Regional project “Implementing Good governance Principles in Public-Private Partnership Projects (GO PPP)”

InTER started the implementation of the project: “Implementing Good governance Principles in Public-Private Partnership Projects (GO PPP)” is financed through the SMART BALKANS regional program, with the following partners: Institute for Entrepreneurship and Economic Development (IPER) from Montenegro, and the Albanian Center for Economic Research (ACER) from Albania.

Duration of the project is 20 months, from 1 December 2023 to 31 June 2025.
Project value (NOK): 1,650,239.93

The project will introduce the principles of good governance in public-private partnership (PPP) projects, by improving participatory approach, transparency, accountability, and efficiency. Sustainable mechanisms for regional cooperation and coordination will be developed. At the regional level, the project will establish a Regional Initiative for PPP, which will bring together the key decision makers in four countries of the Western Balkans: Serbia, Montenegro, Albania, and North Macedonia. At the local level, the project will launch local PPP forums in four pilot municipalities, bringing together representatives of civil society, the public and private sectors, and local government.

Objectives of the project:

The overall objective is to promote the principles of good governance in public-private partnership (PPP) projects in the countries of the Western Balkans (specifically: Serbia, Montenegro, Albania, and North Macedonia).

The specific objective is to improve the participatory approach in PPP projects by increasing public awareness of the importance of active participation for the sake of transparency, accountability, efficiency and sustainability of development initiatives.

Participants of the project are:

- Decision-makers at the national level in the four countries of the Western Balkans (Serbia, Montenegro, Albania, and North Macedonia) who will improve their capacities for regional cooperation in the field of PPP;
- Local authorities in pilot municipalities in Serbia, Montenegro, Albania, and North Macedonia which will improve their knowledge in the field of active involvement of civil society and the public in dialogue and broad consultation in different phases of PPP projects;
- Civil society organizations from the target countries will improve their expertise and active participation in PPP projects;
- Citizens in the target countries who, through the project, will be better informed about the possibilities of active participation and opportunities to express their needs within PPP projects at the national and local level.