World Bank Group2016-08-022016-08-022016https://hdl.handle.net/10986/24773In face of growing concern related to climate change, green technology entrepreneurs are critically needed to develop the businesses and ideas behind climate mitigation in developing countries - but they frequently collide with challenges endemic to such environments. The purpose of this study is to shed light on the role that connections can play in helping green technology entrepreneurs innovate and scale up in developing countries, so as to inform the design of new public sector programs. Green technology entrepreneurs in developing countries need connection platforms for people, ideas, business models, transactions, as well as membership of expert communities. This study shows how cheaper, quicker, and more efficient connections can be created among stakeholders of green technology innovation in developing countries. This is done through drawing insights from a variety of public and private programs that seek to promote connections between entrepreneurs in green technology and other sectors. The report is based on 14 case studies of different programs spanning more than 80 countries. The general findings are presented in part one and insights from the individual case studies can be found in part two.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOGOVERNMENT ENTITIESFINANCIAL SERVICESNEWSLETTERSEQUIPMENTENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENTCUSTOMERONLINE NETWORKBUSINESS SYSTEMSINSTALLATIONMARKET OPPORTUNITIESMATERIALSSEARCHADMINISTRATIVE COSTINTERFACESMEDIUM ENTERPRISESVIDEONETWORK MODELMONITORINGIMPACT ASSESSMENTIMAGECOPYRIGHTINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTSCONSULTANTSCAPACITY BUILDINGPRICEJOINT VENTURESREAL-TIME DATADISTRIBUTION SERVICESMANAGEMENT SYSTEMSMARKET ACCESSPRODUCT DEVELOPMENTCASH FLOWSREGIONAL NETWORKSACCESS TO EDUCATIONBUSINESS PROCESSTECHNICAL TRAININGCOMMUNICATIONSDATATECHNICAL ASSISTANCEBUSINESS PARTNERSSERVICE CONTRACTSTECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTSLICENSETARGETSBUSINESS NEEDSMARKET DEMANDSBUSINESS SERVICESBARRIERS TO ENTRYCONSULTANTWEBMATERIALNETWORK CONNECTIONSRETAIL OUTLETSINNOVATION PROGRAMSHUMAN RELATIONSHIPSTRANSACTIONSCONTENT PRODUCTIONRDPDFHUMAN CAPITALBROADCASTPROCUREMENTBUSINESS PLANUSABILITYSOFTWARECUSTOMER BASEBEST PRACTICESBUSINESS DEVELOPMENTINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTCOMPETITIVENESSELECTRICITYDELIVERY SERVICESNETWORKSLOCALIZATIONKNOWLEDGE PRODUCTSNEWSLETTERECOMMERCEBEST PRACTICEGOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONSPRIVATE SECTORUSER POPULATIONINNOVATION PILOTSUSER PREFERENCESSUPPLY CHAINNEW MARKETSQUERIESTECHNOLOGICAL INFRASTRUCTUREPILOT PROJECTSINVENTIONRESULTECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTMEMBERSHIP STATUSTAX CODEICTBUSINESS CENTERTECHNOLOGY TRANSFERBUSINESSBUSINESSESPEER-TO-PEERBUSINESS LEADERSBUSINESS STRATEGYPERFORMANCEBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTCOMPETITIVE ADVANTAGEDISTRIBUTION NETWORKPRODUCT INNOVATIONMARKET DEMANDPOLICY SUPPORTBUSINESS SYSTEMFUNCTIONALITYFINANCIAL SUPPORTPROTOCOLCOMMUNICATIONSOFTWARE DEVELOPMENTNEW TECHNOLOGYEND USERSCOMMODITIESBUSINESS IDEAPHOTOCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGYSOCIAL ENTERPRISECASH FLOWENERGY INFRASTRUCTURENEW MARKETAUTOMOBILEINDUSTRY STANDARDBUSINESS OPPORTUNITIESMARKET RESEARCHPROTOTYPEPRIVATE PARTNERSHIPSELF-HELPKNOWLEDGE SHARINGCERTIFICATEINVENTIONSINFORMATION SYSTEMGLOBAL COMPETITIVENESSDIRECT SALESBUYERMARKET OPPORTUNITYVALUE CHAINFINANCIAL RESOURCESINFORMATIONIMPLEMENTING AGENCYDISTRIBUTION CHANNELSDAY-TO-DAY MANAGEMENTTECHNICAL SKILLSBUSINESS MODELSVERIFICATIONENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLSPERSONAL INFORMATIONMARKET INFORMATIONHOME PAGEWHITE PAPERSENABLING ENVIRONMENTTRANSLATIONNEW TECHNOLOGIESSOLAR PANELINSTITUTIONSLINKTELECOMMUNICATIONSPEER-TO-PEER SHARINGONE-STOP SHOPTECHNOLOGY PARKFINANCIAL TRANSACTIONMOBILE APPLICATIONDISTRIBUTION NETWORKSNETWORK USERSPRODUCTIVITYUSER INFORMATIONCACHEPRODUCT DESIGNMARKETINGLIMITED ACCESSPRIVATE INVESTMENTAUTOMATIONPACE OF INNOVATIONLINKSTECHNOLOGY SUPPORTOPEN-SOURCE CODEINNOVATION PROGRAMCOMPETITIVE PRODUCTSSOURCE CODEWEALTH CREATIONCAPABILITIESTELEPHONEACCESS TO INFORMATIONMANUFACTURINGUSERSPHONETECHNOLOGYTRANSACTIONDIGITAL INNOVATIONKNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENTTECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENTRESULTSMIDDLEMANPURCHASING POWERVIDEOSELECTRONICS INDUSTRIESEMAILSTRANSLATIONSIMAGESADMINISTRATIONENTREPRENEURIAL OPPORTUNITYMARKET SHARESECURITYLICENSESBLOGSILICONDIGITAL SERVICEBUSINESS IDEASNETWORKPEER- TO-PEERHUMAN RESOURCESPARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTRETENTIONTECHNICAL KNOWLEDGEINNOVATIONPROFITSOCIAL ENTERPRISESINTELLECTUAL PROPERTYBUSINESS MODELFLOW OF INFORMATIONCUSTOMERSDATABASECOUNTRY OF ORIGINIPPROFITSTECHNOLOGIESBUSINESS PLANNINGAPPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGYEND USERGROWTH POTENTIALTARGETUSESBUSINESS GOALSFINANCIAL CONSTRAINTINNOVATIONSUSERSERVICE PROVIDERSWorking PaperWorld Bank10.1596/24773