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THE INFODEV GLOBAL NETWORK

OF BUSINESS INCUBATORS

The Information for Development Program (infoDev) is a partnership of public bilateral and multilateral
development agencies, working in close cooperation with partners from civil society and the private sector,
and assisted by an expert secretariat housed at the World Bank. Its mission is to help developing countries
and their international partners use information and communication technologies (ICTs) broadly and
effectively as tools of poverty reduction, sustainable economic growth, and empowerment of individuals
and communities. Its work is rooted in the conviction that information and communication are indispen-
sable elements of effective and responsive institutions (including governments), markets and societies.

With generous support from the Government of Japan,infoDev has created an Incubator Initiative

designed to support ICT-enabled innovation and business creation in developing countries, both to

promote broad-based economic growth in those countries and to foster the development of ICT-related or ICT-enabled products and services for the poor. The goal of this Initiative, as described herein, is not only to support a group of individual incubators in developing countries, but through this support to promote the growth of a vibrant global network of incubators and innovators who can learn from each other, support each other, and work together in creative ways to harness the power of ICTs as tools of poverty reduction, growth, and economic and social opportunity for all.