http://www.idisc.net/en/Region.3.html The latest articles, network members and documents from the iDisc Eastern Europe/Central Asia regional network 10 http://www.infodev.org/images/infodev.gif http://www.idisc.net/en/Region.3.html [Highlight] The BIOS Incubator Osijek, a member of infoDev's Global Network of Business Incubators, is working in cooperation with the Agency for Market Research to conduct annual analyses of market conditions for business incubators in Croatia. The report provides insight on cooperation among entrepreneurs, government institutions and local self-government, as well as guidance for future founders of business incubators. ../en/Article.38819.html Tue, 25 Nov 2008 05:08:56 GMT ../en/Article.38819.html [Highlight] Proposals were submitted in response to the Call for Proposals under the Korean Turst Fund for ICT for Development. The Korean Trust Fund finances projects chosen followig a competitive selection process of proposals received from operational units for the World Bank. ../en/Article.38812.html Fri, 31 Oct 2008 08:56:58 GMT ../en/Article.38812.html [Highlight] More than 200 participants from about 20 countries across Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ECA) gathered in Tambov, Russia, to discuss the potential and challenges for innovation and SME development outside the megapolises in the ECA region. Focus areas included education and youth, social innovation, industrial and technology innovation, tourism and agriculture, including a training session on local economic development and stakeholder management. ../en/Article.38811.html Thu, 30 Oct 2008 05:30:20 GMT ../en/Article.38811.html [Highlight] In cooperation with regional Centers for Entrepreneurship in Croatia, the BIOS Business Incubator hosted the 2nd International Conference on Knowledge Based Competitive Entrepreneurship in Osijek in September 2008. Held under the patronage of the President of Croatia, the conference brought together over 150 participants to exchange knowledge and best practices on the subject. ../en/Article.38808.html Mon, 27 Oct 2008 10:09:48 GMT ../en/Article.38808.html [Highlight] infoDev, in cooperation with the Global ICT Department (GICT) of the World Bank Group, has commissioned a global best practice study on IT Parks which draws on the experience of several countries and leverages infoDev’s global network of business incubators, which in many instances are housed within IT Parks. The study provides a synthesis of best practices and lessons learned (both from success and failure) and supports governments in developing and transition economies in designing and promoting such projects. ../en/Article.38803.html Tue, 14 Oct 2008 04:19:42 GMT ../en/Article.38803.html [Network Member] Belarus ../en/Incubator.258.html Tue, 07 Oct 2008 05:26:48 GMT ../en/Incubator.258.html [Highlight] Organized in partnership with the Academy of Technology Sciences of Ukraine and the Central European Initiative in Kharkov on Sept 3-4, 2008 the workshop welcomed 59 participants from across and beyond the region. The aim of the event was to share experiences among EU and other countries active in technology transfer and innovation development, and discuss the issues and prospects of creating the Ukrainian Technology Transfer Network. ../en/Article.38793.html Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:31:47 GMT ../en/Article.38793.html [Highlight] The 2nd Annual Base of the Pyramid (BoP) Narrative Competition 2008 is now accepting submissions for its short essay competition on initiatives developed to overcome challenges in low-income communities. infoDev encourages its Global Network of Business Incubators to participate! ../en/Article.38791.html Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:11:36 GMT ../en/Article.38791.html [Highlight] infoDev today announced a partnership with Brazil to explore ICT-enabled innovation and entrepreneurship as tools for sustainable development. The objective of this partnership is to explore the role of ICT, innovation and small business entrepreneurship as engines of economic growth and social empowerment and inclusion. As part of this partnership, Brazil will host the 3rd infoDev Global Forum on Business Incubation in May 2009. ../en/Article.38788.html Thu, 25 Sep 2008 14:41:46 GMT ../en/Article.38788.html [Highlight] A multi-country study commissioned by infoDev confirms that ICT plays an important role in facilitating the modernization and improved economic performance of firms in transition economies. ../en/Article.38786.html Thu, 25 Sep 2008 04:27:49 GMT ../en/Article.38786.html [Highlight] Economic growth and social wealth in the Eastern European and Central Asian region increasingly depends on the ability to foster economic and social development and innovation in small and medium sized towns and rural areas, where business