Arizona State University’s Del E. Webb School of Construction is holding its third annual Public Private Partnerships Conference on Oct. 22. Former U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters will deliver the keynote address. Peters, an Arizona native, was director of the Arizona Department of Transportation before she was tapped by President George W. Bush for the Washington post. Join discussion...

The economic recession has challenged lawmakers from Sacramento to Austin and Tallahassee to Albany - and in city and county halls around the country - to find innovative ways to fund vital transportation infrastructure projects. As Congress continues work on the next multi-year surface transportation authorization bill, industry leaders and government officials must address many questions, including: what is the future of public-private ventures (PPV), what is their value in an era of tight budgets, and how can project owners use public-private partnership (P3) programs to deliver value for transit, highway, rail and freight system users? Join discussion...

The Puerto Rico Public-Private Partnerships Authority (the Authority) will host its first Public-Private Partnerships: Puerto Rico Projects Conference on October 15 and 16 at the Puerto Rico Convention Center in the Miramar section of San Juan, it was announced today by Carlos M. García, Chairman of the Authority. Registration and hotel information is available through the Authority`s website at www.p3.gov.pr. Join discussion...

The public private partnership is the way forward in globalized world. That is what IAS officer Amita Prasad opines as she feels government help is essential to create facilities. The director-general of the city-based Administrative Training Institute (ATI) said over 220 PPP projects are on in India. Join discussion...

UAE Minister of Foreign Trade HE Sheikha Lubna Al Qasimi discussed the Private Public Partnership (PPP) and Islamic financing opportunities offered by the country. Join discussion...

A conference on the role of the private sector in development and infrastructure projects began at the JW Marriott Hotel here yesterday under the aegis of Minister of Finance Mustafa Al-Shimali. Delegates at the two-day conference Join discussion...