The government addresses the demand for information and communication technology (ICT) infrastructure based on strategic economic planning. However, financial resources, as well as government inefficiencies handling the public infrastructure are the most prominent constraints hindering the development of infrastructure. In such a case, incorporating the private sector would strengthen the government strategy to implement the public ICT infrastructure. This study analyses the government perception to implement the public ICT infrastructure incorporating the private sector and finds strong heterogeneity to implement the public ICT infrastructure through public-private partnership (PPP) mechanisms. The main results are that the government agencies (decision makers) in Nepal positively prefer foreign companies and tend to share financial risks with the private sector in implementing ICT projects through PPP. However, there is relatively high heterogeneity in preferences of the government agencies for these attributes. The results of this study imply that public and private sectors might exhibit opportunistic behavior from the development to the operation of the project, ultimately risking the successful outcome of the project.

政府根据战略经济规划解决对信息和通信技术 (ICT) 基础设施的需求。然而，财政资源以及政府处理公共基础设施的效率低下是阻碍基础设施发展的最突出的制约因素。在这种情况下，纳入私营部门将加强政府实施公共 ICT 基础设施的战略。本研究分析了政府对实施包含私营部门的公共 ICT 基础设施的看法，并发现通过公私伙伴关系 (PPP) 机制实施公共 ICT 基础设施存在很强的异质性。主要结果是尼泊尔的政府机构（决策者）在通过 PPP 实施 ICT 项目时更倾向于外国公司，并倾向于与私营部门分担财务风险。然而，政府机构对这些属性的偏好存在相对较高的异质性。这项研究的结果表明，公共和私营部门可能会在项目开发到运营期间表现出机会主义行为，最终冒着项目成功的风险。