Public-private partnerships in ICT infrastructure development in South Africa
Date
2013-10-14
Authors
Fourie, Johannes Jacobus
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Abstract
ICT infrastructure is seen as one of the key drivers for economic growth.
Unfortunately in South Africa many ICT infrastructure development projects fail
for different reasons. Public-private partnerships (PPPs) are considered to hold
much promise in theory to overcome some of the challenges ascribed to these
project failures, but have proven very difficult to implement in practice. This
study investigated whether the challenges of implementing ICT infrastructure
development projects in South Africa can effectively be addressed by means of
PPPs. In-depth, semi-structured interviews were used to obtain the views of ICT
industry experts, representatives from regulatory bodies and ICT organisations,
and government officials. The main findings were that PPPs could be a viable
solution to overcome some of the challenges to successful implementation of
ICT infrastructure projects in South Africa on condition that certain success
factors that would facilitate ICT infrastructure development PPPs are present.
Unfortunately some of these success factors are not currently present, therefore
limiting the prospects for successful implementation of the PPP model for these
projects
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MBA thesis
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Public private partnerships, Information Communication and Technology