From July 20- 27, CLDP held bilateral trainings in partnership with the Cyber Readiness Institute for SMEs, MSMEs, NGOs, and Public Sector bodies in Uzbekistan and the Kyrgyz Republic. Trainings focused on the human behavior aspect of cybersecurity and enabled participants to develop and implement...

Background Information The U.S. Department of Commerce, Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP) has been tasked by the U.S. Department of State in coordination with the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to provide technical assistance to facilitate trade and economic connectivity in and among the countries of Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan...

SOUTHERN CAUCASUS The Southern Caucasus is a critical component of the “Middle Corridor of the New Silk Road” trade route that connects China to Europe. The United States has recognized the strategic and economic import of this corridor and has played a critical role in its development through joint initiatives that increase regional connectivity. CLDP’s regional programs in the Southern Caucasus...

On February 25, 2022, CLDP led a virtual workshop for 13 Guyanese Officials from the Guyana Telecommunications Agency (GTA) and the Guyanese Public Utilities Commission (PUC) with the support and participation of experts from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). This workshop focused on best...

On May 4^th – 5^th, 2022, CLDP hosted a workshop on broadband connectivity including 38 representatives from the Jamaican Spectrum Management Authority (SMA), the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR), and other technology agencies in Kingston, Jamaica, to discuss the expansion of high-speed broadband...

Tashkent, Uzbekistan | April 18 - 19, 2022 | Digital Trade

The U.S. Department of Commerce, Commercial Law and Development Program (CLDP) hosted digital trade meetings with government, private sector, and civil society as part of the U.S.-Central Asia Regional Digital Trade Working Group...

From March 11-19, CLDP, hosted bilateral stakeholder roundtables in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan and Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan for the Regional Expert Level Working Group on Digital Trade. The goal of the Digital Trade Working Group is to engage with stakeholders in the region to develop an open, inclusive, and...

From December 6-10 in Katowice, Poland, CLDP supported 15 government officials and civil society representatives from South Asia to participate in the 16th Annual United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF). The IGF is a United Nations annual event focused on connectivity, infrastructure...

From December 6-10, 2021, CLDP will sponsor and facilitate the participation of official delegations from Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives in the 2021 UN Internet Governance Forum.

On November 1-2, CLDP, in collaboration with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) Business Facilitation Program and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Gender & Economic Inclusion, led the Central Asia Regional Women’s Economic Empowerment Working...