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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