The present contribution explores - for the first time in economic literature - the monetary experiment called Lugano's Plan ₿ and conducted by the City of Lugano (Switzerland) since March 2022 consisting of a public-private partnership with a global player in the stablecoin market such as...

We evaluate license agreements as a form of technology transfer that constitutes a public-private partnership (PPP) with the primary goal of economic development. These license agreements permit entrepreneurs and other businesses to turn government innovations into earnings. We constructed a...

Purpose - This article examines the effects of credit to private sector on the business and trade activities. The effectiveness of rapid expansion in public and private borrowing through state's intervention after COVID-19 pandemic has been assessed in this study. Design/methodology/approach -...

If designed and implemented well, public-private partnership (PPP) projects can fill the gaps in the public provision of infrastructure facilities and social services at the subnational level. The more than three decades of implementing subnational PPPs in the Philippines brought to the fore...

The pilot action on PRI should continue after the success of its first year because it helps to empower regions to help implement ambitious regional innovation strategies in response to major economic, environmental and societal policy challenges. More regions than the initial 100 should be...

The EU and Greenland are taking their unique partnership forward. President von der Leyen has inaugurated the EU Office in Nuuk and signed agreements totalling almost €94 million under the EU Global Gateway investment plan: €71.25 million for education and skills and €22.5 million for...

Ports are key gateways, connecting Europe to the rest of the world. They create labour opportunities for the EU and are essential hubs for the EU's economic growth and prosperity. 74% of goods entering or leaving Europe go by sea. Over 90 million containers enter the 3 main EU ports: Antwerp,...

This study provides analysis and recommendations for the EC on the establishment of a public-private partnership approach to support industrial innovation in fusion in the EU. It is based on analysis of leading public-private partnership schemes to foster industrial innovation in the EU and...

This study provides analysis and recommendations for the EC on the establishment of a public-private partnership approach to support industrial innovation in fusion in the EU. It is based on analysis of leading public-private partnership schemes to foster industrial innovation in the EU and...

Scopus database between 2000 and 2023 showed that while groceries are vital in disaster/pandemic management, their roles have not been adequately addressed in the literature. In this study, we argued that privately owned groceries can complement large food storage facilities and provide...

Data access and data sharing are vital to advance medicine. A growing number of public private partnerships are set up to facilitate data access and sharing, as private and public actors possess highly complementary health data sets and treatment development resources. However, the priorities...

There are tremendous challenges in meeting the 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) of Agenda 2030. A collaborative search for solutions is needed to tackle the complex and novel problems at the crux of these challenges. This requires local governments and companies to join forces with other...

Infrastructural projects based on public-private partnership (PPP) schemes usually struggle with large amounts of resources. Given such projects' relatively long lifetime, it is expected to encounter a wide range of risks when executing them. This implies that increasing productivity based on...