Private Projects Research Articles

가로주택정비사업 시행절차의 문제점 및 개선방안

The housing improvement project in a city block can be carried out quickly by simplifying the project promotion procedure. It is suitable as an alternative to large-scale maintenance projects as it can increase the settlement rate of indigenous peoples. However, in reality, there are few cases in which a housing improvement project in a city block are carried out. The large-scale maintenance project was delayed and had many side effects. In addition, conflicts between residents intensified and the maintenance area became more slum. The government tried to solve the problems of the maintenance project by releasing the maintenance zone. Residential environment improvement was necessary for the area where the maintenance area was released. In order to improve the residential environment, the Urban and Residential Environment Reorganization Act was amended in 2012 to introduce the housing improvement project in a city block. The housing improvement project in a city block has the advantage of being able to proceed quickly with the simplification of the project promotion procedure. However, since there is no constituent part of the promotion committee, it is possible to establish a cooperative if the consent rate is met. In some cases, it is not possible to reflect the opinions of the residents. Some members agree without even knowing the details, so disputes are frequent. Therefore, it is necessary to accurately present guidelines and guidelines on the consent rate when establishing a cooperative. There is also the problem of adjusting the floor area ratio. In order to solve this problem, public support is needed in the selection of a contractor. In order to revitalize the establishment of cooperatives for housing improvement project in a city block, it is necessary to relax the resident consent rate (80%) under the current law, and to hold a business briefing session to hear the opinions of union members. Rather than the privately-led project of the housing improvement project in a city block, we prefer the method of carrying out joint projects with LH. is highly preferred. It's because they don't trust the private sector. In order to revitalize the privately-led projects of the housing improvement project in a city block, the public guarantee system for private projects should be prioritized. In order to increase the consent rate for the establishment of a housing improvement project in a city block, a resident-centered promotion body is needed to lead the project. In order to activate the cooperative establishment of housing improvement project in a city block, public procedures such as approval for establishment of the promotion committee, which were operated in the existing maintenance project procedure, need to be operated in a complementary manner. In addition, since self-payments have a significant effect on the agreement rate for cooperative establishment in the housing improvement project in a city block, it is necessary to expand financial support for self-payments and develop various financial products to activate cooperative establishment.

Scottish Medical Imaging Service - Technical and Governance controls.

ObjectivesThe Scottish Medical Imaging (SMI) service provides linkable, population based, “research-ready” real-world medical images for researchers to develop or validate AI algorithms within the Scottish National Safe Haven. The PICTURES research programme is developing novel methods to enhance the SMI service offering through research in cybersecurity and software/data/infrastructure engineering. ApproachAdditional technical and governance controls were required to enable safe access to medical images. The researcher is isolated from the rest of the trusted research environment (TRE) using a Project Private Zone (PPZ). This enables researchers to build and install their own software stack, and protects the TRE from malicious code. Guidelines are under development for researchers on the safe development of algorithms and the expected relationship between the size of the model and the training dataset. There is associated work on the statistical disclosure control of models to enable safe release of trained models from the TRE. ResultsA policy enabling the use of “Non-standard software” based on prior research, domain knowledge and experience gained from two contrasting research studies was developed. Additional clauses have been added to the legal control – the eDRIS User Agreement – signed by each researcher and their Head of Department. Penalties for attempting to import or use malware, remove data within models or any attempt to deceive or circumvent such controls are severe, and apply to both the individual and their institution. The process of building and deploying a PPZ has been developed allowing researchers to install their own software. No attempt has yet been made to add additional ethical controls; however, a future service development could be validating the performance of researchers’ algorithms on our training dataset. ConclusionThe availability to conduct research using images poses new challenges and risks for those commissioning and operating TREs. The Private Project Zone and our associated governance controls are a huge step towards supporting the needs of researchers in the 21st century.

Project Performance Impact Factors among Developers in Malaysian Private Projects

Project Performance Impact Factors among Developers in Malaysian Private Projects

Impact of project management courses offered by Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) on public and private project management sector in Malawi

Impact of project management courses offered by Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) on public and private project management sector in Malawi

Public project success? Measuring the nuances of success through ex post evaluation

Public projects are conducted on behalf of citizens and taxpayers, who may have different views of what success looks like. The authors argue that the definition of success needs to be broad and multifaceted, even more in public than private projects. A generic six-criteria model is suggested, which covers project success on three analytical levels, from various valuation perspectives, and intended and unintended impacts alike. The model is used to evaluate 34 projects some years into their operational phases. The findings suggest that public projects are often more successful than people think. For example, cost performance is largely acceptable, contrary to the impression presented by the media and some academic studies. We also demonstrate how projects can be successful in some respects yet unsuccessful in others. We argue that the media, the most important source of information for members of the public, has a narrow definition of success and is negatively biased. It seems that ex post evaluation applying a standardized and multifaceted framework, provides a good basis for learning and improvement, to enhance the success of future projects on all levels.

