republic of Macedonia