http://www.idisc.net/en/index.html The latest news from iDisc 10 http://www.infodev.org/images/infodev.gif http://www.idisc.net/en/index.html A key finding from infoDev's Incubator Initiative and our country work on growth and competitiveness is that there is little available financing for technology entrepreneurs. This study assesses the current efforts by multilateral institutions and investors to address the financing needs of ICT and ICT-enabled SMEs in developing countries, and identifies the key challenges and constraints to meeting these needs. http://www.idisc.net/en/Article.38769.html Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:16:24 GMT http://www.idisc.net/en/Article.38769.html Proposals were submitted in response to RFP "Promoting ICT-enabled Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries through Business Incubation". http://www.idisc.net/en/Article.38770.html Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:33:04 GMT http://www.idisc.net/en/Article.38770.html Hosted by Government of Uganda through the Ministry of ICT, IST-Africa 2009 Conference & Exhibition will take place on May 6-8, 2009. Part of the IST-Africa Initiative, which is supported by the European Commission under the ICT Theme of Framework Programme 7 (FP7), IST-Africa 2009 is the fourth in an Annual Conference Series which brings together senior representatives from leading commercial, government & research organisations across Africa and from Europe, to bridge the Digital Divide by sharing knowledge, experience, lessons learnt and good practice and discussing policy related issues. http://www.idisc.net/en/Article.38771.html Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:19:35 GMT http://www.idisc.net/en/Article.38771.html One of the first tenant companies of YES Incubator, a member of the infoDev Global Network of Business Incubators, won a large-scale tender of the Government of the Former Yugoslavian Republic of Macedonia in July 2008 aiming to provide free ICT trainings for more than 7000 citizens. The “Macedonia – Country of Information Technology“ program aims to extend ICTs to citizens by increasing the Internet penetration rate, PC literacy and PC access. http://www.idisc.net/en/Article.38767.html Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:08:43 GMT http://www.idisc.net/en/Article.38767.html A regional conference of the ECAbit network examining the Role of Business Incubators in Innovation Development in Small and Medium Sized Towns (SMESTOs) and Rural Areas will be held on October 09-11 in Tambov, Russia. The conference is supported by infoDev, the Ministry for Economic Development of the Russian Federation, VTB Bank 24 and the Government of Tambov region. http://www.idisc.net/en/Article.38766.html Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:30:33 GMT http://www.idisc.net/en/Article.38766.html