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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The Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme

Year Introduced: | National-level

The Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme (GBVS) operates as a government-funded initiative to accelerate the rollout of gigabit-capable broadband in rural and hard-to-reach areas of the UK. The scheme…

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Canada's Start-up Visa Program

Year Introduced: | 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…

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Taiwan
The One-Stop Startup Hubs

Year Introduced: | National-level

Complementary with the One-Stop Web Portal, the Small and Medium Enterprise Administration (SMEA), the administrative agency of the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA), set up a one-stop…

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Netherlands
CodePact

Year Introduced: | National-level

The CodePact initiative worked by providing programming education to children across the Netherlands. It collaborates with schools, educational institutions, and tech companies to design and…

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Portugal
Lisbon Participatory Budgeting

Year Introduced: | 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…

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Taiwan
Taiwan Entrepreneur Visa

Year Introduced: | 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…

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FCA Regulatory sandbox

Year Introduced: | 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…

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Netherlands
Dutch Centres for Entrepreneurship – DutchCE

Year Introduced: | National-level

The DutchCE operates by fostering national cooperation and creating synergies between regional ecosystems to stimulate an entrepreneurial culture in the Netherlands. It carries out a variety of…

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Fintech Regulatory Sandbox

Year Introduced: | National-level

The regulatory sandbox is an initative developed by the Financial Conduct Authority which aims to introduce a regulatory sandbox, that is a ‘safe space’ in which businesses can test innovative…

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Oregon Intrastate Offering Exemption (Crowd Investing Law)

Year Introduced: | Sub-national

The Oregon Intrastate Offering Exemption is a provision that allows businesses within the state of Oregon to raise capital from Oregon residents through the issuance of securities and without having…