State-Owned Enterprises

• In what ways, if any, should regulators treat SOEs differently than investor-owned infrastructure operators?
• What issues must be addressed by institutional structures to promote good governance for a SOE?
• Should social objectives be met through funds obtained at the national level and allocated to meet the objectives in each sector and region?
• What is Corporatization?
• What is Commercialization?
• Since many SOEs in developing countries are inefficient and thrive on patronage, in what ways might commercialization of SOEs improve financial (and operating) performance?
• Governance: What governance procedures promote strong performance in SOEs?
• Funding investments: In what ways does privatization help meet the challenges of funding network expansion? To what extent does public ownership help meet the challenges of funding network expansion?
• ROI: What is the appropriate Return on Investment for a SOE?
• Incentive Regulation: What are strategies for regulating state-owned enterprises with their unique information issues and strong links to government ministries?
• Privatization: What is the role of a regulator (if any) in a privatization transaction?