incubators, other business development instruments and the government play a key role. Sharing international experiences about such innovation development is the objective of this international conference. ../en/Article.38780.html Fri, 19 Sep 2008 07:19:46 GMT ../en/Article.38780.html [Highlight] Proposals were submitted in response to RFP "Promoting ICT-enabled Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Developing Countries through Business Incubation". ../en/Article.38770.html Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:33:04 GMT ../en/Article.38770.html [Highlight] 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. ../en/Article.38769.html Tue, 19 Aug 2008 08:16:24 GMT ../en/Article.38769.html [Highlight] 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. ../en/Article.38767.html Thu, 14 Aug 2008 10:08:43 GMT ../en/Article.38767.html [Highlight] 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. ../en/Article.38766.html Thu, 14 Aug 2008 09:30:33 GMT ../en/Article.38766.html [Highlight] The infoDev Network of Business Incubators and Technology Parks in Eastern Europe and Central Asia conducted a survey to better understand the motivations behind the internationalization opportunities that business incubators face as a result of globalization. The findings were presented by ECAbit members at the International Conference for Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Regional Development 2008 held in Macedonia. ../en/Article.38745.html Mon, 30 Jun 2008 09:18:54 GMT ../en/Article.38745.html [Network Member] Romania ../en/Incubator.247.html Sat, 28 Jun 2008 05:18:11 GMT ../en/Incubator.247.html [Network Member] Russian Federation ../en/Incubator.242.html Thu, 29 May 2008 04:48:02 GMT ../en/Incubator.242.html [Network Member] Croatia ../en/Incubator.241.html Thu, 29 May 2008 04:11:33 GMT ../en/Incubator.241.html [Highlight] Read about: Turning refugee women into entrepreneurs in Bosnia, Developing telecommunications in Moldova, Creating jobs from cookies in FYR Macedonia. These stories speak of hope, imagination and entrepreneurial spirit and includes a special focus on Ukraine where the EBRD is holding its 2008 Annual Meeting. ../en/Article.38732.html Sun, 25 May 2008 08:50:57 GMT ../en/Article.38732.html [Highlight] The Congress of Women of the Kyrgyz Republic, the first women-focused business incubator in the country, was opened in Kyrgyzstan in 2004. Since then, the incubator has organized several events to bring together important thinkers and change agents who contribute to the social and economic development of Kyrgystan and the region. ../en/Article.38702.html Sun, 20 Apr 2008 06:50:57 GMT ../en/Article.38702.html [Highlight] Scholarships are being made available to developing country applicants wishing to study on either of the following University of Manchester one-year Masters degrees: "MSc in ICTs for Development" or "MSc in Management and Information Systems: Change & Development". ../en/Article.38700.html Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:38:52 GMT ../en/Article.38700.html [Network Member] Kyrgyzstan ../en/Incubator.233.html Wed, 16 Apr 2008 02:20:55 GMT ../en/Incubator.233.html [Highlight] Thirteen youth organizations from Ukraine, Moldova and Belarus received $232,000 in grants on April 4, 2008, from a World Bank led initiative supporting innovative development projects. The organizations are the winners of Youth Development Marketplace (DM) 2008, a competitive grant program of the World Bank. ../en/Article.38698.html Tue, 15 Apr 2008 06:45:06 GMT ../en/Article.38698.html [Network Member] Uzbekistan ../en/Incubator.231.html Tue, 15 Apr 2008 05:07:12 GMT ../en/Incubator.231.html [Highlight] An opportunity to become a member of a virtual think-tank on business incubation working groups on Women, Youth, and High Growth. Make sure to submit a proposal by April 15th, or become a general member by contacting one of the infoDev focal points. ../en/Article.38691.html Mon, 31 Mar 2008 06:50:15 GMT ../en/Article.38691.html [Network Member] Kyrgyzstan ../en/Incubator.223.html Thu, 27 Mar 2008 01:21:34 GMT ../en/Incubator.223.html [Network Member] Kyrgyzstan ../en/Incubator.222.html Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:29:38 GMT ../en/Incubator.222.html [Network Member] Georgia ../en/Incubator.214.html Tue, 18 Mar 2008 11:41:34 GMT ../en/Incubator.214.html [Highlight] Development Marketplace (DM) is a competitive grant program administered by the World Bank and supported by various partners that identifies and funds innovative, early-stage projects with high potential for development impact. Incubators and/or their client companies are eligible to apply, as long as they are partners with a local organization. ../en/Article.38642.html Wed, 23 Jan 2008 11:04:35 GMT ../en/Article.38642.html [Highlight] The Applied Research and