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MENAinc to Hold 7th Regional Workshop in Morocco

1 October 2008 | Building on a series of activities in the Middle East & North Africa network of business incubators and technology parks, the MENAinc network will convene in Morocco on Oct 29-31 to discuss the important role of business incubators and technology parks in national and regional economic growth. More

African Incubator Network Agrees on Action Plan 2008-2009

1 October 2008 | The African Incubator Network (AIN) regional representatives gathered in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia in September 2008 to cement the network's action plan for the coming year. Supported by infoDev, the meeting brought together AIN sub-regional representatives and infoDev staff, and gave AIN the opportunity to present African incubation models and achievements to the Directorate of the African Union. More

TREC-STEP - a member of infoDev's Global Network - receives $200,000 DM2008 Award

26 September 2008 | More than $4 million was awarded in seed money to 22 innovative agricultural projects at the end of the 2008 Development Marketplace, a competitive grant program organized by the World Bank to fund innovation in development. infoDev is pleased to announce that a member of its Global Network of Business Incubators was awarded for its Mini Cold Storage Ventures project. More

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Improving Competitiveness and Increasing Economic Growth in Tanzania: The Role of ICTs

Final Report More

International Good Practice for Establishment of Sustainable IT Parks

Review of experiences in select countries (Vietnam, Russia, and Jordan) More

Improving Business Competitiveness and Increasing Economic Growth in Uganda

The Role of Information and Communication Technologies More

Cover image: The <i>info</i>Dev Global Network of Business Incubators

The infoDev Global Network of Business Incubators

Financing Technology Entrepreneurs & SMEs in Developing Countries

An infoDev Study on the funding challenges and opportunities facing Technology SMEs in developing countries More

Improving Business Competitiveness and Increasing Economic Growth in Ghana: The Role of IT and IT-enabled services

Final Report More

ICT, Innovation, and Economic Growth in Transition Economies: A Multi-Country Study of Poland, Russia and the Baltic Countries

A study on the ICT dynamics in Transition Countries More

Cover image: Press Release - <i>info</i>Dev Announces Partnership with Brazil

Press Release - infoDev Announces Partnership with Brazil

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Promoting ICT-enabled entrepreneurship in developing countries infoDev supports a growing network of more than 130 business incubators in over 70 countries that groups over 8,900 enterprises and over 100,000 entrepreneurs. More information about the network - including a Directory with over 140 profiles, an Incubator Toolkit, Success Stories and ICT Tools - can be found at www.idisc.net.

Topic Leaders Seth Ayers, Ellen Olafsen