An evaluation tool to strengthen the collaborative process of the public-private partnership in the veterinary domain

Abstract

Public-private partnerships (PPPs) in the veterinary domain are widely implemented worldwide and can help to strengthen the capacities of Veterinary Services. Few analyses have been made of these initiatives. This study is aimed at developing an evaluation tool based on participatory approaches and focusing on the quality of PPP processes in the veterinary domain. The tool was divided into ten sections relevant to PPP process organisation and activities. The 44 evaluation criteria and six quality attributes (operationality, relevance, acceptability, inclusiveness, adaptability, and stability) were identified based on literature review and case-study application. The tool was adjusted during four regional PPP training workshops bringing together stakeholders from both public and private sectors. Finally, the tool was validated through an experts’ elicitation process and applied in the field in Paraguay. The tool was developed in a non-normative perspective to help the partners adapt the PPP to their specific context, to maximize the opportunities and minimize the risks of such collaborations, and to formulate adapted recommendations to strengthen and improve the PPP collaborative process and thus the outcomes. In an ex-ante perspective, this tool would also help public and private actors to engage and develop a PPP process following the best possible practices. The aim of this tool is to help decision making in terms of PPP development and implementation in the veterinary domain to ensure the added value and relevance of such a collaborative approach in different countries worldwide.

Revolutionising Public Private Partnerships: A Transition to the Fifth Industrial Revolution

“…The third group includes "transformative PPPs" and includes PPPs that are set up to promote capacity development and developmental goals in general, and these are formed and funded by the non-governmental sector and include local firms as well as parastatals. It is important that a specialization of skills and the allocation of tasks exist between governmental and non-governmental spheres [14]. At their base composition, PPPs must be made up of one main public, non-commercial institution as well as one private or commercial organization that combine their resources and share in the benefits of their partnership.…”