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Offline versus Online? Combine it!

Lessons Learned from APIN’s first Online Training Course for Incubator Managers

16 February 2008 | E-learning and online training saves travel time and costs, and allows flexible timing. 109 trainees took the chance to participate in the first APIN Asia Pacific Incubation Network online training pilot “Marketing for Incubator Managers and their Clients”. More

Second Capacity Building Programme for Business Incubation Managers of Asia Pacific Incubation Network (APIN) organized

28 January 2010 | The second Capacity Building Programme for the Business Incubation Managers of Asia Pacific Incubation Network (APIN) was organized by PSG-Science & Technology Entrepreneurial Park (PSG-STEP) – the APIN Secretariat - during December 10-14, 2009 in Ooty, India. More

Bridging the Gap - Report on Investment Readiness of MSME

22 January 2010 | YES Foundation Skopje (Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia) issues the final report on the project 'Investment readiness of the MSME sector in South-East Europe', which was conducted in cooperation with the Dutch Foundation SPARK and supported by the SENSI and ECAbit networks. More

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Innovation and Entrepreneurship Brochure

Mixed-Use Incubator Handbook

An infoDev Handbook that aims to provide a useful tool for anyone considering setting up an incubator More

iDisc - Virtual Business Incubation Platform for networking and know-how

A Model for Sustainable and Replicable ICT Incubators in Sub-Saharan Africa

An infoDev report that analyzes the best international practices of ICT incubators, including 5 Case Studies More

Innovative Firms or Innovative Owners?

Financing Technology Entrepreneurs & SMEs in Developing Countries

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

Terms of Reference - Facilitator Innovation Entrepreneurship Global Communities of Practice

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Promoting ICT-enabled entrepreneurship in developing countries - infoDev's global business incubator network consists of nearly 300 incubators in over 80 developing countries assisting 20,000 enterprises which have created more than 220,000 jobs. 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