Privatizations and public-private partnerships
Goal: Deter corruption, nepotism and misuse of public funds by improving transparency of privatization and licensing processes and increase public awareness and understanding of how public funds are spent in public-private partnership projects.
● At least 4 research briefs and blog posts will be researched and written per year, analyzing and explaining the activities of the Partnership Fund and the projects public money is invested, key privatizations of state-owned assets and selected licensing processes. Wherever there are opportunities, TI Georgia will seek to build close coalition with other groups working on this particular issue and/or will encourage Georgian and international media outlets to cover the topic.
● A database on the TI Georgia website will be created that tracks all investment projects the Partnership Fund invests public money in and will details on the ownership background of involved private sector partners and provide background on the projects.
● Whenever there is a window of opportunity, TI Georgia will pro-actively as well as reactively advocate for transparent, fair and competitive privatization and licensing processes, including by engaging key government actors (such as the Partnership Fund and the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development), the business community (e.g. Amcham), and other stakeholders.