SANTO DOMINGO.- The Ministry of Economy, Planning and Development, through the Territorial Planning Promotion Unit, held a workshop on lessons learned from the Pro-Pedernales Trust, in preparation for the execution of the different plans in the Santo Domingo 2050 (SD2050) project.
The activity was binding with the guidelines signed within the framework of the agreement between the Ministry of Economy and the Santo Domingo 2050 Development Commission and the General Directorate of Public-Private Partnerships (DGAPP).
The executive director of SD2050, Edgar García, explained that the initiative aimed to exchange experiences regarding territorial organization plans and the new urban agenda to be carried out through Santo Domingo 2050, as well as the best practices of the Pro-Pedernales Trust.
The technical deputy director of the DGAPP, Eliardo Cairo, expressed the institution's satisfaction in supporting SD2050 in the guidelines established in the recently signed agreement between the Ministry of Economy and the DGAPP.
“The SD2050 project has the support of the DGAPP. We are very excited to work hand in hand to ensure a positive impact on the territorial planning of Santo Domingo for the benefit of its inhabitants,” Cairo stated.
The official announced a visit by both institutions to the Pro-Pedernales project on October 19th, with the aim of learning about the progress of the Dominican government's main project.
Those participating in the meeting included SD2050's economic advisor, Henri Hebrard; SD2050's legal advisor, Víctor Martínez; and architect Omar Rancier, sector specialist from the Office of the Minister of Economy, Planning and Development, Pável Isa Contreras, among others.
Agreement
Recently, the Ministry of Economy, Planning and Development and the General Directorate of Public-Private Partnerships (DGAPP) signed a collaboration agreement to promote the public-private partnership (PPP) scheme in the development and execution of projects that are part of the Santo Domingo 2050 (SD2050) initiative.
Through this agreement, the institutions commit to promoting the public-private partnership scheme for the development and execution of the initiatives contemplated in the SD2050 plan on multiple projects on the Santo Domingo Ring Road, in accordance with the requirements of Law 47-20, on Public-Private Partnerships.
The agreement was signed by the Minister of Economy, Pavel Isa Contreras, who chairs the SD2050 Commission, and the Executive Director of the DGAPP, Sigmund Freud, who highlighted the opportunities that this alliance will generate for the socio-economic development of the inhabitants of the Santo Domingo province.
Also present at the signing of the agreement were the executive director of SD2050, Edgar García; the vice minister of Territorial Planning and Regional Development, Domingo Matías; the economic advisor of SD2050, Henri Hebrard; and the legal advisor of SD2050, Víctor Martínez.
