Atlas: GEN’s Policy Portal

Year Introduced: 2002 | Sub-national

The ITI operated through three sector-aligned Intermediary Technology Institutes focusing on techmedia, energy, and life sciences. Each ITI conducted market foresighting to identify global…

Year Introduced: 2014 | National-level

CAIP was delivered through a competitive funding process selecting 16 accelerators and incubators across Canada that demonstrated excellence and capacity to support startups. The program awarded non-…

Year Introduced: 2004 | National-level

TechBA selects high-potential, innovation-driven Mexican SMEs that demonstrate readiness to enter competitive foreign markets. With offices in Silicon Valley, Austin, Seattle, Montreal, Vancouver,…

Year Introduced: 2017 | National-level

The Angel CoFund operates through a distinctive co-investment model that prioritises private sector leadership and robust governance. Businesses do not approach the fund directly; instead, they must…

Year Introduced: 1999 | National-level

The ITF operates through a comprehensive portfolio of 19 funding schemes (being consolidated to approximately 14-15) organized into six strategic support areas, administered by the Innovation and…

Year Introduced: 2014 | City-level

LCIF operates on a co-investment model, where the fund invests only alongside a pre-approved list of private lead investors such as venture capital firms and angel investors. Startups must secure…

Year Introduced: 1999 | National-level

UKTI operated through a multi-layered structure that brought together expertise from two parent departments - the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) and the Department for Business, Innovation…

Year Introduced: 2020 | National-level

STEP operates through a two-tier federal-state partnership model. The U.S. Small Business Administration's Office of International Trade awards competitive grants to state and territory governments,…

Year Introduced: 2020 | National-level

NTDP operates through a comprehensive portfolio of 18-19 financial and non-financial initiatives designed to support technology companies at every stage of development. The program works through…

Year Introduced: 1980 | National-level

Export Counselling operates through the U.S. Commercial Service, which maintains more than 100 domestic offices across the United States and over 75 international offices at U.S. embassies and…