Atlas: GEN’s Policy Portal

Year Introduced: 2015 | National-level

The Taiwan startup ecosystem has been always open to the world. In 2015, the government introduced the specific measure, Taiwan Entrepreneur Visa, to more welcome the innovative…

Year Introduced: 2018 | National-level

The Sandbox Act allows for "innovative experimentation", involving technological innovation or business model innovation to undertake experimentation. It grants approval for projects for up to a year…

Year Introduced: 2015 | City-level

The Participatory Budgeting (OP) is a form of citizen participation in the governance of the city of Lisbon. Through the OP, citizens have effective power to decide on a portion of the municipal…

Year Introduced: 2017 | 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…

Year Introduced: 2009 | National-level

Creates a direct linkage between the academic and productive sectors by sponsoring internship and training programs and funding technological development in target areas.

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…

Year Introduced: 2018 | National-level

Through grants and subsidies provided by SBIR, the risks and costs borne by SMEs engaging in innovation and R&D activities will be reduced. The SBIR program encourages SMEs to carry out active…

Year Introduced: 2015 | National-level

To be eligible for Canada's Start-up Visa Program, an entrepreneur must meet the following criteria:  A qualifying business: The entrepreneur must have a business that has the potential to…

Year Introduced: 2017 | National-level

In order to promote social innovation in Taiwan, MOEA started to provide measures related to social innovation from 2014. In the beginning, SMEA encouraged existed social enterprises constituted…

Year Introduced: 2010 | 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…