Start-up Latin America
Promoting Innovation in the Region
This report reviews the policy mix to support knowledge-based start-ups in six countries in Latin America, including Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru. It discusses role of public policies in supporting the creation of start-ups, it presents an overview of the rationale and scope of state intervention and it summarises the experience of OECD countries, focusing on Australia, Finland and Israel. The report provides a comparative assessment of the experience of the six Latin American countries. Following the literature and the experience of countries it develops a taxonomy of instruments targeted to promote entrepreneurship and it compares the policy mix available in the different countries in Latin America. It also identifies recommendations to improve the policy framework for start-up promotion in Latin America. Country notes are available for each of the six studied countries. The report has been elaborated in the framework of the Development Centre's policy dialogue on innovation policies in Latin America.
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Promoting start-ups in Mexico
OECD Development Centre
This chapter presents a brief overview of public policies to support start-ups in Mexico. It outlines the progress made in innovation policy, especially the improvements in the regulatory framework, the introduction of new sectoral funds and the measures taken to facilitate public-private co-operation in innovation. It shows that access to credit, especially in the seed and start-up stages, is still a considerable barrier to fostering start-ups in Mexico.
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