Perdana Magazine 2014-2015 | Page 54

• • Risk-management Decision-making An effective Public-Private Partnership can essentially ensure the following outcomes: • An inclusive and innovative development, one that is cost-effective yet far-reaching • An improved performance across organisations and stakeholders • An improved organisational culture within the organisations of the partnership It must be noted that there are other options for the delivery of public goods and services such as privatisation and turnkey contracts. Each mode delivers different results in different situations. However, evidence shows that partnerships and collaborations between the public and private sectors yield greater overall benefits than privatisation. Public-Private Partnerships are not easy. For effective PPPs, trust is essential. As some say, “Forming alliances is easy, making them work is the harder part”. 54 | P e r d a n a M a g a z in e 2 0 1 5