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GERN is a Working Coalition

•  Institutions that: –  Fund entrepreneurship research –  Conduct entrepreneurship research –  Apply entrepreneurship research

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GERN’s Objectives are to:

•  Align research agendas •  Develop the next generation of entrepreneurship

research •  Share outcomes, results, findings,

recommendations, lessons, and knowledge •  Establish open sources of data GERN.CO

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•  Discuss new research around ecosystem development •  Connect national entrepreneurship research

organizations to the GERN network of global counterparts

•  Utilize wider Kauffman Foundation knowledge networks

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•  Apply cutting-edge research to ecosystem development •  Connect national entrepreneurship research

organizations to their global counterparts •  Contribute toward standardizing approaches, pooling

data, and leveraging a wider Kauffman Foundation-led consortium of researchers GERN.CO

GERN Members include –  USAID –  Emory University –  Aspen Network of

Development Entrepreneurs –  Endeavor Insight –  MaRS Data Catalyst –  The World Bank Group –  Allan Gray Orbis –  Ciputra Foundation –  RKW Kompetenzzentrum –  NESTA –  UNCTAD

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–  The GEDI Institute –  Tech Stars –  Center for International Private

Enterprise –  Omidyar Network –  Argidius Foundation –  Korea Entrepreneurship

Foundation –  Endeavor Brazil –  OECD –  Danish Foundation for

Entrepreneurship –  Quatere

GERN Member Joint Collaborations

•  Accelerator Performance Study –  Led by ANDE – Saurabh Lall –  Emory University Process –  Funded by USAID – Matthew Guttentag

•  (And 3 other GERN members)

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GERN Member Joint Collaborations

•  Ecosystem Connections Mapping –  Led by Endeavor Insight – Rhett Morris –  Actively mapping cities are:

•  MaRS – Malavika Kumaran •  The World Bank Group – Victor Mulas

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GERN Member Joint Collaborations

•  Entrepreneurship Education & Mindset –  A number of members are interested in further study of

this topic including: –  Ciputra Foundation – Ivan Sandjaja –  Allan Gray Orbis – Anthony Farr, Fredell Jacobs

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GERN Member Joint Collaborations

•  Government Datasets –  Led by Kauffman, OECD & UNCTAD & – Amisha Miller –  Aim is to create a standard for the types of data around

entrepreneurship that every government ought to collect

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GERN Member Joint Collaborations

•  Innovative Growth Lab –  Led by Kauffman & NESTA – Amisha Miller –  Aim is to assess the impact of entrepreneurship

programs through the use of random control trials (RTCs) and other program evaluation methodologies.

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