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For Governments: Partnerships for Education

Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships for Education (MSPEs) bring together governments, the private sector, civil society and other organizations to pool and manage resources and competencies that contribute to the expansion and enhanced quality of education. They differ from PPPs (Public-Private Partnerships) in their explicit focus on a broader coalition of partners and stakeholders than merely the public (governments) and the private (companies) sectors.

Governments have a key role to play in delivering effective MSPEs, through their responsibilities for:

• Developing and implementing effective educational strategies
• Providing funding for the implementation of education systems
• Maintaining oversight of the curriculum and assessment procedures
• Ensuring that effective educational standards are achieved
• Creating an effective regulatory environment through which partners can contribute to enhanced educational delivery

Partnerships for Education is committed to making appropriate resources available to assist governments in their implementation of effective and sustainable MSPEs in support of the Education for All goals. The following documents are currently available:

• Key messages for Governments – a short and succinct outline for governments about MSPEs
• The case for Multistakeholder Partnerships for Education – an overview of why governments should consider creating MSPEs, and core principles that should be adopted in their implementation
• New Partnerships for Education: Building on Experience – a comprehensive review of existing understandings of MSPEs commissioned by Partnerships for Education and published for UNESCO and the World Economic Forum by IIEP in 2008
• The GEI Model of Effective Partnerships for Education – A model of effective MSPE delivery based on the three World Economic Forum Global Education Initiatives delivered in Jordan, Egypt and Rajasthan, published in 2007

Links of particular value include

• The Education for All Goals – The EFA Goals agreed at the World Education Forum meeting in Dakar in 2000
• The EFA Global Monitoring Reports – UNESCO’s annual assessments of where the world stands on its commitment to provide a basic education to all children, youth and adults by 2015

During 2008, Partnerships for Education will be working with its Technical Advisory Groups to develop a series of additional documents, guidance notes and toolkits to support governments in the effective delivery of MSPEs. For further information about our work, please contact us.