World Bank2013-03-242013-03-242010-10https://hdl.handle.net/10986/12866This paper was based on a desk review of the literature relating to best practice in public policy supporting business incubation, supplemented by four national case studies covering Brazil, Ma-laysia, New Zealand and South Africa. These country studies were prepared through engage-ment of stakeholders, site visits and other sources of primary and secondary information collection. In the context of the study, we focused on best practice in policy development, meaning that public bodies should identify clear objectives and goals to be achieved within the resources avail-able and take steps to measure and assess what has actually been achieved, allowing changes to overcome unexpected barriers, as well as to identify and disseminate best practices to improve overall performance.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACTION PLANADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURESADVISORY SERVICESAPPLICATION DEVELOPMENTBENEFIT ANALYSISBEST PRACTICEBEST PRACTICESBIOTECHNOLOGYBUSINESSBUSINESS ADVISORYBUSINESS DEVELOPMENTBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT SERVICESBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTBUSINESS ENVIRONMENTSBUSINESS IDEABUSINESS IDEASBUSINESS INCUBATIONBUSINESS INCUBATORBUSINESS INCUBATORSBUSINESS INNOVATIONBUSINESS MODELBUSINESS MODELSBUSINESS NETWORKSBUSINESS OPPORTUNITIESBUSINESS PLANBUSINESS SECTORBUSINESS SECTORSBUSINESS SERVICESBUSINESSESCAPACITY BUILDINGCASH FLOWSCOMMERCIAL BUSINESSCOMMERCIAL BUSINESSESCOMMUNICATIONCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGYCOMMUNICATIONSCOMPETITIVE ADVANTAGESCOMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENTCOMPETITIVENESSCOMPUTERCOMPUTERSCREDITDAY -TO-DAY MANAGEMENTDAY-TO-DAY MANAGEMENTDEBTDECISION MAKERSDECISION MAKINGDEVELOPED COUNTRIESDEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONDISTANCE LEARNINGDYNAMIC ENTERPRISESE-LEARNINGE-MAILECONOMIC ACTIVITIESECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTECONOMIC EMPOWERMENTECONOMIC GROWTHECONOMICSECONOMIESEFFICIENCYELECTRICITYELECTRONIC BUSINESSELECTRONIC MEDIAELECTRONICS INDUSTRYEMAILEMPLOYEESENABLING ENVIRONMENTENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENTENTREPRENEURIAL CULTUREENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLSENVIRONMENTENVIRONMENTALENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONENVIRONMENTSEQUIPMENTEQUITYEVALUATION CRITERIAEXPECTATIONSEXPERTSFAIR COMPETITIONFAXFINANCIAL INSTITUTIONSFINANCIAL INSTRUMENTSFINANCIAL MANAGEMENTFINANCIAL RESOURCESFINANCIAL SUPPORTFINANCINGFOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENTSFOREIGN TRADEGEOGRAPHICAL AREASGLOBALIZATIONGOVERNMENT FUNDINGGRANTGROUPSGROWTH POTENTIALGUARANTEEHIGH UNEMPLOYMENTHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN RESOURCEHUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENTHUMAN RESOURCESICTIMAGEIMPACT ASSESSMENTIMPLEMENTATION STRATEGYINCENTIVESINFORMATIONINFORMATION TECHNOLOGYINNOVATIONINSTITUTIONINSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORKINSTITUTIONAL SUPPORTINSTITUTIONSINTELLECTUAL PROPERTYINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAWSINTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTSINTERNATIONAL BANKINTERNATIONAL COMPANIESINTERNATIONALIZATIONINVESTMENTISPJOINT VENTUREJOINT VENTURESKNOWLEDGEKNOWLEDGE BASELANDLAWLEGAL FRAMEWORKSLICENSESLINKLINKSLITERACYMANAGEMENT SERVICESMANAGEMENT SYSTEMMANAGERIAL SKILLSMANUFACTURINGMARKET ECONOMIESMARKET ECONOMYMARKET RESEARCHMARKETINGMARKETSMATERIALMEDIUM ENTERPRISEMEDIUM ENTERPRISESMOBILE APPLICATIONMODELSMONITORINGMULTIMEDIANATIONAL INCOMENETWORKNETWORKSNEW BUSINESSNEW TECHNOLOGIESOILOPTIONSPARTICIPATIONPARTNERSPARTNERSHIPSPERFORMANCEPERFORMANCE MEASURESPERSONAL DATAPERSONAL DATA PROTECTIONPLANNINGPLANSPOLICYPOLICY FORMULATIONPOLICY FRAMEWORKPOLICY MAKERSPOLICY SUPPORTPRIVATE INVESTMENTSPRIVATE PARTNERSHIPPRIVATE SECTORPRODUCTIVITYPROFITPROGRAMSPROJECTSPROPERTYPROPERTY RIGHTSPUBLIC POLICYQUALITY MANAGEMENTQUERIESR&DRADIORADIO FREQUENCYRADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATIONRECYCLINGREGULATORY ENVIRONMENTRESEARCH CENTERSRESEARCH NETWORKSRESOURCESRESULTRESULTSREVENUEREVENUESRFIDSATELLITESCIENCESCIENCE & TECHNOLOGYSECURITYSERVICE PROVIDERSERVICE PROVIDERSSERVICES TO CLIENTSSMALL BUSINESSSMALL BUSINESS CENTRESOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL SERVICESSTREAMSTARGETTARGETSTAX INCENTIVESTECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURETECHNICAL SKILLSTECHNICAL SUPPORTTECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTTECHNOLOGYTECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENTTECHNOLOGY INITIATIVETECHNOLOGY PARKTECHNOLOGY PARKSTECHNOLOGY TRANSFERTELECOMMUNICATIONSTELEPHONETELEVISIONTIME FRAMETRADETRAININGTRAINING COURSESTRAINING PROGRAMSUNEMPLOYMENTUNEMPLOYMENT RATESUNIONUSESVALUE CHAINVIDEOWAGESWEALTH CREATIONWEBWorld Bank10.1596/12866