Implementation Strategies of Building Information Modelling towards Sustainable Residential Construction Project in Malaysia

There are major challenges in regards to building information implementation strategies in achieving sustainable residential construction projects in Malaysia, namely project management team's lack of knowledge, the high cost in training, lack of technology infrastructure and software readiness, no support for the management to change from conventional method to BIM application. Therefore, this paper is aimed to appraise the BIM implementation in achieving sustainable residential construction in Malaysia in terms of its challenges and implementation strategies. This paper is undertaken based on data gathering via literature review, which is then analysed and validated by an expert focus group inclusive of 2 developers, 2 consultants, and 1 contractor with more than 20 years of experience in the BIM application. It is found that the challenges in BIM to achieve sustainable residential construction projects in Malaysia are lack of BIM technical knowledge, difficulties in accessing BIM technology and its framework, absence of appropriate BIM guidelines, and insufficient government support for BIM regulation and its implementation. Hence, it is important to propose good implementation strategies in implementing BIM to achieve sustainable residential construction projects in Malaysia, which include proper governments support for BIM initiatives and awareness within the Architectural, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) industry players, and provide an incentive for the relevant parties utilising BIM in their project and implement BIM in all government and private projects. The proposed BIM implementation strategies can serve as a guide for the industry player who is involved in the construction project in Malaysia to drive the Public Work Department Strategic Plan 2021-2025 and to support the green building initiatives by The Malaysia Green Building Council (MGBC) and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal (UN SDG).

Stakeholders prioritization of key performance indicators on public and private tertiary educational projects in Osun State, Nigeria

PurposeThe study assessed the stakeholders prioritization of key performance indicators (KPIs) on public and private tertiary educational projects in Osun State, Nigeria intending to enhance their performance.Design/methodology/approachThe study used a total enumeration survey to purposively select built environment professionals working in the Physical Planning and Development Unit (PPDU) and procurement units of 17 tertiary educational institutions (7public and 10 private) in Osun State Nigeria for data collection. A quantitative research approach was adopted for the study using a questionnaire. A total of 102 questionnaires were retrieved from the respondents and used for analysis. Analysis of data was done using frequency, percentile, mean score (MS), Cronbach's Alpha coefficient, t-test, and Analysis of variance (ANOVA).FindingsThe study found that in the overall opinion of the respondents the most prioritized KPIs for tertiary educational projects are for the project to meet specifications (MS = 4.17), the project must be on time (MS = 4.01), and efficient use of resources (MS = 3.96). The important KPIs for the public tertiary educational projects is that the project should meet specifications (MS = 4.08), deliver the projects on time (MS = 3.96), and be under cost (MS = 3.84). While, the most prioritized KPIs for private tertiary educational projects are for the project to meet specifications (MS = 4.25), efficient use of resources (MS = 4.14), on time, and doing the right thing (effectiveness) (MS = 4.06) each. More findings indicated that there is no significant difference in the manner built environment professionals prioritized KPIs. However, there is only a 7% significant difference in the manner professionals working in the public and private tertiary educational institutions in Nigeria ranked KPIs.Practical implicationsThere is a significant difference in the ways and manner built environment professionals working with the public and private tertiary educational institutions in Nigeria view resource utilization on their projects. As such, working environment either as public or private has a significant impact on resource utilization for tertiary educational construction projects.Originality/valueThe study compared opinions of professionals working with public and private tertiary educational institutions on KPIs to enhance project performance.

Reviewing the effects of deploying building information modelling (BIM) on the adoption of sustainable design in Gulf countries: a case study in Saudi Arabia

