Puerto Rico Winter Institute
January 4 - 15, 2010

Creating Public Value through Cross-Sector Partnerships: What Works?
Faculty Lead: Christine Letts,
Harvard Kennedy School of Government 

Harvard Faculty include:
Henry Lee, Harvard Kennedy School
James P. Honan, Harvard Graduate School of Education
Fernando Reimers, Harvard Graduate School of Education

University of Puerto Rico Faculty:
Angeles Molina-Iturrondo, Dean of the College of Education
Emilio Pantojas, Acting Director of the Graduate School of Business
Palmira Rios, Director, Graduate School of Public Administration

APPLICATION DEADLINE:

NEW APPLICATION DEADLINE For Harvard Students: Monday, NOVEMBER 2,2009
PUERTO RICO STUDENTS:  DEADLINE: Monday, NOVEMBER 30,2009

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We are increasingly recognizing that the world is much more interconnected than we have acknowledged in the past.  The global impact of the recent financial crisis is but one example.  We also must recognize that the world’s most important problems will not be solved by one sector – whether it is government, business or the social sector – alone.  The magnitude of the problems facing the countries of the world – economic, social and environmental - and the incredible opportunities that await us – science, art and communication – need the powers and strengths inherent in the three sectors.  We have many experiments and policies in multi-sector partnerships that we might learn from as we think about how to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of these arrangements. 

The 2010 PRWI examines this range of issues and practices.  Sessions will illustrate a   range of cross-sector theory, frameworks and examples.  Possible topics may include:

• -Government Contracting: Problems of agency, accountability, performance incentives and measurements. (examples: social services)
  
• -Private management of public assets and services:  Experience with selling toll roads, utilities.  (examples:  PR Water supply system)
  
• -Private management for public improvement:  Charter schools
  
• -Nonprofit – Government partnerships:  Environmental management in Peru; Developing housing in slums in Mumbai; Improving public education in Puerto Rico (Sapientis)  
• -International Development:  relationships between aid organizations and host countries (health care in Haiti; school reform in Brazil)
  
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• Application for this year's session can be downloaded below.
  Graduate and professional students from Harvard University, the University of Puerto Rico, and the Centro de Estudios Avanzados de Puerto Rico y el Caribe, in any discipline or field are eligible to apply.

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  For more information on the Institute or the application process, please contact:

• Yadira Rivera( yrivera@fas.harvard.edu ) or Edwin Ortiz( eortiz@fas.harvard.edu).