© InfoDev | World Bank From May 30th to June 3rd, infoDev has been hosting the 4th Global Forum on Innovation and Technology Entrepreneurship in Helsinki. This event has been carried out as part of a joint program with the Government of Finland and Nokia on “Creating Sustainable Businesses for the Knowledge Economy”. Benefitting from a… [Read more…]
May 5, 2011
Entrepreneurship and innovation has undoubtedly become a priority throughout the Arab world, with entrepreneurs taking center stage as the new catalysts for a new economic and social era. However, the spotlight has yet to focus on repeat offenders; or as they may be more familiarly known, serial entrepreneurs. How can serial entrepreneurs facilitate the development of… [Read more…]
May 3, 2011
There exists a rare breed of new ventures that only flourish and grow in waves, emerging at times of structural shifts within the industrial landscape, and setting new precedents in their ability to grow, open, converge and sustain new markets. They transform the business environment as we know it, and provide the impetus for the adoption… [Read more…]
March 17, 2011
Steven Klepper, the recipient of the 2011 Global Award for Entrepreneurship Research, has spent all of his professional career looking at how innovation and the fate of large firms are so closely intertwined. His conclusions on how large firms, start-ups and clusters interact should be required reading for innovation managers and strategists everywhere. Published: March… [Read more…]
February 5, 2011
This week, the Obama administration launched its new program designed at fostering innovation and entrepreneurship in the United States. Aptly called ‘Startup America’, this initiative is ‘a coordinated public/private sector effort that brings together an alliance of the country’s most innovative entrepreneurs, corporations, universities, foundations and other leaders […] to dramatically increase the prevalence and success… [Read more…]
January 17, 2011
Pandora’s Box Entrepreneurship is like a Pandora’s Box- although it has become a core fixture of policy-making, many questions remain unanswered to its role in job creation, diversification and economic competitiveness. There will be not one, but four events and conferences this January to kick-start the entrepreneurial decade in the Middle East. Last week, the… [Read more…]
January 7, 2011
Entrepreneurship continues to be the buzzword for 2011 throughout academic and policy circles. However, innovation in entrepreneurship research is core to instigating advancements that can be translated into practical and solution-oriented actions. Increasing the dialogue between educational institutions, governmental bodies and entrepreneurs will pave the way for more focused development goals for the SME sector.… [Read more…]
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June 4, 2011
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