Learning Objectives

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After completing this course, the learner should be able to: 

Module 1: Introduction to Public Private Engagement

1. Describe the main opportunities available from collaboration between public and private sectors. 
2. Identify drivers behind the evolution and adaptation of WMO’s strategies, policies and initiatives in PPE.
3. Describe the challenges that may arise from public/private collaborations:
• Evolving roles and responsibilities of stakeholders
• Data sharing
• Sustaining basic infrastructure
• Maintaining an authoritative voice
• Keeping a level playing field
4. Explain how the opportunities and challenges may be interdependent in nature.
5. Identify the main principles and guidelines adopted and promoted by WMO to facilitate proactive and effective engagement among stakeholders in the public, private and academic sectors. 
6. Recognize the benefits of having an internationally-agreed framework (WMO principles and policies) to guide PPE activities in a manner that encourages all stakeholders as well as protecting their fundamental interests.
7. Describe actions at the global, regional and national levels that can promote successful implementation of PPE.
8. Identify regional bodies that have a role in promoting successful implementation of PPE.

Module 2: Legislative and Institutional Frameworks for PPE

1. Explain how and why legislation and policy are important key enablers of successful Public-Private Engagement.
2. Identify recommended basic principles to follow when developing or enhancing legislation.
3. Describe the essential elements to be defined or articulated in national legislation and policy on PPE.
4. Explain the WMO member-countries’ roles in all sectors of meteorology, public, private and academic.

Module 3: Data Sharing

1. Describe the key features of the changing landscape of weather and climate data collection, provision, dissemination and utilisation. 
2. Explain the evolving roles that NMHSs may have in relation to data provision and use as well as in related policy-making and change-enabling. 
3. Describe the varying concerns, needs and perspectives of the public, private and research sectors related to data sharing. 
4. Explain the various models related to data sharing today
5. Describe the advantages of sharing data and information under a creative commons licence and how this may ensure retention of some control of the data.

Module 4: Approaches for PPE

1. Outline the value chain of meteorological services and identify potential roles for NMHS, private sector and academia in each element of the chain.
2. Describe existing possible models of engagement and how they are related to different legal/institutional frameworks and modes of NMHSs’ operation.
3. Choose methods and models of engagement that will ensure sustainability of the basic infrastructure and the provision of the essential basic weather and climate services.
4. Choose methods, models and approaches to PPE that will build on the strengths of the various partners in a complementary fashion, respecting the different domains of responsibility and expertise of each of them.
5. Identify potential benefits of PPE for NMHSs.