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Public Private Cooperation in Fragile States: case study Southern Sudan
September 11, 2009. The report Public Private Cooperation in Fragile States: case study Southern Sudan has been a joint effort of the PPC working group Southern Sudan, which consisted of representatives from the Agency for International Business Cooperation (EVD), the Conflict Research Unit of the Clingendael Institute, Cordaid, ICCO, Kadaster International and the Netherlands African Business Council. This case study report is part of a broader project on PPC, initiated under the 2007 Millennium Agreement (formerly Schokland Agreement) on the ‘Network for Peace, Security and Development’.
The document identifies key areas, sectors, local needs and opportunities for public private cooperation (PPC) in Southern Sudan. PPC projects are currently rare in Southern Sudan. The local needs assessment, the joint fact-finding mission as well as the economic mission resulted in a common agreement that PPCs may facilitate pro-poor, just and sustainable economic growth. Building on specific knowledge, experience and networks of partners can be beneficial to the private sector, civil society and the government. However, the project also clearly ascertained that there are business cases where no NGO involvement is required and capacity building projects were no involvement of the private sector is needed. Private sector actors emphasized that at viable business case is required for PPC. Overall, PPC was thus considered a potentially useful instrument, but should not be used as a goal in itself.
The report is the end result of several activities:
- An extensive field study in Southern Sudan into local needs and possibilities;
- A joint fact finding mission in Southern Sudan by all project partners;
- A Round Table Event in Juba;
- The first ever Dutch economic mission to Southern Sudan.
Please pay specific attention to the Call for Proposals in Annex II of the report (and attached separately for your convenience), which has been issued to encourage the formulation and preparation of a PPC in Southern Sudan (deadline 15 October 2009).