READ: ILOILO AN APEC CITY
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What it takes to be an APEC City: The Indomitable Political Will of a True Leader Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog does it well..how to get big projects done. It has nothing to do with the technical side, and everything to do with people and relationships. There are systemic problems that affect his governance; but, he has collaboration skills. He knows how to renew and reinvent. And, he turned his attention to coalition building…classic leadership lessons applied. To create the conditions that support innovation, Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog sought to build connections across companies, industries, and sectors. Becoming an APEC City requires building a supportive ecosystem surrounding it. Through his indomitable will, his attention to coalition building paid off. It’s only by joining forces across sectors that projects will get the necessary resources and expertise. Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog did that. He did that for Iloilo City. Public-private partnerships, or PPPs, are often invoked as a solution to infrastructure woes. In the P3 model, private financing fills holes in public budgets, and builders find efficiencies while government officials ensure that the public is well served. This coalition building produced a big success for Iloilo City..and still continues to do so. It takes more than a village to raise an infrastructure project. Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog turned isolated industry villages into cross-sector, multi-stakeholder coalitions. Successful coalition-building combines a common goal with something for everybody. Under a big tent, there can be room for special interests to get something they care about — jobs, neighborhood improvements, the first crack at a technology innovation, or a favorable environment for doing business. THIS is happening in Iloilo City. Of course, it is not enough to convene people only once to ask for their support, nor can leaders assume that just because something has been said, it has been heard and agreed to. Under his political will, frequent communication and reminders of the vision keep coalition members engaged throughout often-arduous processes with numerous challenges. When projects accomplish many things at once, coalition-building is easier. Renewing and reinventing infrastructure involves construction of the physical kind, but often the most important construction is human: constructing coalitions of stakeholders to envision, support, and manage projects from inception to completion. THIS is happening in ILOILO CITY..and this is what it takes to be an APEC CITY.
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