Public-Private Partnerships and E-Government

摘要

The rationale to exploit the potential of ICT and e-government are compelling for most of the countries. However, implementation of e-Government projects requires the Capital investment as well as funds required for operation and maintenance of ICT systems on sustained basis. Facing excessive financial constraints governments are not in a position to extend an open-ended financial support to e-government projects. It therefore becomes imperative to find new innovative methods of financing ICT and e-government projects by including the expertise and finance of private sector. A Public-Private Partnership is a legally enforceable contract between a private sector entity and a government body that requires the private partner to deliver a desired electronic public service, and share the associated risks of service delivery. This paper analyzes Public-Private Partnerships in general and e-government PPP projects in particular, and the need for employing PPP for implementation of e-Government projects in Pakistan.