Cristina Fernandez, vice president for policy and research of the Global Entrepreneurship Network, on GEN Policy + Research.
Presentation delivered at the Global Entrepreneurship Congress in Johannesburg, South Africa (March 2017).
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Collaborating in Entrepreneurship Research
• Aligns research agendas and methodologies
• Links research with practices in entrepreneurship
• Parameters of excellence: practice is improved by structured inquiry
• Some practices thought to be effective are called into question
• Some research results reinforce intuition & perceptions regarding accumulated experience.
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Research Collaboration
• Accelerator performance: Argidius Foundation, Emory University, Kauffman Foundation,
Omidyar Network, USAID Global Development Lab
• Connections within ecosystems: Endeavor Insight, Nesta, MaRS, World Bank
• Entrepreneurial mindset: Allan Gray Orbis Foundation, Ciputra Foundation, Korea
Entrepreneurship Foundation
• Government data infrastructure: Kauffman Foundation, UNCTAD, OECD
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ABOUT
GEC JOHANNESBURG: MARCH 2017
POLICY FACILITATION &
ECOSYSTEM STRATEGY
Tools & Resources
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Policy facilitation
• Global Entrepreneurship Index (GEI): 138 nations
• Measures the health of national entrepreneurship ecosystems.
• Analyzes data on individual factors (attitudes, abilities and aspirations) and
then weights these against the institutional factors.
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Startup Genome
• Global Startup Ecosystem Report
• 30+ cities
• Ecosystem Lifecycle Model
• Focus scarce government resources: right policy at the right time
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LEVERAGE THE GEC
PARTNERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES
Bill Aulet of the Martin Trust Center for MIT Entrepreneurship,
speaker at GEC Medellin in 2016
STARTUP NATIONS
A platform for policymakers
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Startup Nations
• Atlas of Policies (SNAP)
• New policy tool ideas
• Policies & programs at different implementation levels
• Ongoing update of impact, results, implementation stage
• Startup Nations Awards
• Startup Nations Summit (SNS)
• Ministerial: new frontiers
