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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South Africa
National Small Enterprise Development Strategic Framework (NISED)

Year Introduced: | National-level

The most recent iteration of NISED is built around four key pillars. Pillar 1: well Informed statistical analysis on SMMEs with Continuous Monitoring & Evaluation and Learning (better data…

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Switzerland
Swiss liquidity support for startups

Year Introduced: | National-level

The Federal Council provides a guarantee scheme to support promising startups encountering liquidity problems caused by the coronavirus. Prior to this loan guarantee scheme for startups, …

Women’s Entrepreneurship Accelerator (WEA)

Year Introduced: | Supra-national

The Women’s Entrepreneurship Accelerator is currently running 6 projects that cover the themes of learning; digital gender divide; innovation ecosystem; gender-responsive procurement; and…

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New Zealand
Indigenous Peoples Economic and Trade Cooperation Arrangement

Year Introduced: | Supra-national

IPETCA operates as a cooperation-based agreement that aims to boost the participation of Indigenous peoples in international trade, and to foster their economic growth. The participating economies,…

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Tajikistan
Uniform Electronic System for Permits Processing

Year Introduced: | National-level

To improve the investment climate and to improve transparency and speed up business processes by allowing the private sector and entrepreneurs to apply for permits electronically.