On April 2, 2026, the webinar on public-private partnership issues was held on the "Supermarket of Solutions for Communities" platform of the Association of Small Towns of Ukraine, which unites over 19.5 thousand subscribers, on the topic "From Ideas to Partnership: The Path of Business to Community Infrastructure Projects"
Speakers:
- Olga Stepanenko, Head of the Department of State Policy in the Sphere of Power-Private Partnership of the Ministry of Economy, Department of State and Rural State of Ukraine
- Irina Zapatrina, professor, Doctor of Economic Sciences, founder of the Academy of Public-Private Partnership
The following issues were discussed in the webinar:
- How the PPP mechanisms are linked to the public investment management (PIM) system
- What is the procedure for integrating PPP into PIM
- What is a “pipeline of projects” and why is it important to focus on its creation
- Why and when communities should use PPP
- What is the procedure for initiating PPP projects in communities
- Why it is important to involve businesses and citizens in the process of initiating PPP projects
- Advise on which projects are appropriate to begin with in attracting businesses to infrastructure development
- Ideas for potential projects that can be implemented in communities
- Information about the PPP projects that are being implemented in Ukraine