Sustainable construction is a challenging prospect in Gulf countries such as Saudi Arabia and the use of Building Information Modelling (BIM) is often suggested as a solution. However, achieving improvement is associated with considerable challenges, particularly regarding energy efficiency improvements. Furthermore, the extreme environmental conditions in Saudi Arabia increase the demand for energy. As energy consumption in buildings is one of the main problems related to the built environment in both dry and hot climates, although in hot climates especially the issue is exacerbated by the particularly great need for cooling systems in buildings. On the other hand, one of the most important factors that affect Saudi Arabia’s building design is gender and function, demonstrating how the culture of Saudi Arabia, significantly influenced by the Islamic religion, affects design. This paper aims to present a literature review of the area of sustainable building design and the impact of cultural issues, focusing on the case of Saudi Arabia. This paper has analysed related literature in the area of sustainable building design and the influence of cultural issues, focusing on the case of Saudi Arabia. This review has identified the lack of using technology to support designs in Saudi Arabia, lack of achieving sustainability in Saudi Arabia, culture issues effect on designing in Saudi Arabia, and lack of using Building Information Modelling (BIM) in Saudi Arabia for both public and private project. These issues have led to a series of recommendations that have the potential to improve the adoption of sustainable design in Saudi Arabia by using (BIM). Some of these recommendations are developing and understanding the influence of cultural issues on achieving sustainable design. Secondly, analysing the different viewpoints on sustainability between the experts and members of the public. Furthermore, developing a framework of measures of sustainable design for buildings with consideration of specific factors. Additionally, showing the current level of using BIM technologies. Finally, developing a methodology, supported by BIM, for both government and private projects.

Collaborative governance or state regulation? Endless efforts but little capacity for sustainability transformation of the German textile sector

AbstractCollaborative governance is increasingly demanded in multiple sectors and considered promising to address wicked sustainability challenges. Whether it meets these expectations remains uncertain, particularly as such initiatives take place within a broader landscape of public and private policies and projects. We explore how collaborative governance initiative is shaped by its broader landscape to deliver on its goals. To do so, we provide a framework for analysing governance modes and social interactions in collaborative governance. We use an exploratory case study of the German Partnership for Sustainable Textiles (hereafter: Textiles Partnership). The partnership is a multi‐stakeholder, collaborative governance initiative that links to a variety of different initiatives, and highlights barriers and transformation potential both within and outside its boundaries. Based on qualitative interviews, analysis of policy documents and a focus group discussion, we show that the complexity of the landscape field is accompanied by capacity constraints for all actors involved. Such complexity raises questions about whether this governance mode influences actual change on the ground, or diverts energies into navigating and proliferating complexity with low levels of meaningful outcomes. There is a growing call from actors within the partnership towards more state‐centred regulation, resulting in a Due Diligence Act in 2021, to regulate corporate action across national borders. The evidence we present shows the need to reconsider the balance between state regulation and collaborative governance arrangements.

BioExcel Building Blocks Workflows (BioBB-Wfs), an integrated web-based platform for biomolecular simulations.

We present BioExcel Building Blocks Workflows, a web-based graphical user interface (GUI) offering access to a collection of transversal pre-configured biomolecular simulation workflows assembled with the BioExcel Building Blocks library. Available workflows include Molecular Dynamics setup, protein-ligand docking, trajectory analyses and small molecule parameterization. Workflows can be launched in the platform or downloaded to be run in the users’ own premises. Remote launching of long executions to user's available High-Performance computers is possible, only requiring configuration of the appropriate access credentials. The web-based graphical user interface offers a high level of interactivity, with integration with the NGL viewer to visualize and check 3D structures, MDsrv to visualize trajectories, and Plotly to explore 2D plots. The server requires no login but is recommended to store the users’ projects and manage sensitive information such as remote credentials. Private projects can be made public and shared with colleagues with a simple URL. The tool will help biomolecular simulation users with the most common and repetitive processes by means of a very intuitive and interactive graphical user interface. The server is accessible at https://mmb.irbbarcelona.org/biobb-wfs.

Evaluation of private investment performance

In Ethiopia, there has been various economic and political reforms for the last ten years which can motivate private investors. Even though, some improvements have been registered as a result of such reforms, the performance of private sectors became low. This study conducted to evaluate the performances of private investment in regional distribution, sector contribution, and ownership structure and employment creation. The result shows that Most of private investment projects are concentrated around Addis Ababa, with manufacturing and service sectors. In Ethiopia, foreign private projects are capital incentive while Domestic private projects have higher share in employment creation. Emerging regions in the country exhibited small number of private projects as compared to other regions. Identified variables for the study includes private investment, inflation rate, abroad money supply, GDP per capital, interest rate, exchange rate, public investment, and external debt. To enhance the analysis, Econometrics model with OLS using multiple regression was applied. The result shows that GDP per-capital, and external debt have significant positive long run effect on private investment, while broad money supply and average exchange rate have negative long run effect. Broad money supply, GDP per-capital, and external debt have significant short run effect.

