Peer Learning & Capacity-Building Portal
Our resources helps governments transition towards green, resilient, inclusive, and digital public investment and asset management practices.
Why PIM-PAM
We aim to help improve public infrastructure services, making them greener, more resilient, inclusive, and digital.
Infrastructure is increasingly being exposed to climate risks, experiencing inefficiencies due to manual/paper-based practices, and falling short in environmental sustainability. The better management of existing public assets, as well as new infrastructure investments, is therefore critical for promoting green, resilient, inclusive, and digital development.
Integrating public investment and asset management helps policymakers to allocate resources better, efficiently manage existing assets, and design sustainable infrastructure. This approach enables to address climate risks and improve efficiency.
PIM-PAM.net provides a suite of online tools, resources and a peer-learning platform to help policymakers drive change.
Public Investment management (PIM)
The aim of PIM is to improve the quality of Infrastructure Investment flows, to ensure the right projects are delivered at the right time and cost.
The main features of an effective PIM system:
Guidance
Broad strategic guidance to guide sector-level decision makers and preliminary screening to ensure that project concepts meet minimum criteria of consistency with the government’s strategic objectives.
Guidance
Broad strategic guidance to guide sector-level decision makers and preliminary screening to ensure that project concepts meet minimum criteria of consistency with the government’s strategic objectives.
Appraisal
A regulated set of project preparation steps: prefeasibility and feasibility studies, including preliminary design; environmental and social impact assessments that must be completed before a project can be approved for funding.
Independent Review
Review by the finance ministry, a planning ministry, or an independent agency to counter optimism bias—overestimation of demand and underestimation of costs.
Independent Review
Review by the finance ministry, a planning ministry, or an independent agency to counter optimism bias—overestimation of demand and underestimation of costs.
Selection
Final decision on project selection and budgeting using a well-managed budget process.
Implementation
Scrutiny for implementation realism, including organizational arrangements, procurement planning, and a timetable; adequate monitoring systems and systems for managing total project costs.
Implementation
Scrutiny for implementation realism, including organizational arrangements, procurement planning, and a timetable; adequate monitoring systems and systems for managing total project costs.
Adjustment
Flexibility to allow changes in the disbursement profile—including discontinuation of nonperforming projects.
Operation
Processes to ensure that a new facility is ready for operation and that the intended services can be delivered on a sustainable basis
Operation
Processes to ensure that a new facility is ready for operation and that the intended services can be delivered on a sustainable basis
Evaluation
A systematic review of all projects upon completion to assess whether a project was delivered as specified, on time, and according to budget
Public Asset management (PAM)
Public Asset Management involves effectively overseeing non-financial assets to ensure optimal delivery of public services.
Non-financial assets include physical assets such as infrastructure, land, and property, as well as associated digital assets (such as registry data).
Well functioning PAM processes promotes efficient utilisation of assets, ensures assets of resilient to vulnerabilities like climate shocks, enhances service delivery, maximises value for taxpayers, and supports sustainable development for the benefit of communities.
The Structure of PIM-PAM
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Digital Government Academy
The goal of the DGA is to enhance the capacity and skillset of government officials to promote green, resilient, inclusive and digital public investment and asset management.
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Web Applications
We have developed a set of no-code tools to help policymakers improve PIM and PAM processes.