Communications Fund of Bulgaria and the Center for Research and Consulting on Management at Hanoi University of Technology, Vietnam won a research project on the topic of knowledge transfer, innovation and R&D, awarded by the Bulgarian Ministry of Education and Science. ../en/Article.38621.html Wed, 12 Dec 2007 16:35:18 GMT ../en/Article.38621.html [Presentation] ../en/Publication.166.html Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT ../en/Publication.166.html [Presentation] ../en/Publication.167.html Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT ../en/Publication.167.html [Presentation] ../en/Publication.168.html Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT ../en/Publication.168.html [Presentation] ../en/Publication.169.html Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT ../en/Publication.169.html [Presentation] ../en/Publication.170.html Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT ../en/Publication.170.html [Presentation] ../en/Publication.171.html Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT ../en/Publication.171.html [Presentation] ../en/Publication.172.html Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT ../en/Publication.172.html [Presentation] ../en/Publication.173.html Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT ../en/Publication.173.html [Presentation] ../en/Publication.174.html Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT ../en/Publication.174.html [Presentation] ../en/Publication.175.html Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT ../en/Publication.175.html [Presentation] ../en/Publication.176.html Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT ../en/Publication.176.html [Presentation] ../en/Publication.177.html Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT ../en/Publication.177.html [Presentation] ../en/Publication.178.html Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT ../en/Publication.178.html [Presentation] ../en/Publication.179.html Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT ../en/Publication.179.html [Presentation] ../en/Publication.180.html Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT ../en/Publication.180.html [Presentation] ../en/Publication.181.html Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT ../en/Publication.181.html [Presentation] ../en/Publication.182.html Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT ../en/Publication.182.html [Presentation] ../en/Publication.183.html Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT ../en/Publication.183.html [Presentation] ../en/Publication.184.html Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT ../en/Publication.184.html [Presentation] ../en/Publication.185.html Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT ../en/Publication.185.html [Presentation] ../en/Publication.186.html Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT ../en/Publication.186.html [Presentation] ../en/Publication.187.html Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT ../en/Publication.187.html [Presentation] ../en/Publication.188.html Mon, 26 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT ../en/Publication.188.html [Highlight] Over 300 college students and young professionals from Armenia, the Region, and around the world met at the American University of Armenia in Yerevan, Armenia between November 19-23, 2007 to discuss the challenges and opportunities associated with ensuring sustainable growth in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) and hi-tech through the higher education curricula in developing and developed nations. The Forum commenced with the launch of ATHGO's ICTs specialized Advanced Study Center on November 19, 2007 under the auspices of the High office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Armenia. ../en/Article.38599.html Mon, 19 Nov 2007 00:00:00 GMT ../en/Article.38599.html [Network Member] Romania ../en/Incubator.159.html Fri, 12 Oct 2007 04:34:42 GMT ../en/Incubator.159.html [Network Member] Kyrgyzstan ../en/Incubator.158.html Mon, 08 Oct 2007 05:08:34 GMT ../en/Incubator.158.html [Highlight] The Regional Conference of the Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ECA) Network of Business Incubators and Technology Parks was held on September 17 – 20 in Yerevan, Armenia. The conference brought together over 100 participants from 15 countries in the region, and was opened by the Minister of Trade and Economic Development of Armenia. ../en/Article.38533.html Tue, 25 Sep 2007 03:42:52 GMT ../en/Article.38533.html [Network Member] Romania ../en/Incubator.152.html Sat, 08 Sep 2007 06:10:59 GMT ../en/Incubator.152.html [Network Member] France ../en/Incubator.151.html Wed, 29 Aug 2007 15:03:10 GMT ../en/Incubator.151.html [Network Member] Croatia ../en/Incubator.139.html Tue, 07 Aug 2007 08:13:25 GMT ../en/Incubator.139.html [Network Member] Poland ../en/Incubator.125.html Thu, 19 Jul 2007 08:39:22 GMT ../en/Incubator.125.html [Network Member] Hungary ../en/Incubator.124.html Wed, 18 Jul 2007 13:01:33 GMT ../en/Incubator.124.html [Highlight] ARC Foundation recently presented its Innovation.BG 2007 report. The report provides an in-depth assessment of the country's innovation system performance and the innovation potential of Bulgarian businesses. A new feature in this year's analysis is the inclusion of an Innovation Index of Bulgarian Enterprises. ../en/Article.38510.html Thu, 12 Jul 2007 16:06:47 GMT ../en/Article.38510.html [Network Member] Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia ../en/Incubator.122.html Fri, 06 Jul 2007 05:15:33 GMT ../en/Incubator.122.html [Network Member] Turkey ../en/Incubator.106.html Tue, 12 Jun 2007 10:34:58 GMT ../en/Incubator.106.html [Network Member] Russian Federation ../en/Incubator.98.html Mon, 11 Jun 2007 10:10:24 GMT ../en/Incubator.98.html [Network Member] Bulgaria ../en/Incubator.97.html Mon, 11 Jun 2007 10:08:05 GMT ../en/Incubator.97.html [Network Member] Armenia ../en/Incubator.96.html Mon, 11 Jun 2007 10:04:40 GMT ../en/Incubator.96.html [Highlight] New marketing material in the Incubator Toolkit ../en/Article.38483.html Tue, 05 Jun 2007 19:18:16 GMT ../en/Article.38483.html [Highlight] The Viasphere Technopark (VST) implements a systemic innovation management system, where innovation processes are designed holistically. This means that desisgns are integrated into a single overarching strategy for innovation, including strategy innovation, new product development, creative approaches to problem solving, and idea management. ../en/Article.38458.html Mon, 14 May 2007 16:58:40 GMT ../en/Article.38458.html [Network Member] Bosnia and Herzegovina ../en/Incubator.88.html Sun, 13 May 2007 12:42:29 GMT ../en/Incubator.88.html [Highlight] The Eastern Europe and Central Asia (ECA) Network of incubators announces it action plan for the year ahead. ../en/Article.38406.html Mon, 18 Dec 2006 11:15:23 GMT ../en/Article.38406.html [Highlight] infoDev's 2nd Global Forum on Business Incubation took place in India November 6-10, 2006. The event highlighted the commitment of infoDev and its Global Network of Incubators' to foster ICT-enabled enterprise development in the developing world; solidified the Regional Networks of incubators; and called on infoDev to play an increasing role in capacity building, knowledge-sharing, monitoring and evaluation, and awareness-raising. ../en/Article.38395.html Wed, 29 Nov 2006 16:17:51 GMT ../en/Article.38395.html [Highlight] According to a recent assessment carried out by the OTF Group, it is clear that incubators have benefits far beyond the core clients they work with on a daily basis. Incubators often work to address the financing gap experienced by technology entrepreneurs, as well as to affect policies and regulations that impact entrepreneurship in the country. The study also reveals that "entrepreneurial attitudes" are often one of the key barriers to entrepreneurship, a challenge that the incubators help to address by raising-awareness for local entrepreneurs. ../en/Article.38385.html Thu, 02 Nov 2006 22:01:17 GMT ../en/Article.38385.html [Presentation] ../en/Publication.280.html Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT ../en/Publication.280.html [Network Member] Turkey ../en/Incubator.39.html Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT ../en/Incubator.39.html [Network Member] Bulgaria ../en/Incubator.33.html Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT ../en/Incubator.33.html [Network Member] Georgia ../en/Incubator.34.html Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT ../en/Incubator.34.html [Report] ../en/Publication.345.html Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT ../en/Publication.345.html [Network Member] Azerbaijan ../en/Incubator.32.html Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT ../en/Incubator.32.html [Network Member] Ukraine ../en/Incubator.42.html Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT ../en/Incubator.42.html [Network Member] Turkey ../en/Incubator.40.html Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT ../en/Incubator.40.html [Network Member] Kazakhstan ../en/Incubator.36.html Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT ../en/Incubator.36.html [Network Member] Uzbekistan ../en/Incubator.43.html Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT ../en/Incubator.43.html [Network Member] Ukraine ../en/Incubator.41.html Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT ../en/Incubator.41.html [Network Member] Kyrgyzstan ../en/Incubator.37.html Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT ../en/Incubator.37.html [Network Member] Armenia ../en/Incubator.31.html Mon, 01 Jan 0001 00:00:00 GMT ../en/Incubator.31.html