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Workshop on Public & Private Sectors Partnership in the GCC Countries - May 16-17, 2006

Under the patronage of His Excellency Abdullah Bin Hamad Al-Attiyah Second Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Energy and Industry, Chairman of the Planning Council, the General Secretariat of the Planning Council is organizing a workshop on the Public Private Sectors Partnership in the GCC countries on May 16-17, 2006.

The workshop aims to shed light on linkages between the economies of the GCC countries and the Public Private Partnerships (PPPs), the enabling environment as well as the necessary elements and required steps for success. The workshopصs objective is to provide the policy makers a clear roadmap and practical modalities to enhance PPPs in the GCC countries. The workshop will also present a number of successful international, regional as well as well as GCC countries experiences in PPP.

Experts from the World Bank and GCC countries will make presentations during the workshop. Senior officials and representatives from a number of public and private sectors organizations in the State of Qatar and the GCC countries will also participate in the proceedings of the workshop.

The first day of the workshop includes an exposition of the overall concept of PPP, the enabling environment and elements of success. The second day will involve round table discussions on major axis in the PPP for the following sectors: Electricity and water, transportation, health and education, tourism. The workshop will conclude its proceedings with a declaration of the future directions of the PPP in the GCC countries.