Empowering Public-Private Collaboration in Infrastructure

The World Economic Forum and S&P Global developed the National Infrastructure Acceleration (NIA) model to bridge the global infrastructure investment gap by fostering structured dialogue between governments and the private sector. The model uses multistakeholder working groups to identify actionable solutions and reform how countries attract private financing. Tested in Argentina, Brazil, India, Indonesia, and Viet Nam, the NIA approach follows a six-step roadmap: assessing country readiness, identifying stakeholders, understanding needs, building the structure, defining an action plan, and tracking progress.

• A significant global infrastructure financing gap exists, with the World Bank Group estimating that developed and developing markets require approximately $94 trillion in investment by 2040 to close this gap.
• Infrastructure deficiencies in the United States could lead to substantial economic losses by 2020, including a $3.9 trillion decline in GDP and $7 trillion in lost business sales if ageing infrastructure is not repaired.
• The National Infrastructure Acceleration (NIA) approach is a results-oriented, multistakeholder model designed to achieve tangible progress in infrastructure financing and delivery within a relatively short timeframe of 12 months.
• Successful NIA implementation requires specific preconditions, including a diversified base of private-sector actors and a political appetite for public-private dialogue; jurisdictions currently undergoing election cycles are considered unsuitable for implementation.
• The NIA structure relies on a government-led, multistakeholder working group supported by a local Secretariat and a Steering Committee, where a 'neutral party' such as a multilateral development bank often facilitates consensus.
• The NIA model has been tested and refined in five diverse economies: Argentina, Brazil, India, Indonesia, and Viet Nam.
• In India, the NIA approach led to the proposal of an Infrastructure Expert Council (IEC), an independent entity designed to advise on all aspects of public-private partnerships (PPPs) and report to the prime minister’s office.

APA

World Economic Forum (2018). Empowering Public-Private Collaboration in Infrastructure. http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Empowering_Public-Private_Collaboration_Infrastructure_report_2018.pdf

Chicago

World Economic Forum. Empowering Public-Private Collaboration in Infrastructure. 2018. http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Empowering_Public-Private_Collaboration_Infrastructure_report_2018.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldeconomicforum2018empowering, author = {{World Economic Forum}}, title = {{Empowering Public-Private Collaboration in Infrastructure}}, institution = {World Economic Forum}, year = {2018}, month = oct, url = {http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Empowering_Public-Private_Collaboration_Infrastructure_report_2018.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }