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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Vietnam
Venture capital policies

Year Introduced: | National-level

Vietnam has introduced special policies to boost investment in startups. It supports the following sources of capital: Angel investors Venture Capital (VC) Funds: VC funds are created from…

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Dominican Republic
50H: Laboratorio Emprendedor

Year Introduced: | National-level

This program seeks to strengthen the ecosystem by providing entrepreneurs with needed support. A central feature is connecting local micro-enterprises with mentors and key local ecosystem actors…

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Latvia
Latvian Tax Regime for Stock Options

Year Introduced: | National-level

The Personal Income Tax Law was amended to exempt employee stock options from payroll taxes and also cover options by limited liability companies. As a result recipients will pay just Capital Gains…

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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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South Africa
The Enterprise Supplier Development Community of Practice

Year Introduced: | National-level

The Enterprise Supplier Development Community of Practice works through a public-private collaboration aimed at supporting effective transformation through enterprise and supplier development. It…

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Malaysia
Global Accelerator Programme (GAP)

Year Introduced: | National-level

A programme to accelerate startups from all over the world, with an interest to expand their business in the ASEAN region, to be investment-ready in 4 months. It also aims to build a strong…

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Indonesia
Start Surabaya

Year Introduced: | City-level

The first city­-level tech startup incubator in Indonesia whose program is for young talents to launch tech startup with an impact, aim to make a difference, and valuable to society. Start…

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India
iStart Rajasthan

Year Introduced: | Sub-national

This initiative seeks to help the startups minimize the bureaucracy associated with the initiation of startup operations. iStart uses a three-pronged strategy to help startups: Develop…

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Ecuador
SE PUEDE

Year Introduced: | National-level

SE PUEDE is a program that creates new business opportunities in rural areas, promoting entrepreneurship and providing training to agro-entrepreneurs. SE PUEDE connects agribusinesses directly with…

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Kyrgyz Republic
Startup Cooperation with Kyrgyzstan’s Department of Tourism

Year Introduced: | National-level

By leveraging this government partnership, Kyrgyzstan’s young startup sector will raise awareness among key communities of the positive effects of entrepreneurial activity, specifically in the…