Future Considerations for the Partnership on Investment
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The Role of Public Policy in Sustainable Infrastructure
Our public sector practitioners are publishing a series of articles on broadly applicable innovations in government. The series—based on field reporting and interviews with government officials, senior executives, academics, and nongovernmental organizations—presents a collection of snapshots that capture the people, places, and management strategies driving this wave of change. The project does not endorse political choices but rather examines sustained, significant initiatives. We invite interested parties to nominate countries, trends, or innovators to feature in our series.
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Public-Private Partnerships are Key to Economic Development
Advanced and emerging nations alike face major, albeit different, obstacles to achieving stable and inclusive economic growth. Developing economies must balance the benefits of economic progress with societal and individual costs. Much progress has been made in the past century in raising individuals and societies out of poverty. Continuing this progress will require a significant and sustained focus on economic development. Unlocking economic growth will require smart strategies for overcoming growth obstacles, such as natural disasters and the effects of climate change.
In the case of the Columbus Region, they recognize the urgent need to modernize infrastructure while seeking transformational change. But its ability to keep up with technologies, business models, and automation has out-paced infrastructure quality in the past few decades. Now that last century’s infrastructure has reached the end of its useful life, every metropolitan leader must recognize that staying competitive in the global marketplace will require a fresh round of investment in its built environment.
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