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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Bahrain
Export Bahrain

Year Introduced: | National-level

Export Bahrain works alongside local and international partners to offer Bahraini companies greater international opportunities, exposure, knowledge and solutions to compete on a global level. The…

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Spain
The New Startup Law

Year Introduced: | National-level

The New Startup Law contains a range of measures to help support entrepreneurs and ecosystem actors which can be broadly split into 3 main categories; tax relief, favourable regulations,  …

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United Kingdom
Fintech Regulatory Sandbox

Year Introduced: | National-level

The regulatory sandbox is an initative developed by the Financial Conduct Authority which aims to introduce a regulatory sandbox, that is a ‘safe space’ in which businesses can test innovative…

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Netherlands
Startup visa NL

Year Introduced: | National-level

The startup visa NL allows for non-European ambitious entrepreneurs to start an innovative business in the Netherlands. The temporary residence permit is valid for a year (with plans to raise this to…

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India
National Innovation and Startup Policy 2019 for Students & Faculty

Year Introduced: | National-level

India’s Ministry of Human Resource Development released a guiding framework for higher education institutions. The framework covers Intellectual Property ownership, revenue sharing…

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Japan
Startup Visa - Fukuoka City

Year Introduced: | City-level

Foreigners who found a business in the Fukuoka zone are eligible.  To apply, foreign entrepreneurs enter the country on a short-term visitor’s visa and make their way to the city’s ‘Startup…

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South Africa
Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment

Year Introduced: | National-level

The central feature of B-BBEE is the B-BBEE Scorecard which measures companies’ commitment to black empowerment. The Scorecard assesses a company's level of compliance against five elements -…

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New Zealand
Global Impact Visa

Year Introduced: | National-level

Global Impact Visa (GIV) is a three-year open work visa that enables participants in the Edmund Hillary Fellowship to work and live in New Zealand. The visa provides up to 400 individual pioneering…

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Paraguay
Program for Innovation in Paraguayan Enterprises (PROINNOVA)

Year Introduced: | National-level

Paraguayan Innovation Program (PROINNOVA) is a framework of different instruments aimed at a) fostering innovation and b) strengthening human capital for innovation. Through 9 different instruments,…

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Bahrain
Employee Share Scheme

Year Introduced: | National-level

Since the Kingdom of Bahrain legislated to allow companies to offer employee share schemes, they have been free to offer a wide range of schemes aided by the fact that individuals are typically not…