Atlas: GEN’s Policy Portal

Year Introduced: 2016 | National-level

The Philippine startup ecosystem is fairly young but it has seen rapid growth and development in producing technology-based companies. It is an opportune time for the country to boost this sector by…

Year Introduced: 2013 | National-level

INVEST consists of an acquisition grant and an exit grant. With the acquisition grant, business angels receive 25 percent of their investment tax-free if they invest at least 10,000 euros in venture…

Year Introduced: 1994 | National-level

The central feature of B-BBEE is the B-BBEE Scorecard which measures companies’ commitment to black empowerment. The Scorecard assesses a company's level of compliance against five elements -…

Year Introduced: 2015 | Supra-national

The REDI School of Digital Integration offers a comprehensive learning experience with a variety of features. The school provides high-quality coding and basic computer courses, aimed at equipping…

Year Introduced: 2017 | National-level

The aim of the Family Business Act is to assist family businesses when transferring their family business from one generation to the next.  It tackles: The definition and understanding…

Year Introduced: 2014 | National-level

The Italia Startup Visa introduced a simplified path to obtain a self-employment visa, for non-EU entrepreneurs who plan to set up an “innovative startup” entreprise in Italy (as defined by Decree-…

Year Introduced: 2020 | National-level

A. Special tax regulations concerning Coronavirus Prepayments of income or corporate income tax for 2020 Prepayments of income or corporate income tax for 2020 can be reduced or assessed…

Year Introduced: 2020 | Sub-national

The "Córdoba Escala" Program has a duration of three months, and offers the following benefits to selected dynamic and innovative ventures:  Alliance with the Association of…

Year Introduced: 2019 | Supra-national

The Women’s Entrepreneurship Accelerator is currently running 6 projects that cover the themes of learning; digital gender divide; innovation ecosystem; gender-responsive procurement; and…

Year Introduced: 2014 | National-level

The key activities under the plan include offering early-stage finance, strengthening the international position of Dutch startups, attracting foreign startups to the Netherlands, granting temporary…