Welcome to ‘The Startup State’ - a weekly bulletin from the GEN Policy and Research team highlighting key entrepreneurship news, reports, commentary and features from around the world.
News
- The United States Federal Trade Commission is opening an investigation into the relationships between leading AI startups such as OpenAI and Anthropic and the tech giants that have invested billions of dollars into them (The Hill)
- Türkiye has announced the Türkiye Tech Visa, aimed at paving the way for an inflow of technology entrepreneurs into the country (Daily Sabah)
- Ireland’s central bank has announced plans to launch a regulatory sandbox later this year (TechEU)
- The European Union has announced a package of measures to protect its deeptech companies from takeovers and prevent intellectual property leaks to hostile countries (Sifted)
Publications & analysis
- Transatlantic trade and technology: Partners or rivals?
This Centre for European Policy Analysis report reflects on the success of the EU-US Trade and Technology Council and its inflection point as both sides face elections this year. - Foresight Africa 2024
This Brookings report captures the top priorities for the continent in the coming year, offering recommendations for enhanced economic and political resilience. - Pre-acceleration research report
This Katapult Africa, Tony Blair Institute for Global Change and UK International Development report examines the state of pre-accelerator programs across Africa.
Comment
- I was the first AI minister in history (Omar Al Olama, minister of state for artificial intelligence, United Arab Emirates)
- I thought Texas was a low-regulatory state. Then I tried to open a restaurant (Regina Smith, Founder, Mama Gina’s Restaurant)
- Experimentation is more popular than you may think (Rob Ruller, evaluation manager, Innovation Growth Lab)
- National Cyber Security Centre for Startups: Playing cyber criminals at their own game (Dan Brett, co-founder, CounterCraft)
- It’s critical to protect equity investments in minority businesses from activist organizations (Lyneir Richardson, co-founder, Chicago Trend Corporation)
Features
- City Journal: D.C. to Silicon Valley: Drop dead
- Sifted: Why the Poles are building AI giants abroad, not at home
- Politico: To shush AI Act critics, the EU fine-tunes innovation pitch
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