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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Oregon Innovation Council (Oregon InC)

Year Introduced: | 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…

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Portugal
Entrepreneur's Desk

Year Introduced: | National-level

The Entrepreneur’s Desk (Balcão do Empreendedor) initiative simplifies entrepreneurship and business regulatory compliance by offering a single government digital portal for entrepreneurs and…

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Estonia
Attracting and Retaining Talent: Talendid Koju

Year Introduced: | National-level

At its core, the initiative offered an online platform that connected Estonians living abroad and looking for a job with employers looking for talented additions to their workforce. Via the platform…

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Estonia
Estonian e-Residency

Year Introduced: | National-level

E-Residency is a transnational government-issued digital identity that anyone in the world can apply for and then gain access to a platform built on inclusion, legitimacy and transparency. E-…

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Sweden
The 'Right to Leave to Conduct a Business Operation' Act

Year Introduced: | National-level

The legislation grants workers unpaid leave to allow them to launch a new business as entrepreneurs. As such, employees can pursue a startup idea for six months without losing the security of a…

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Ready to Supply the City (London)

Year Introduced: | City-level

The program works by supporting and refining the supply chain of selected local SMEs through:Facilitating roundtable discussions and networking events aimed at building relationships with City…

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Digital Business Academy

Year Introduced: | National-level

The DBA offered free online digital business courses covering key skills needed to start a business such as:Setting up a digital businessSizing an ideaDeveloping and managing digital productsMaking a…

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United Kingdom
BSc Business Enterprise (BBE) Programme

Year Introduced: | National-level

The innovative BSc Business Enterprise (BBE) at the independent University of Buckingham was the first undergraduate Venture Creation Programme in the world when it was launched in January 2006.It…

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Denmark
Regional Business Development Centres

Year Introduced: | National-level

The Regional Business Development Centres offered a range of services designed to support businesses at various stages of their growth and development. The Centres focused on addressing identified…

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Netherlands
Dutch Public Procurement Act

Year Introduced: | 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…