On May 25-27, CLDP and USAID supported the Dominican Republic’s first business fair and conference focused solely on small women-owned businesses in partnership with Asociación Nacional de Mujeres Empresarias, Ejecutivas, y Profesionales, INC (ANMEPRO), Asociacion Dominicana De Mujeres Empresarias...

On May 26, the General Directorate for Public Contracting (DGCP) hosted a launch of its new certification program for procurement professionals. The launch included opening remarks from the General Counsel of the US Department of Commerce, Leslie Kiernan, who spoke about the critical importance of...

On May 26, the General Directorate for Public Contracting (DGCP) hosted a session of the Anticorruption Roundtable, an informal coordination mechanism for government agencies tasked with preventing, detecting, investigating or prosecuting corruption, including the public prosecutor’s office, the...

On May 25, CLDP, in collaboration with the General Directorate for Ethics and Government Integrity (DIGEIG) and the Dominican National Council of Private Enterprise (CONEP), organized a public-private dialogue on strengthening integrity mechanisms in the private sector. The roundtable dialogue...

On May 24, CLDP, in collaboration with USAID DR and the Dominican Republic’s Competition Authority (Procompetencia) conducted a workshop for judges and prosecutors on detecting, investigating and prosecuting anti-competitive practices in the public procurement. The workshop included opening remarks...

On March 14-16, CLDP held a workshop on best practices in the management and investigation of whistleblower reports for personnel of the Dominican General Directorate for Ethics and Government Integrity (DIGEIG) and public integrity officers from regional agencies. Experts from the Offices of...

On January 24, CLDP, in partnership with Visa, conducted a workshop for the three main women-owned business associations in the Dominican Republic (DR). The workshop featured experts from Visa-DR who discussed tools and skills to grow from a small to a medium-sized business. With about 30 women...

On December 6-10, CLDP sponsored the attendance of four delegates from the Dominican General Directorates for Ethics and Government Integrity (DIGEIG) and the National Budget (DIGEPRES) at the International Anti-Corruption Conference (IACC). The event, organized by the U.S. Department of State and...

On November 18, 2022, CLDP along with the Dominican General Directorate for Public Procurement (DGCP) hosted a workshop on best practices in contracting and administration in response to disasters and emergencies. The workshop reached 45 representatives from 13 Dominican institutions, including the...

From November 16 – 17, 2022, CLDP, together with procurement experts from the U.S. Department of Defense, the USAID contracting office, and the former director of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, hosted a two-day workshop focused on best practices in the application of best value procurement...