Evaluation of the EIA process in Zanzibar: the participation of stakeholders in public and private projects

Evaluation of the EIA process in Zanzibar: the participation of stakeholders in public and private projects

Risk-adjusted Social Discount Rates

When evaluating public and private investment projects, those that contribute more to the collective risk should be more penalized through an upward adjustment of their discount rate. This paper shows how to estimate the risk-adjusted discount rate for different projects, with applications to the electricity sector. Using the standard framework of consumer theory, we express any investment project’s beta in terms of the easier-to-measure price and income elasticities of the goods generated by the project. When considering an investment in production capacity, the beta has a flat term structure, and is positive (negative) for normal (inferior) goods. When considering core infrastructures carrying goods or services, such as energy transmission and distribution assets, the beta has a decreasing term structure with very high values at short horizons for infrastructures facing capacity constraints. We provide a real-case example of a cross-border electricity connection with negative beta for the exporting country.

Towards BIM Guidelines in Saudi Arabia: Literature Review and Stakeholders Identification

BIM is a graphical representation for a given engineering design, let be the structure of a building, which carries information related to 3D view, cost estimation, scheduling, and others. BIM is created and used mainly by the owner. By default, the designer, contractor, and supplier are shared and treated by all parties as an advanced medium of technical and visual communication. In the last few years, and many developed countries, BIM documents, and related legal provisions have become mandatory in construction projects contract documents by public and private owners and project stakeholders as best practice. The authors observed that although some projects in Saudi Arabia have used BIM, it is still not as widely used as it is supposed to be. It is apparent to the authors that the leap of using BIM in the Saudi Construction Industry without proper provisions in the contract documents among the construction project stakeholders will create confusion. The paper explores the current status and trend of using BIM in the construction industry and related difficulties and challenges to using BIM in Saudi Arabia. Ultimately, based on those investigated results, the paper proposes the basic guidelines for applying BIM following the situation of the national construction industry in Saudi Arabia.

Private versus Public Sector Projects Management: The Thin Line Between

Projects have been in existence since time immemorial. The simplest definition of a project, as an engagement with time constraints, usage of resources in order to achieve a specified goal and a scope of work to be performed qualifies the building of the pyramids as projects. Research has endeavoured to put the project concept in a clear perspective as well as to identify the various theories upon which the concept rides. Across organizations also projects exist, mostly structured according to the specifications of the implementing organizations or companies. Since organizations differ, especially in regards to culture, it is likely that their project structures will differ too. But, how much difference or similarity exists between projects of different institutions? This article aimed at exploring available literature in order to establish the answer to this question. An empirical literature review was used, in an attempt, to identify the difference or similarity that is there between projects in private and public sectors.

Государственно-частное партнерство в обеспечении устойчивого развития регионов России: современное состояние, проблемы и перспективы

The purpose of the article is to study the current state, current problems and prospects of public and private partnership as a way to ensure the sustainable development of Russian regions. The paper draws conclusions about significant achievements in the field of sustainable development of the regions of Russia, obtained through the use of public and private partnership. As an example, the high results in healthcare and ecology achieved through public and private partnership are presented. Based on the identified organizational, economic, financial, and legal issues of public and private partnership in healthcare, practical recommendations for their elimination are given (development and implementation of a federal model and uniform standards for the implementation of public and private partnership in healthcare at the regional level; development and application of economically sound ways to ensure the return on investment due to income from the guaranteed flow of patients and the tariff of compulsory medical insurance, etc.). With regard to public and private partnership in ecology, conclusions are drawn about the need to improve legislation in the regulating directions of public and private partnership models, developing methodological, informational and other support for public and private partnership, taking into account the specifics of environmental science. The mentioned above, together with the analysis of the structure of the Russian public and private partnership market, allowed us to identify the principles of sustainable regional development based on public and private partnership (compliance, transparency, stability, etc.), as well as growth points (formation of a systematic approach to the development plans of public and private partnership, increase in information openness of sustainable public and private partnership projects, etc.) and public and private partnership prospects (in particular, due to the need to improve the quality of urban infrastructure and the development of digital technologies). The methodological basis of the study was the general scientific method of dialectical cognition of economic and financial phenomena. The methods of analysis, synthesis, expert evaluation, etc. are used in the article. The practical applicability of the materials presented in the article lies in the possibility of their use in decision-making to ensure the sustainable development of Russian regions with the help of public and private partnership.

