In order to support the Government of Sri Lanka's efforts to create a strong intellectual property (IP) regime, including the protection and exploitation of IP rights (IPR) in the public and private sector, CLDP with the help of USPTO, WIPO, the World Bank, and various universities in the United...

On March 12-13, CLDP held a Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) workshop with the Ministry of Water and the Sri Lankan Water Board. The workshop focused on designing and managing PPP procurement strategies and PPP contract documents. This was CLDP’s third engagement with Sri Lanka’s water sector and...

On March 11, CLDP held a Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) workshop with the Sri Lanka Ports Authority. The workshop included sessions on port landlord models, PPP models, port financing, sustainability, automation, and port electrification. This engagement was designed at the request of the U.S...

From February 28 to March 1, CLDP, together with experts from the Institute for Technical Training and Cooperation, conducted a workshop on attendance at the WTO Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) Committee Meeting for food safety officials from Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Health, Animal Quarantine...

From March 18-22, CLDP will support the attendance of a delegation from the Sri Lankan Ministries of Health, Commerce, and Agriculture to the WTO SPS Committee, following an in-depth training with experts from the WTO’s Institute for Training and Technical Cooperation in Colombo in February. CLDP...

At the request of the Ministry of Water, Urban Development Authority, and Sri Lanka Ports Authority, CLDP will conduct workshops on PPP bid documents and evaluation to help the agencies better prepare to tender potential projects.

From March 8-10, CLDP, in partnership with the Sri Lanka International Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Center and the Sri Lanka Judges’ Institute, conducted a Judicial Exchange on Alternative Dispute Resolution. The program gathered judges from the High Courts of Sri Lanka to share best...

On December 7-15, CLDP conducted U.S. Tech Transfer Consultations in Washington, DC, Ithaca, NY, and Ann Arbor, MI. CLDP brought delegates from the Sri Lankan Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Education, University Grants Commission, and select universities to learn more about the innovation and...

From January 10-12, CLDP, in partnership with Georgetown University Law Center, conducted the third pilot of the Infrastructure Contracts Certificate Course. The course is part of the inaugural Quad Infrastructure Fellowships Program to encourage sustainable infrastructure development and foster...

From November 13-17, CLDP will support the attendance of a delegation from the Sri Lankan Ministry of Health to the WTO SPS Committee, following an in-depth training with experts from the WTO’s Institute for Training and Technical Cooperation in Colombo. CLDP will work with participants to develop...