http://infodev.org/en/Topic.9.html The latest Innovation & Competitiveness news from infoDev 10 http://www.infodev.org/images/infodev.gif http://infodev.org/en/Topic.9.html A key finding from infoDev's Incubator Initiative and our country work on growth and competitiveness is that there is little available financing for technology entrepreneurs. Without appropriate financing, the inevitable result is a significant slowdown in the business development process, which, in a fast moving business such as ICT, may ultimately jeopardize chances of success. To better understand the financial challenges facing technology entrepreneurs, infoDev commissioned this study, which assesses the current efforts by multilateral institutions and investors to address the financing needs of ICT and ICT-enabled SMEs in developing countries, and identifies the key challenges and constraints to meeting these needs. http://infodev.org/en/Article.243.html Fri, 15 Aug 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://infodev.org/en/Article.243.html IFC distributes the SME Toolkit in several countries by partnering with local organizations that translate the product into local languages and offer relevant content in areas such as business regulations, sources of financing, and local business directories. The Toolkit was launched in Benin with H&C Business Technologies on Feb 26th. BusyInternet, a member of the infoDev Global Network of Business Incubators, will host the Toolkit in Ghana. http://infodev.org/en/Article.192.html Sun, 09 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://infodev.org/en/Article.192.html infoDev has commissioned a new set of video case studies that can viewed on Youtube! The videos include the Tianjin Women's Business Incubator in China, the Enterprise Innovation Fund in Armenia, and the Jordan iPARK. http://infodev.org/en/Article.193.html Sun, 09 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://infodev.org/en/Article.193.html The UNESCO International Conference and Exhibition on Knowledge Parks provides a platform for key players around the world to help translate the concept of knowledge societies into concrete solutions for development. http://infodev.org/en/Article.196.html Sun, 09 Mar 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://infodev.org/en/Article.196.html The SEED Awards for Entrepreneurship in Sustainable Development is an annual international competition, designed to support locally-led, innovative, entrepreneurial partnerships in developing countries, which have the potential to make real improvements in poverty eradication and environmental sustainability. http://infodev.org/en/Article.187.html Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://infodev.org/en/Article.187.html GK3 marked the tenth anniversary of the GKP in a celebration of its efforts towards harnessing emerging technologies for sustainable development and in making access to the technologies affordable. http://infodev.org/en/Article.170.html Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://infodev.org/en/Article.170.html http://infodev.org/en/Article.167.html Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://infodev.org/en/Article.167.html “All the countries in this region compete globally. This conference is an opportunity for us to share experiences and learn from global approaches to implementing innovation policies in the region and for developing the competitiveness of small countries in a regional context. It is important to build bridges on the institutional, financing and business environment levels in order to ensure forward-looking and sustainable policies for innovation and entrepreneurship.” H.E. Mr. Nerses Yeristyan, Minister of Trade and Economic Development of the Republic of Armenia http://infodev.org/en/Article.137.html Thu, 20 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT http://infodev.org/en/Article.137.html The conference highlighted the importance and potential of business incubation in the Latin American and Caribbean region, both as an industry to promote and support entrepreneurship, and as an instrument for reaching broader economic growth and knowledge economy goals. http://infodev.org/en/Article.124.html Tue, 31 Jul 2007 15:56:28 GMT http://infodev.org/en/Article.124.html The African Incubator Network (AIN) has attracted significant attention over the previous few months. The goal of the AIN is to develop a collaborative Pan-African network of business incubators and other business development service providers. The results of the three workshops held in July helped to move the AIN further towards this goal. http://infodev.org/en/Article.126.html Wed, 15 Aug 2007 19:05:25 GMT http://infodev.org/en/Article.126.html http://infodev.org/en/Article.116.html Mon, 18 Jun 2007 15:41:04 GMT http://infodev.org/en/Article.116.html A series of regional workshops on business incubation, entrepreneurship and innovation will be held between July and October, 2007. These workshops will bring together the regional networks of business incubators to raise awareness for the role of business incubation in supporting local innovation, to provide capacity building for incubator managers and to strengthen and expand the regional networks. http://infodev.org/en/Article.107.html Tue, 01 May 2007 10:42:16 GMT http://infodev.org/en/Article.107.html Angolan Minister of Public Administration, Employment and Social Security, the Honorable Mr. Pitra Neto, inaugurated the infoDev-supported business incubator in Luanda on May 1st. Minister Neto highlighted that the purpose of the business incubator is the creation and strengthening of new businesses and enhance job generation and maintenance. http://infodev.org/en/Article.109.html Wed, 02 May 2007 17:30:32 GMT http://infodev.org/en/Article.109.html infoDev and the Development Marketplace are leveraging their respective networks of business incubators and innovative entrepreneurs and businesses to effectively address core developmental challenges. http://infodev.org/en/Article.110.html Wed, 02 May 2007 19:05:54 GMT http://infodev.org/en/Article.110.html The following video case studies provide an overview of the role business incubators play in supporting entrepreneurship and innovation in developing countries. http://infodev.org/en/Article.91.html Thu, 07 Dec 2006 00:00:00 GMT http://infodev.org/en/Article.91.html As part of his trip to Ghana to celebrate the country's 50th Anniversary of its independence, Mr. Paul Wolfowitz, President of the World Bank, visited BusyInternet, an ICT center, which also houses an infoDev-supported business incubator. http://infodev.org/en/Article.99.html Sun, 04 Mar 2007 11:22:33 GMT http://infodev.org/en/Article.99.html