Connecting Green Technology Entrepreneurs : Implications for Public Program Design
In face of growing concern related to climate change, green technology entrepreneurs are critically needed to develop the businesses and ideas behind climate mitigation in developing countries - but they frequently collide with challenges endemic t...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2016
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/06/26445761/connecting-green-technology-entrepreneurs-implications-public-program-design http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24773 |
| Summary: | In face of growing concern related to
climate change, green technology entrepreneurs are
critically needed to develop the businesses and ideas behind
climate mitigation in developing countries - but they
frequently collide with challenges endemic to such
environments. The purpose of this study is to shed light on
the role that connections can play in helping green
technology entrepreneurs innovate and scale up in developing
countries, so as to inform the design of new public sector
programs. Green technology entrepreneurs in developing
countries need connection platforms for people, ideas,
business models, transactions, as well as membership of
expert communities. This study shows how cheaper, quicker,
and more efficient connections can be created among
stakeholders of green technology innovation in developing
countries. This is done through drawing insights from a
variety of public and private programs that seek to promote
connections between entrepreneurs in green technology and
other sectors. The report is based on 14 case studies of
different programs spanning more than 80 countries. The
general findings are presented in part one and insights from
the individual case studies can be found in part two. |
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