Atlas: GEN’s Policy Portal

Year Introduced: 2000 | National-level

This program provides loans to a person who starts up a new business based on the examination of the accuracy of its business plan without any requirement for security or guarantor (for a corporation…

Year Introduced: 2016 | National-level

Through the Digital Health Valley initiative, the Belgian government has allocated €3.25 million for piloting various digital health apps. Proposals were invited from anyone working the Belgian…

Year Introduced: 2012 | National-level

The main features of the Start-Up Brasil program include:  IT start-ups: the program is geared specifically towards IT start-ups  Funding: The program offers individual…

Year Introduced: 2016 | National-level

The Innovation and Technology Venture Fund is a HK$2 billion (around €230,000) government fund set up in 2016 to coinvest in technology startups with private venture capital funds on a matching basis…

Year Introduced: 2017 | National-level

The SME Loan Guarantee Scheme aims to help SMEs to secure loans by providing them with a guarantee for up to 50 per cent of a loan, to a maximum total guarantee amount of HK$6 million (around €690…

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

The "START" competition offers total prize money of AED 1,000,000 million on offer for future UAE entrepreneurs. "START" aims to assist unemployed Emiratis start their own businesses and thereby…

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…

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,…

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…