• Capacity Development Provider

International Telecommunication Union (ITU)

- The Centres of Excellence (CoE) program - ITU Virtual Digital World 2020 - ITU Digital World 2020 SME Virtual Awards

ITU is the United Nations specialized agency for information and communication technologies (ICTs). Entrepreneurship & SMEs is one areas of action that ITU is committed to work on by becoming a platform that contributes towards scaling up innovation, building an enabling environment for SMEs, and developing innitiatives that help create synergies in ICT entrepreneurship.

  • Stages of Support

    • Idea
    • Start-up
    • Early
    • Growth
    • Mature

  • Sectors of Focus

    • Financial services
    • Information & communication technology
    • Infrastructure & facilities development

  • Services

    • Conduct research on the sector to disseminate publicly (such as an entrepreneurship research report)
    • Host events for entrepreneurs or entrepreneur support intermediaries
    • Run an entrepreneurship-focused news/media outlet

  • Nonfinancial Services

    • Capacity development services

  • Capacity development services

    • Access to networks and partners
    • Talent development/HR (including leadership)
    • Operations and technology development or adoption

  • Focus Population

    • Youth entrepreneurs
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