The objective of this event will be to present, analyze and discuss lessons of our research and technical advisory assistance (2008-2010) (please find attached a summary in Spanish at the end of this message), that will form the basis of the document of policy guidelines that will synthesise state-of-the-art public policies for economically efficient, socially equitable and environmentally sustainable provision of water supply and sanitation services.

The debates will focus on the following main issues:
- benefits (and costs) that good (bad) service provision imply for the society;
- efficiency and public model of service provision;
- information and indicators for efficient regulation, control, supervision and management;
- economic regulation and contracts with private and public service provides;
- industrial structure for efficient service provision (economies of scale, aggregation, etc.);
- implications of globalization (investment protection treaties, human right to water, etc.);
- public policies for service provision for rural population; and,
- institutional structure and financial sustainability.