This study aims to join known economic models and highlight practical methods of technology transfer in key productive sectors such as water, energy, agriculture, ICT, and manufacturing. Technology transfer models are considered as an instrument that helps achieve economic progress and growth.

The overall purpose of this paper is to contribute to achieving the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA) goal to “foster comprehensive, equitable, integrated and sustainable development”1 in a gender-sensitive manner. Its specific objective is to guide all staff at the professional and general service levels, who are involved in conducting research, on how to ensure that a gender perspective is reflected from conceptualization of research to its final stage.

  Under the local and global circumstances, a three-day workshop was organized on the “Management of Public Institutions in Crisis Situations”. This document is the trainer's guide, which contains the agenda and the different expected outcomes for each session. This workshop aims at identifying the emerging trends in the management of public institutions, carrying out some experiments and situations in managing public institutions in a crisis and focusing on providing services in unstable conditions.