Use of ICT for Managing Incubated Enterprises This article highlights the value of using leading-edge ICT tools to run a business incubator. It argues that the incubator must 'lead by example' and use ICT skilfully and efficiently if it is to demonstrate the value of ICT to its client businesses and wider community. More

Technology Support Programs This article describes steps to developing a sound program for supporting ICT capabilities amongst incubated businesses.. More

Incubator Characteristics for Supporting ICT Businesses A key goal of InfoDev is to broaden the effective use of ICT in developing countries. This article sets out key issues for incubators in establishing the best mix of services and facilitites to enable this support for their client businesses. More

ICT Tools for Company Management and Planning This article looks at the rationale for and approach to assisting client enterprises with implementing a management information system.. More

Courses: Easy Internet and Easy Informatics for Cooperatives, by ITCP COOPE UFRJ, Brazil More

Virtual Platform for communication between business incubators and their incubated enterprises, by the Ecuadorian Network of Business Incubators More

infoDev, Finland, Nokia Partner to Support Innovative SMEs Finland, Nokia, and infoDev partner in a €11.9 million program - Creating Sustainable Businesses in the Knowledge Economy. More

First Training for Business Incubator Managers in Mongolia Delivered The Mongolian National Business Incubators Federation MNBIF and Business Talent Women's Incubator BTWI have successfully conducted the first ever training for 42 business incubator managers in the country. More

IT Startup Generator Launched by Timişoara Software Business Incubator (Romania) In the period from December 5th to January 11th 2009, Timişoara Software Business Incubator (Romania) runs the IT Startup Generator project, a project aiming to promote a multidisciplinary approach in own-product/own-service focused IT entrepreneurship as an alternative to IT outsourcing-oriented business approach. Outsourcing is still very common amongst Western Romanian ICT companies. More

infoDev Publishes Mixed-Use Incubator Handbook Business incubation formally began in the US in the 1960s, and later developed in the UK and Europe through various related forms (eg. Innovation centres, technopoles/science parks). More

infoDev Incubator Training Program Well Received More

INGENIO incubator (Uruguay) start-up entrepreneurs awarded CARTIER Women’s Initiative Laureates for Latin America 2009 Rosario Monteverde and Magdalena Rodríguez of PRO Internacional receive Cartier Women’s Initiative Award for Latin America 2009 for their web agency with a social conscience. PRO Internacional is incubated at INGENIO incubator Montevideo, Uruguay. More

Yerevan: ATHGO International Symposia on Sustainable Growth in ICT and Hi-tech through Education 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. More