US: New Farm Bill Provides New Tool for Rural Innovation
On December 21, 2018, the U.S. President Trump signed the 2018 Farm Bill into law. This is a new five-year Farm Bill which contains provisions that could provide...
INDIA: DPIIT Proposes Startup India Vision 2024
The Commerce and Industry Ministry has proposed a host of measures such as tax incentives to promote budding entrepreneurs as part of the 'Startup India Vision 2024'.
Russia Increases Flexibility of SME Loans
The Russian government decided to lower the minimum amount of preferential loans for SMEs from 3 million rubles (about 50,000 US dollars) to 500,000 rubles (7720 US...
Indonesia Steps Up Science Techno Park Initiative
Indonesia has announced the addition of three more technoparks that should help support the work of local innovators. The country already has 18 parks as part of the ...
Australia Government to Launch Blockchain Incubator Lab
By September 2019, Australia may have its own blockchain incubator lab. The country provides Crypto SA, the blockchain advisory firm with $170,000 to construct the lab.
Argentina Fosters Tech Entrepreneurship by Active Incubators
Although the economy is currently experiencing one of the most serious financial crises in Argentina, entrepreneurship in tech field has not been affected.
Brazilian Government Signs Measure to Reduce Burden for Startups
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro signed a provisional measure to foster entrepreneurship through reduced levels of bureaucracy at the end of April 2019, with aims to...
NAFTA 2.0 Pay More Attention to SMEs
On November 30, 2018, Canada, the United States and Mexico signed the new Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA), on the margins of the G20 leaders’summit in...
SAUDI ARABIA: TAQADAM 3.0 Program to Promote Tech Start-ups
King Abdullah University of Science & Technology (KAUST) recently launched the commercial accelerator "TAQADAM 3.0" program.