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 Transfer Institute (ITTI) of the University of New Hampshire's law school and Algeria top institute of technology (ENP). Since 2013, CLDP has been supporting an ambitious Algerian initiative to create an innovation ecosystem that generates viable technology startups, and decrease its dependency on oil and gas.  The second phase of the program will be "internships" in the fall, at ITTI, for professors who manage ENP's technology incubator.