Dear Member,

In the letter dated 17.09.2024 and numbered 9445, sent to our Chamber from the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Türkiye,

With reference to the letter forwarded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it is announced that a call for projects for which participation is free of charge has been published within the scope of the "2025 UNECE PPP and infrastructure award" (UNECE PPP and infrastructure award 2025) to be given within the framework of the 9th AEK International PPP Forum planned to be held in May 2025 by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Public Private Partnership (PPP) Secretariat; that applications are open to public institutions, private companies, academia, civil society organizations and international/regional organizations; that the best PPP and infrastructure projects that contribute to the digital and green transformations that support the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will be selected; that the conditions of the relevant competition can be accessed from the link https://unece.org/ppp/forum9/award ; and that the online participation form must be submitted to the Secretariat by 15 November 2024.

In the said competition, the expected qualities of the projects are presented below:

• Using digital solutions and technologies to strengthen its services, performance and sustainability in support of the SDGs,

• To promote the development of sustainable and green digital ecosystems,

• Supporting the development of digital PPP and infrastructure projects (e.g. telemedicine and other digital public services),

• Supporting the progress of digital transformation,

• Using green and sustainable PPP procurement practices,

• Promoting green transformation

Best regards.