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United Kingdom

British Patient Capital Fund

Year Introduced: 2018 | National-level

The British Patient Capital fund operates as a commercial subsidiary of the British Business Bank, focusing on providing long-term financing to innovative and high-growth potential businesses in the…

Bahrain

Bahrain Regulatory Sandbox for Fintech Startups

Year Introduced: 2016 | National-level

The framework provides a virtual space for companies to test their technology-based innovative solutions with real (volunteer) customers without incurring the cost of obtaining a regulatory license.…

South Africa

Incubation Support Programme (ISP)

Year Introduced: 2017 | National-level

The Incubation Support Programme operates by providing market-driven support to early-stage entities, aiming to prepare them to supply to local markets. This is achieved through the establishment of…

Netherlands

Dutch Public Procurement Act

Year Introduced: 2013 | National-level

The Dutch Public Procurement Act (Nieuwe Aanbestedingswet 2012) requires that, wherever possible, large tenders be split up into several smaller contracts, thereby enabling collective bidding by…

Taiwan

The One-Stop Web Portal for Taiwan Entrepreneurs

Year Introduced: 2012 | National-level

The main features of The One-Stop Web Portal for Taiwan Entrepreneurs include: Single point of entry: The portal provides a centralized platform for entrepreneurs to access all relevant…

Netherlands

Amsterdam Smart City Initiative

Year Introduced: 2017 | 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…

Argentina

Grants to FONSOFT-ANPCyT Entrepreneurs

Year Introduced: 2005 | National-level

The National Agency for Scientific and Technological Promotion (ANPCyT) supports, through the Trust Fund for the Promotion of the Software Industry (FONSOFT), the completion of undergraduate careers…

United Kingdom

FCA Regulatory sandbox

Year Introduced: 2015 | National-level

The FCA defines the regulatory sandbox as a testing environment that allows businesses to test innovative propositions with real consumers in the live market while ensuring that appropriate…

Ireland

Women in Business Action Plan 2020: Fueling Growth through Diversity

Year Introduced: 2020 | National-level

Through four objectives and 24 actions, Enterprise Ireland is responding to the underrepresentation of women entrepreneurs in Ireland. The four objectives and their related action are:…

Paraguay

Creative Economy Project

Year Introduced: 2017 | National-level

The Creative Economy Project contained three main areas of policy to deliver on its objectives. These were; policymaking and ecosystem strengthening; access to financial support; and technical…

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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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