May 2010, infoDev
iDISC - the infoDev Incubator Support Center - is an outcome of infoDev’s Incubator Initiative, an Initiative started in 2002 to support organizations promoting ICT-enabled innovation and entrepreneurship in developing countries. iDISC builds on previous research and work done by ANPROTEC, the Brazilian Association of Promoters of Innovative Ventures, with support from infoDev and SEBRAE, the Brazilian Support Service for Micro and Small Enterprises. Since 2002, infoDev has provided financing (grants) and technical assistance to more than 70 incubators worldwide. Through regional and international conferences, many incubators expressed that a key value of infoDev’s Incubator Initiative was the opportunity to connect with other similar organizations around the world to exchange ideas, lessons and create partnerships across national boundaries. It is against this background that infoDev provides iDISC as a virtual networking and knowledge-sharing platform for business development organizations leveraging ICT to facilitate entrepreneurship and new business creation in the developing world.
To learn more about iDISK, click here.
