Wall, KBhagwan, JIve, O2009-06-042009-06-042007-05Wall, K, Bhagwan, J and Ive, O. 2007. Franchising - a partnership model for efficient water services operation and maintenance. 4th IWA Specialist Conference on the Efficient Use and Management of Urban Water Supply, Jeju Island, Korea, 21 – 23 May 2007, pp 867 - 876http://hdl.handle.net/10204/34164th IWA Specialist Conference on the Efficient Use and Management of Urban Water Supply, Jeju Island, Korea, 21 – 23 May 2007There is a need in South Africa for institutional innovations aimed at increasing the coverage and reliability of water services, and sustaining those services. The paper describes an alternative service delivery institutional concept, viz the franchising of the operation and maintenance of water services, and outlines the need to formulate a franchise model that could be developed and made available to emerging entrepreneurs as the basis of a viable business. The franchise would be in respect of components of the water services value chain that are suitable for small business in that they can be readily systematisedenFranchisingWater and sanitationWater servicesWater services infrastructureService deliverySouth Africa4th IWA Specialist Conference on the Efficient Use and Management of Urban Water SupplyConference PresentationWall, K., Bhagwan, J., & Ive, O. (2007). Franchising - a partnership model for efficient water services operation and maintenance. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3416Wall, K, J Bhagwan, and O Ive. "Franchising - a partnership model for efficient water services operation and maintenance." (2007): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3416Wall K, Bhagwan J, Ive O, Franchising - a partnership model for efficient water services operation and maintenance; 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3416 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Wall, K AU - Bhagwan, J AU - Ive, O AB - There is a need in South Africa for institutional innovations aimed at increasing the coverage and reliability of water services, and sustaining those services. The paper describes an alternative service delivery institutional concept, viz the franchising of the operation and maintenance of water services, and outlines the need to formulate a franchise model that could be developed and made available to emerging entrepreneurs as the basis of a viable business. The franchise would be in respect of components of the water services value chain that are suitable for small business in that they can be readily systematised DA - 2007-05 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Franchising KW - Water and sanitation KW - Water services KW - Water services infrastructure KW - Service delivery KW - South Africa KW - 4th IWA Specialist Conference on the Efficient Use and Management of Urban Water Supply LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2007 T1 - Franchising - a partnership model for efficient water services operation and maintenance TI - Franchising - a partnership model for efficient water services operation and maintenance UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/3416 ER -