Atlas: GEN’s Policy Portal

Year Introduced: 2023 | National-level

The National Strategy for Social Innovations and Social Enterprises underpinned by seven main guiding principles:Act sustainably: The strategy aims to contribute to achieving the UN Sustainable…

Year Introduced: 2011 | National-level

The Youth Entrepreneurship Strategy is guided by three key principles:A life-cycle approach: This principle acknowledges that human development occurs along a continuum. While the National Youth…

Year Introduced: 1969 | National-level

The Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA), a part of the U.S. Department of Commerce, operates with a mission to foster the growth and global competitiveness of minority business enterprises (…

Year Introduced: 2006 | Sub-national

Oregon InC is a publicly funded council that designs and implements high impact industry opportunity projects, signature research centers in target industries and SBIR/STTR grant support programs for…

Year Introduced: 2022 | National-level

Implemented by the Ministry of Science and Technology, the policy employs a collaborative approach to enhance the synergy between government, academia, and the private sector. It facilitates:…

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 | National-level

China’s central bank, the People’s Bank of China (PBOC) set up a fintech committee to enhance the research, planning and coordination of work on financial technology.

Year Introduced: 2013 | National-level

The Women's Entrepreneurship Plan in France operates through a multi-faceted approach. The plan operates on three main pillars: information dissemination, individual support, and improved access to…

Year Introduced: 2017 | National-level

The Women's Economic Development Center aims to develop a research field oriented to foster women´s inclusion and participation on the programs, tools and others services offered by the Secretariat…

Year Introduced: 2024 | National-level

The Center for Black Entrepreneurship (CBE) intends to offer a comprehensive set of features designed to empower Black entrepreneurs. The CBE achieves this through a tripartite approach that…