□ Emphasize the efficiency of the actual organization center / Take advantage of small and medium-sized enterprises, detailed design from the early stage
At the International PPP Forum hosted by Toyo University in Tokyo on the 21st, Scotland’s PPP initiatives were introduced. There are five public-private PPP implementation organizations called “Centers” nationwide, which are responsible for project progress, design and construction bidding, and training of local contractors. David MacDonald, who oversees the Hub at an organization affiliated with the country’s Ministry of Finance, emphasized in a lecture attended by Japanese government officials that it is “fully supported by the government and highly valued by the Cabinet.”
Domestically, centers exist in each region and implement local government PPP projects that they invest in and are supervised by the government. Projects are implemented based on the priority of planned projects in the area. A system is also in place to research and promote companies responsible for design, construction, management and operation.
There are also small-scale projects that encourage the participation of local SMEs in PPP projects. In Japan, PPPs tend to be organized on a project-by-project basis, which is attracting attention because “a system can be completed before you know it” (according to an official at the PPP Research Center at Toyo University).
Mr McDonald was previously the national director of the Hub at the Scottish Futures Trust (SFT), a subsidiary of the Scottish Treasury. He is now a representative of a private consultancy.
The online forum participant described the country's public works as "providing better services to the community" and explained that values such as employment, education and training, sustainability and decarbonisation were taken into account from the very beginning of procurement.
When the Hub was first introduced, it felt like a squeeze on the existing public sector, but as the economy was in recession, its effectiveness in “attracting needed investment” and “improving public services” was widely explained that it was implemented. The reasons why the Hub was effective in implementing PPPs include: ▽Detailed design from the early stages that leverages the knowledge and experience of contractors ▽Use of local and small and medium-sized enterprises ▽Explanation and understanding of stakeholders.
It also introduces a cycle in which the capabilities of the companies responsible for construction and operations are improved as the Center undertakes new projects. “By sharing best practices, we can bring sustainability to infrastructure investments.”
Forum officials said, ``Local governments that are thinking about the same problem can decide to work together (on PPP)'' and ``I think the center is adding human resources and know-how, but I can see that they are making a lot of different efforts that have been expressed as, ``Yes.''
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