Private sector is losing interest in PFI projects

Private Sector Involvement in Infrastructure Projects

There has been little systematic discussion of the issues associated with private involvement in infrastructure. Analysis of the relative performance of the private and public sector in different phases of infrastructure provision suggests that in most cases, the private sector will be most efficient in the construction phase but the public sector will be best equipped to handle the risks assoc...

Adoption of Private Finance Initiative (PFI) in Malaysian Public Works Projects: Are We Ready?

In the United Kingdom (UK), Public Private Partnerships (PPP), in the guise of the Private Finance Initiative (PFI), has become an integral part of national government policy in the delivery of public facilities and services. The aim of introducing the PFI was to achieve closer partnering between the public and private sectors at both central government and local authority levels. Despite the P...

The Acceptability of Private Finance Initiative (PFI) Scheme in Malaysia

Today’s competitive global environment has led governments around the world to seek new ways to finance projects, build infrastructure and deliver services. Private Finance Initiative (PFI) is increasingly being used as a tool to bring together the strengths of both sectors, public and private to facilitate the delivery of projects and services. However, the new PFI Scheme introduced by the Gov...

The private finance initiative: PFI in the NHS--is there an economic case?

1 Client and Consultant Engagement in Public Sector IS Projects

Engagement between clients and consultants has been identified as important in public sector IT projects. However, current literature is not clear what constitutes engagement, and how this is related to other concepts such as cooperation and collaboration. This study proposes a model of engagement based on a range of related extant literature. Five case studies of IT projects in the public sect...