Subcontractor trust issues on payment and valuation practices in UK private projects

PurposeConstruction project delivery is hinged on the performance of the contractor and subcontractors. In many private construction projects in the UK, there are trust issues between the subcontractor and contractor, especially when there are no collateral warranties to protect the rights of the subcontractors. The purpose of this study is to investigate and identify the causations of distrust between subcontractors and contractors and proffered panaceas.Design/methodology/approachQualitative open-ended questions were used. Twenty respondents, mainly supervisors, tradesmen, subcontractors and main contractors in the UK, were interviewed. The thematic analysis approach was used to identify the dominant themes.FindingsThe interview findings were presented descriptively, and the frequency approach identified more occurring themes from the interviewees’ responses. The six themes contributing to distrust between subcontractor and contractor are financial pressures, partnering approach, payment and trust, nature of trust, internal influence and unfair payment.Practical implicationsThe findings of this study revealed that many subcontractors have limited knowledge of the clauses in contracts they are entering into. Thus, in addition to obtaining collateral warranties, subcontractors must carefully understand their contractual obligations and payment arrangements before agreeing to be part of a construction project.Originality/valueAlthough this study aimed to shed light on the distrust between subcontractors and contractors in private UK construction projects, improvements in contract administration, subcontractors continued professional development and improved valuation processes can reduce distrust between subcontractors and contractors.

Architect Collectives and the Coproduction of Places in the “Grey Zones” of Urban Development Planning: The Educational Institution as a Mediation Framework

Recent research work carried out in France tends to show that calling on collectives of artists or architects to develop participatory approaches with inhabitants has become a common practice for public or private project owners. However, these interventions are still often limited to communication operations or come up against the inertia of political and professional cultures, which limits their scope. After briefly stating the circumstances that lead urban project owners in France to pay increasing attention to the skills of architectural “collectives”, this article focuses on the presentation of two experiments conducted by two of them. Articulating pedagogical and urban citizenship issues, these experiments were confronted with procedural and normative frameworks, some of which came from the world of urban production, others from the school institution. The aim of this article is to show that the coproduction of spaces that have a strong meaning for their users, but which are unthought of within strategic urban projects, can have a greater impact on the way in which the operational actors envisage their project. After summarizing the main highlights of these two experiments, this contribution discusses the lessons that can be drawn from them in terms of their implementation conditions and the extensions they may have had. From a methodological point of view, the interest of these two experiments lies in the fact that the two associations that were involved in them understood them as experiments from the outset. They thus implemented reflexive mechanisms involving researchers, of which this article is one of the concrete results.

Determinants of the Economic and Financial Feasibility of Real Estate Development Projects: A Comparative Analysis between Public and Private Development Projects in South Korea

We analyse the factors involved in the selection of a development site to secure the economic feasibility and profitability of a public development real estate project through a comparative analysis with private development projects. Logistic regression was used as the analysis method. In the case of public development projects, whether or not the investment screening passed was used as a dependent variable, and in the case of private development projects, the successful bid rate was used as a dependent variable. Independent variables were selected based on prior research on variables suitable for the purpose and situation of the project. The results show that the greater the total development costs of a public development project and the greater the size of a private development project, the greater the rate of approval and bidding success. For public projects, the rate of approval decreases when there are several subways, train stations, and supermarkets; however, this is not the case for private projects, owing to differences in development methods and project purposes. From a public standpoint, the balanced regional development, revitalisation of old city centres, and implementation of social overhead capital projects in neighbourhoods lacking infrastructure have a strong influence. From a private sector perspective, the mobile/resident population, modification in extra demand, and feasibility analysis have a strong influence. In sum, if the private sector avoids large-scale supermarket projects, they can be conducted as public development projects to enhance residents’ quality of life and revitalise the regional economy. Researchers should examine what could be benchmarked in the private sector in the operational stage and explore ways to maximise profitability and reduce financial burden.

The Role of Human Capital in Non- oil Exports in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia from 1981 to 2014: دور رأس المال البشري في الصادرات غير النفطية في المملكة العربية السعودية للفترة من 1981 إلى 2014م

This study aimed at assessing the long- term relationship between human capital development and non- oil exports in the Kingdom from 1981 to 2014. The study assumes that there is a direct relationship between the increase in non- oil exports of the Kingdom and the interest in human capital and global income, and an inverse relationship between the increase in non- oil exports of the inflation rate. To achieve this goal, an autoregressive model of distributed lag (ARDL) has been used. The study has found a long- term relationship between the variables, and what explains this relationship is the global income, which is directly related to non- oil exports, and inflation, which has an inverse relationship with non- oil exports, according to the hypotheses of the study on global income and inflation. As for spending on developing human capital and health and social development, it has appeared to be insignificant and does not affect non- oil exports, and this contradicts the hypotheses of the study for this part due to the mismatch of the graduates' majors with the labor market requirements, and the overcrowding of foreign labor against national labor. The study has recommended conducting extensive studies to determine the needs of the labor market in different fields, encouraging young people to establish private projects and supporting them by offering loans and providing facilities, and increasing Saudization in private sectors instead of foreign labor in addition to the optimal allocation of financial resources, such as spending on human resources development and on health and social development.