PPD E-Learning Module 1: Good Practice in Setting Up, Managing and Exiting a PPD

This first module aims at giving an overview of good practice in developing, managing and ensuring the sustainability of a PPD. It shares concrete advice that help apprehend the dynamics between stakeholders in a dialogue and understand the political risks of involvement. Concrete examples are shown which will help viewers understand how a PPD operates, the resources needed and the role of a secretariat. It also includes some exercises on redefining the collaborative policy platform and a case simulation on the trade-offs and secret agendas in building a PPD.

Good Practice in PPD, Section 1: Introduction : PPD in the Context of Fragility

This section is an introduction to fragility and its negative economic impact as a result of natural and man-made disasters in both developing and developed countries. Examples include natural disasters such as the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, the 2011 Tsunami in Japan, the 2012 Hurricane Sandy in the US, and the 2013 typhoon in the …

Good Practice in PPD, Section 2: What is a PPD?

This section defines and explains what Public-Private Dialogue is – “PPDs are structured mechanisms, anchored at the highest practical level, coordinated by a light secretariat, and aimed at facilitating the discovery process by involving a balanced range of public and private sector actors in identifying, filtering, accelerating, …

Good Practice in PPD, Section 3: When to Use a PPD and Typology

This section presents the different ways that PPD can be used, as a 1) Discovery mechanism, 2) Detection mechanism, 3) Resolution platform, and as a 4) Governance mechanism.

PPD comes in many forms: It can be structured or ad hoc, formal or informal, wide-ranging or focused on specific issues. The PPD typology framework is also …

Good Practice in PPD, Section 4: Benefits of PPDs

This section looks at the main reasons why stakeholders decide to do a PPD. For the governments, PDD can help them prioritize, whereas for entrepreneurs it can increase competitiveness. PPDs can generate regulatory payoffs, especially the policy reforms that it can precipitate. Another reason why people may want to engage through PPD is …

Good Practice in PPD, Section 5: Benefits of PPD - Better Governance

This section touches upon some of the benefits of PPD in the good governance agenda. Public-Private Dialogue is a lot about inclusiveness, and this inclusive process can help fight collusions between the public and the private sectors actors. PPD can leverage sector improvements for governance gains – in fact there is a very strong …

Good Practice in PPD, Section 6: What is the Impact of PPD?

This section looks at what the impact of PPD is in more concrete terms. The results of some evaluations from PPD programs globally are presented, including the competitiveness payoffs in the Cambodian garment sector, the growth impact in Madagascar and the impact on infrastructure in Nosy Be and Fort Dauphin.

The section demonstrates …

Good Practice in PPD, Section 7:How to Make it Work

This section introduces the basic prerequisites and the implementation framework necessary to succesfully implement PPDs. The PPD Diamond considers 4 dimensions when implementing a PPD, namely the Public Authorities, Business Community, Champions and Instruments. Mapping the relative strength and weakness of these four dimensions can help …

Good Practice in PPD, Section 8: 10 Practical Tips - Tip#1, #2, #3

This section introduces the first 3 of the 10 practical tips for successful PPD implementation:

– Tip #1 – A lot of work. Implementing a PPD involves huge coordination and mediation business. A lot of time and work needs to be invested in consultations and reaching out to people.
– Tip #2 – Plan a Phased and Inclusive Approach. Start …

Good Practice in PPD, Section 9: 10 Practical Tips - Tip#4: Simple Explicit Organization

This section introduces Tip #4 for better PPD implementation and getting results, which is that of creating a simple, explicit organization. A setting that seems to be most appropriate to optimize these key success factors and prevalent in the most productive PPD programs is a structure characterized by a dedicated secretariat and working …

Good Practice in PPD, Section 10: 10 Practical Tips - Tip#5: Collect and Vet Reforms Proposal

This section will introduce Practical Tip #5, which calls for a templated, open and disciplined way to collect and vet reform proposals. You need to have a disciplined way to collect and vet proposals considering the thousands of issues that you have to deal with. These documents can be downloaded from the PPD website …

Good Practice in PPD, Section 11: 10 Practical Tips - Tip#6, Tip#7, and Tip#8

This section introduces Tip #6, #7 and #8 for better PPD implementation and getting results,

– Tip #6 – Strong convincing power. Advertising techniques (social marketing) are commonly used in PPDs to convince people. People need to understand the reform. It needs to be explained in simple terms. Slogans, brands, logos can be useful. …

Good Practice in PPD,, Section 12: 10 Practical Tips - Tip#9: Understanding the Risks

This section introduces Tip #9 for better PPD implementation and results, namely understanding the risks that come with it. PPD is not a panacea – when done badly, it can waste time and resources. Six principal risks have been identified, together with the strategies to mitigate them:

1. Political economy and institutional misalignment; …

Good Practice in PPD, Section 13: 10 Practical Tips - Tip#10: As You Enter, Think About Exit

This section presents the last practical tip for better PPD implementation and results, Tip #10 — “as you enter think about exit”. As you enter a PPD, think about how you will end it. Who is going to host it, how will it be structured, who will implement what? By “Exit” it is meant “What’s next”? How to go from a palliative solution to …