The year 2018 is stacking up to be the year of cybercrime prosecution, with the U.S. Department of Justice (DoJ) flexing its muscle and truly demonstrating the “long arm of the law.” The number of indictments, extraditions, trials and convictions give us a sense that attorney generals across the United

The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) will next month call “request for quotations” from private sector investors for a new $100 million-plus specialist cardiology hospital at the Rashid Complex. The hospital is scheduled for a 2022 opening. From these submissions, the DHA will ask selected bidders to provide RFPs (request for

The state Public-Private Partnership Infrastructure Oversight Commission has issued a second call for public-private projects. The commission is empowered to look for candidates for projects involving the sharing of resources to finance, design, build, operate and maintain transportation infrastructure projects. After the first round of proposals in the spring, a

In the 1990s, Santhavasal, a dry deciduous mixed forest in Tiruvannamalai, was an example of how human interference can lead to environmental degradation of an ecologically divers region. But, a 20-year-long intervention programme has shown the way to undo the destruction. Deforestation for timber, overgrazing and agricultural activities had eaten

While public-private partnerships have long been considered in DRC as an option to promote key sectors development, such as the electricity sector1 and the telecommunications sector2, the Democratic Republic of the Congo was missing a comprehensive legal framework applicable to public-private partnerships. A law dated 11 February 20143 provided the

The new Hudson Park complex in Yonkers is a prime example of how improving transportation infrastructure can help revitalize overlooked areas that have been difficult to develop. By funding infrastructure upgrades, developers had the confidence to invest in the area along the Hudson River — creating housing and amenities that

Local authorities must look to involve their local communities fully in any public-private partnership (PPP) if they are to work well, according to the chief executive of one regeneration development firm. Matthew Weiner, CEO of U+I, told LGC of the need to “not just pay lip service to consultation” in

The apex committee on Monday decided that Pakistan Army would ensure cybersecurity of “Karachi Safe City” (KSC) project, which would be re-started in specific areas such as Red Zone, Sharae Faisal and entry and exit points of the city on a pilot basis. The project is aimed to secure the