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.
 
The Start-up and Scale-up Initiative

Year Introduced: | Supra-national

The Commission's Start-up and Scale-up Initiative aims to give Europe's innovative entrepreneurs every opportunity to become world leading companies. It pulls together all the possibilities that…

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The One-Stop Web Portal for Taiwan Entrepreneurs

Year Introduced: | 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…

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Europe's next Leaders - The Start-up and Scale-up Initiative - Communication from the European Commission (COM/2016/733)

Year Introduced: | Supra-national

Move from a successful European start-up policy to an equally successful scale-up policy. This initiative addresses three issues: barriers; the shortage of partners and opportunities; and…

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China
FinTech regulatory framework - People’s Bank of China

Year Introduced: | 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.

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Mauritius
Regulatory Sandbox License Mauritius

Year Introduced: | National-level

The Regulatory Sandbox License (RSL) offers the possibility for an investor to conduct a business activity for which there exists no legal framework, or adequate provisions under existing legislation…

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France
DataCity Paris

Year Introduced: | City-level

DataCity Paris selects data-intensive startups to collaborate with the City Government to address problems that have been identified by the Mayor of Paris and their team. The city authorities and…

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Hong Kong S.A.R., China
Hong Kong Government's SME Funding Schemes

Year Introduced: | 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…

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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…

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Taiwan
The Act for SME and Startup Development: Startup Regulatory Experiments

Year Introduced: | National-level

To encourage entrepreneurs to propose more aggressively innovation, within the range of the field provides certain safety and risk control, the chapter would provide clarification of legality of SME…

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Netherlands
Amsterdam Smart City Initiative

Year Introduced: | 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…