From October 11-13 in Tunis, CLDP, in close cooperation with Tunisia's National Agency for the Promotion of Scientific Research (ANPR), led a Workshop on Promoting Innovation Ecosystems through Technology Transfer in Tunisia. Participants included government officials, representatives from universities and research institutions, university students, attorneys, and private-sector representatives from across Tunisia. It was led by local experts as well as American expert-advisors from Louisiana State University and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office as an exchange of best practices.

The workshop is a part of CLDP's continued programming in Tunisia to encourage the commercialization of the results of research, and thus contribute toward the development of companies and jobs in the country. This program is funded through the U.S. Department of State's Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI).