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Public Private Partnerships

Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) are collaborative arrangements between government entities and private sector organizations where both parties share resources, risks, and rewards, to deliver public infrastructure, services, or initiatives, typically characterized by a contract that details the roles, responsibilities, and revenue sharing of each partner.

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Münchner Cluster für die Zukunft der Mobilität in Metropolregionen – Innovationen für den Mobilitätswandel (MCube)
mcube-cluster.de/en

Münchner Cluster für die Zukunft der Mobilität in Metropolregionen – Innovationen für den Mobilitätswandel (MCube)

Innovations for the mobility transition

Munich, Germany
Smart Cities and sensors, Research and policy centers, Academia
UK Google partnership to upskill 100,000 civil servants in tech and AI
gov.uk/government/news/new-google-partnership-will-help-rid-taxpayer-of-ball-and-chain-legacy-tech-and-aim-to-upskill-100000-civil-servants-in-tech-and-ai

UK Google partnership to upskill 100,000 civil servants in tech and AI

"This strategy is boosted by a target to upskill tens of thousands of public sector workers in AI and digital by 2030 through a new Google Cloud training programme proposed to run in parallel to the p...

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧
since 2025
Public Private Partnerships, Build something, Upskilling
Google
Pilot Pitchfest
pilotpitchfest.org

Pilot Pitchfest

We match New York City agencies to local researchers and technical assistance from civic society

New York City (NYC / New York, NY)
since 2025
Supporting public sector from outside government, Resource matching and sharing, Govtech
city
OpenAI partnerships with US government
openai.com/global-affairs/openais-approach-to-ai-and-national-security

OpenAI partnerships with US government

Post outlining OpenAI's partnerships with DARPA, US AID, and US National Laboratories

Artificial Intelligence, Govtech, Public Private Partnerships
The Tech Coup: How to Save Democracy from Silicon Valley
press.princeton.edu/books/hardcover/9780691241173/the-tech-coup

The Tech Coup: How to Save Democracy from Silicon Valley

An insider offers a “forceful critique...of Big Tech's steady erosion of democracy” (The New Yorker) and describes what must be done to stop it

United States of America 🇺🇸
Books, Govtech, Public Private Partnerships
books
Design Action Research with Government
boston.gov/civic-engagement/design-action-research-government

Design Action Research with Government

Design Action Research with Government (DARG) is a guide for creating civic innovation projects.

1 City Hall Square, Boston, MA
Building inside government, Public Private Partnerships
guides
Responsible Design, Development, and Deployment of Technologies (ReDDDoT)
new.nsf.gov/funding/opportunities/responsible-design-development-deployment

Responsible Design, Development, and Deployment of Technologies (ReDDDoT)

Supports research, implementation and education projects involving multi-sector teams that focus on the responsible design, development or deployment of technologies.

Alexandria, VA
since 2024
Get funding, Funders & donors, Ethical tech and responsible tech
United States (federal government)
Transport for London and Google Maps collaborate to make cycling better
tfl.gov.uk/info-for/media/press-releases/2023/october/transport-for-london-and-google-maps-collaborate-to-make-cycling-better-for-londoners-and-people-across-the-world

Transport for London and Google Maps collaborate to make cycling better

Cycling updates to Google Maps now take account of traffic conditions and the availability of high-quality cycling infrastructure

London
since 2024
Public Private Partnerships, Mapping, Civic data
cycling, city, Google
RoadLab
tfl.gov.uk/info-for/business-and-advertisers/roadlab-2-0

RoadLab

This Transport for London project looks to introduce new ways to reduce adverse impacts of roadworks in London, by working with innovative companies to shape these in a way that responds to the proble...

London
Accelerators, Govtech, Procurement
mobility, United Kingdom (government)
Sitra Digital power and democracy project
sitra.fi/en/topics/digital-power-and-democracy

Sitra Digital power and democracy project

The project produces information on new forms of digital power and enables people to make a difference in matters that are important to them.

Finland (Suomi) 🇫🇮
since 2022
Public Private Partnerships, Participatory democracy
Cyber Defense Assistance Collaborative (CDAC)
crdfglobal-cdac.org

Cyber Defense Assistance Collaborative (CDAC)

The Cyber Defense Assistance Collaborative (CDAC) is a group of leading cybersecurity companies, former U.S. government officials, and top U.S. cyber defense leaders who came together to provide opera...

Arlington, VA
Cybersecurity, Public Private Partnerships
Ukraine
National Science Foundation's Smart & Connected Communities Virtual Organization
sccvo.org

National Science Foundation's Smart & Connected Communities Virtual Organization

Pushing the Boundaries of Scientific Innovation to Create a Smarter, Sustainable, and Resilient Future for Communities

Alexandria, VA
Govtech, Foundation initiatives, Public Private Partnerships
Town+Gown
www1.nyc.gov/site/ddc/about/town-gown.page

Town+Gown

Created in 2009-2010, Town+Gown is a city-wide university-community partnership program, resident at the New York City Department of Design and Construction (DDC), that brings academics and practition...

New York City (NYC / New York, NY)
Research and policy centers, Supporting public sector from outside government, Public Private Partnerships
Boston Area Research Initiative (BARI)
cssh.northeastern.edu/bari

Boston Area Research Initiative (BARI)

The Boston Area Research Initiative (BARI) is an interuniversity partnership that pursues original urban research on the cutting edge of scholarship and public policy, with an emphasis on opportunitie...

360 Huntington Ave, Boston, Massachusetts
Civic data, Participatory democracy, The Tech
neighborhoods
Transit Innovation Partnership
transitinnovation.org

Transit Innovation Partnership

The Transit Innovation Partnership is a public-private initiative launched by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and the Partnership for New York City with the mission to make New York the glob...

New York City (NYC / New York, NY)
Public Private Partnerships
mass transit, mobility
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