Dubai Government Delegation Meets KDI

  KDI held a meeting on 29 October with a 25-member delegation of senior Dubai government officials, led by H.E. Ahmad Atiq Abdulla Burqibah, Chief Executive Officer of the Dubai Resilience Center, to share Korea’s experience in public investment management and public-private partnerships (PPP). The meeting was held as part of the delegation’s study visit to Korea.
 

The discussion covered the ways in which KDI supports government policymaking through research, policy advisory services and technical assistance, as well as the role of the Public and Private Infrastructure Investment Management Center (PIMAC) within Korea’s PPP ecosystem. Particular interest was directed at how a dedicated institution responsible for appraising individual projects and assessing the suitability of the PPP modality has been embedded within the statutory framework.

Both sides also exchanged views on the evolution of Korea’s PPP system since its introduction in the 1990s, including the reforms that followed the Asian financial crisis, and on the risk-sharing and project management arrangements that have developed over that period.

The meeting provided an opportunity for both institutions to deepen their understanding of each other’s systems and roles.