CLDP organized a North Africa Regional Workshop on University-Industry Relations in Encouraging Technology Transfer from February 7-9, 2018 in Rabat, Morocco.

CLDP sponsored the participation of technology transfer specialists from Algeria, Morocco,Sri Lanka,and Tunisia to attend the 2018 Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) Annual Meeting in Phoenix, AZ from February 18-21, 2018.

On February 27-28, CLDP organized a two-day inter-agencyworking group meeting in coordination withBahrains Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism (MOICT)to outline a roadmap to draft a new small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) procurement law in Manama, Bahrain. The MOICT and US Embassy Manama...

On March 26-28, in Manama, Bahrain, CLDP conducted two one-day legislative drafting programs for members of the Bahrain Council ofRepresentativesand their professional staff. Experts from CLDP and the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on House Administration discussed administrative regulation...

On April 16-19, CLDP held a workshop in Algiers on technology startups and intellectual property. This workshop represents the first phase of a CLDP program focusing on the creation of an Algerian center of excellence in technology transfer through the partnership of the International Technology...

On October 24-25, 2017, CLDP hosted a conference in Ramallah, West Bank, that brought together local stakeholders to identify policy and regulatory reforms that would support the growth of Palestinian technology startups. Representatives from Stanford University, Louisiana State University, and the...

On September 13-14, CLDP led a workshop for the Council of Representatives on Value Added Tax (VAT). Bahrain plans to draft legislation and implement a VAT in 2018 in accordance with the GCC framework agreement on VAT.

On September 11, CLDP led a workshopon Technology Led Economic Development in coordination with Tamkeen Enterprises, Bahrain SME Society, the Ministry of Industry and Commerce (MOIC), American Chamber of Commerce, and BahrainsEconomic Development Board.

From December 17-21, 2017, CLDP sponsored the participation of representatives from Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Tunisia to attend the annual United Nations Internet Governance Forum (IGF) in Geneva, Switzerland.

On December 12-13, CLDP in close cooperation with the Saudi Arabia Capital Markets Authority and the Saudi Center for Commercial Arbitration, conductedtwoone-day workshopsin Riyadh, Saudi Arabia regarding alternative dispute resolution in the financial industry. Enlisting the expertise of the...