Publications
GPOBA Annual Report 2007
GPOBA's first Annual Report, published in August 2007, gives an overview of the program's activities and objectives since its creation in 2003.

Contracting for public services: Output-based aid and its applications
Designed as a guide for aid practitioners and policymakers in developing countries, the book gathers cases of innovative, output-based approaches from across the infrastructure and social sectors, including construction of schools and IT learning facilities, energy, primary health care, roads, telecommunications, and water.

New Models for Universal Access to Telecommunications Services in Latin America
This report examines the experience of Universal Access Funds in bringing access to information and communication technologies to citizens in underserved and unserved areas, and makes recommendations for a new generation of universal access programs for the 21st century. En español

A Guide to Competitive Vouchers in Health
This guide aims at providing policymakers and donors with the tools needed to determine the appropriateness of competitive vouchers, as well as information on the design, execution, and monitoring of projects under this type of scheme.

Websites
Output-Based Approaches and Aid: Getting the Best Results
Online discussion from the Financial & Private Sector Development website.

Output-Based Aid
From the Private Sector Development Blog site, an informal platform providing news, resources and ideas about the role of private enterprise in fighting poverty.

Performance-based Contracting For Preservation and Improvement of Road Assets
This Resource Guide is designed to assist national and sub-national road agencies in developing and transition countries to launch or enhance a performance-based contracting (PBC) program to manage and maintain their road networks.

Water Siren
An electronic-based platform providing news, independent analysis and commentary on the state of international co-operation for alleviating poverty, with a focus on the water sector.

Organizations
Water and Sanitation Program (WSP)
An international partnership to help the poor gain sustained access to improved water supply and sanitation services.

Public-Private Infrastructure Advisory Facility (PPIAF)
A multidonor technical assistance facility aimed at helping developing countries improve the quality of their infrastructure through private sector involvement.

Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP)
A global technical assistance program which helps build consensus and provides policy advice on sustainable energy development to governments of developing countries and economies in transition.