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Challenges for PPPs in Education

Challenges for PPPs in Education. Dr. Miguel Székely, Director, Instituto de Innovaci ón Educativa, ITESM, prepared for World Bank Conference on “ Leveraging the Private Sector for Results in Education ” , Washington DC, 31 March , 2010. Questions.

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Challenges for PPPs in Education

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  1. Challenges for PPPs in Education Dr. Miguel Székely, Director, Instituto de Innovación Educativa, ITESM, preparedforWorld Bank Conferenceon“LeveragingthePrivate Sector forResults in Education”, Washington DC, 31 March, 2010

  2. Questions • 2. How can the World Bank Group support client countries make better use of strategic partnerships? What can the World Bank Group learn about the ways private donors operate in education globally? • 3. How can the World Bank Group facilitate the entry of private donors in client countries for their work in education?

  3. Conclusions: Role for WB in • 2. From individual actions to a framework that allows using funds efficiently and strategically 1. Coordination to make supply and demand (for support) meet. • 3. Influence design and “packaging” of private initiatives (WB endorsement) • 4. Generate information on what works (evaluation design and financing)

  4. How partners see each other?...

  5. Incapacity to provide evidence on the impact of aid (transparency) Problem # 1: different views depending from which side you are on… Lack of institutional capacity to operate programs; rigidities, bureaucracy, Short term view due to political cycles, when education is a long term venture NON GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT Government doesn’t know what it wants, so it shouldn’t tell us what to do Lack of innovation capacity in the Government Fear of “crowding out” public investment

  6. Problem # 1: different views depending from which side you are on Supply driven support (every body wants to “sell their product”, move their own agenda on); leads to duplication, under investment, etc. Unilateral initiatives create problems in schools (e.g. computers to children with teachers with no skills) Small , disperse, and fragmented contributions for a huge problem NON GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT Donors not willing to share credit with others (fragmentation of resources) Individual actions do not necessarily add up to a good strategy Private sector wants to take over (privatization) RISK (information transparency, accountability)

  7. Problem # 2: different objectives, different views, different priorities Corporate Foundations: . Market expansion NGOs - Philanthropic: . Specific populations . Specific issues • Political returns • Specific short term priorities NON GOVERNMENT GOVERNMENT Other Private (Religious, etc): . Specific issues . Specific priorities

  8. A way for organizing the analysis

  9. FUNDING INFORMATION Public Non Public EvaluationTransparencyAccountability INPUTS Cash In Kind Unconditional Incentives Conditional ProvisionOperation Know-how • 2. Infrastructure Delivery of education services • 3. Equipment • 4. Contents (curriculum) • 5. Materials, text books • 6. ITC • 7. Services (operation) • 8. Support demand by students (scholarships) 1. Physical space Universal / Targeted to specific groups or needs • 9. Teacher training • 10. Training of Principals • 11. School management • 12. Extra curricular (sports, arts, etc.) • 13. Family, student support • 14. School context • 15. Public policy (standards, norms, etc.)

  10. FUNDING INFORMATION Public Non Public EvaluationTransparencyAccountability INPUTS Cash In Kind Mexicanos Primero Unconditional Incentives Conditional ProvisionOperation Know-how • 2. Infrastructure Various local Middle Education in Mexico • 3. Equipment • 4. Contents (curriculum) • 5. Materials, text books Microsoft • 6. ITC CISCO TELMEX • 7. Services (operation) • 8. Support demand by students (scholarships) 1. Physical space Becalos Microsoft Universal / Targeted to specific groups or needs • 9. Teacher training CISCO INTEL TELMEX • 10. Training of Principals • 11. School management • 12. Extra curricular (sports, arts, etc.) NGOs • 13. Family, student support • 14. School context • 15. Public policy (standards, norms, etc.)

  11. Challenge: identify strategy in a context where… • Corporate interests vs real needs • Interest in specific • Groups vs real needs Political gains vs real needs • Good will vs policy priorities

  12. Conclusions: Role for WB in • 2. From individual actions to a framework that allows using funds efficiently and strategically 1. Coordination to make supply and demand (for support) meet. • 3. Influence design and “packaging” of private initiatives (WB endorsement) • 4. Generate information on what works (evaluation design and financing)

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