Public sector’s perspective on implementing public – private partnership (PPP) policy in Ghana and Hong Kong
Abstract
Purpose
The public sector plays a critical role in the successful implementation of public–private partnership (PPP) projects. Thus, there is a need to holistically explore the public sector’s view on the implementation practices of PPP. This paper aims to explore and compare the public sector’s views on PPP practices in Ghana and Hong Kong.
Design/methodology/approach
Semi-structured interviews were conducted with PPP practitioners of senior authority in public institutions in both Ghana and Hong Kong. The interviews covered critical issues of PPP implementation practices such as motivations for engaging in PPP, success criteria/indicators, critical success factors (CSFs), external stakeholder management and training and education in PPPs.
Findings
The findings show that quick delivery of public projects and private sector efficiency are the reasons considered by both groups of interviewees. On the success criteria, interviewees from both jurisdictions mentioned user satisfaction, budget, time and quality. The CSFs mentioned by both groups include capacity building and training, project viability, proper planning and good feasibility studies. Sensitization programs, including open forums and community meetings, were mentioned by both groups as measures for managing external stakeholders. On the training and education, both groups mentioned international study tours and organizing courses and seminars.
Originality/value
The outputs of this study offer strategies that are very useful to international private developers who are interested in PPP practices in Africa and Asia. Further, the findings contribute to the knowledge on the international best practices for PPP.
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Acknowledgements
This paper forms part of a PhD research project entitled “A best practice framework for PPP implementation for infrastructure development in Ghana,” from which other papers have been produced with different objective/scope but sharing the same background and methodology. The research project described is fully supported by the Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme from the Research Grants Council (RGC) of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong. The authors wish to express their sincere gratitude to all practitioners in Ghana and Hong Kong who participated in this research study.
Citation
Osei-Kyei, R. and Chan, A.P.C. (2018), "Public sector’s perspective on implementing public – private partnership (PPP) policy in Ghana and Hong Kong", Journal of Facilities Management, Vol. 16 No. 2, pp. 175-196. https://doi.org/10.1108/JFM-06-2017-0026
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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