Atlas: GEN’s Policy Portal

Atlas is a compendium of public sector policies and programs that serves as a tool for policymakers, advisors and opinion leaders to learn about previously implemented policy models, articulated entrepreneurship strategies and/or designs of public-sector-supported programs.
 
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BSc Business Enterprise (BBE) Programme

Year Introduced: | National-level

The innovative BSc Business Enterprise (BBE) at the independent University of Buckingham was the first undergraduate Venture Creation Programme in the world when it was launched in January 2006.It…

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Denmark
Regional Business Development Centres

Year Introduced: | National-level

The Regional Business Development Centres offered a range of services designed to support businesses at various stages of their growth and development. The Centres focused on addressing identified…

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TEAM SY

Year Introduced: | Sub-national

TEAM SY takes a multi-faceted approach to connecting and strengthening the startup and tech ecosystem in South Yorkshire:Delivering dedicated startup programsTEAM SY runs various pre-accelerator and…

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United States
Boston Innovation District

Year Introduced: | City-level

The Boston Innovation District, centered around the "Work, Live, Play" motto, has several key features that contribute to its success:  Firm and Individual Clustering: This district is…

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Mauritius
Regulatory Sandbox License Mauritius

Year Introduced: | National-level

The Regulatory Sandbox License (RSL) offers the possibility for an investor to conduct a business activity for which there exists no legal framework, or adequate provisions under existing legislation…

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Belgium
Tax shelter for start-ups

Year Introduced: | National-level

The tax shelter is a tax credit (a reduction of the investor’s Belgian personal income tax) for investors that amounts to either 45% of the invested amount, in case of an equity investment in a…

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Singapore
Singapore Fintech Regulatory Sandbox

Year Introduced: | National-level

Financial institutions in Singapore are already free to launch new financial products, services or processes without seeking permission from MAS, provided that they have carried out due diligence…

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Hong Kong S.A.R., China
The Cyberport Creative Micro Fund

Year Introduced: | National-level

The Cyberport Creative Micro Fund offers a grant of HK$100,000 (around €11,600) to high potential digital tech startup projects. The grant is given over a six-month time period, over which time…

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Netherlands
Amsterdam Smart City Initiative

Year Introduced: | City-level

The Amsterdam Smart City Initiative operates as a platform that connects various stakeholders involved in urban development, with the aim of transforming Amsterdam into a "smart city".  It…

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France
Station F - Halle Freyssinet

Year Introduced: | City-level

Housed in the iconic and historically significant building designed by engineer Eugène Freyssinet between 1927 and 1929, the structure is made of pre-stressed concrete and spans 34,000 square meters…