You will be able to comment, and based on your comments we will publish a revised version in fall.
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Startup Europe Summit brings together startups, mature technology companies, policy makers, venture capitalists and the established industry to discuss challenges and successes of technology and policy in Europe.
For two days hundreds of policy-makers, founders, venture capitalists and key startup stakeholders converged on Berlin to inspire each other and create frameworks for real change in innovation policy. Thank you to everyone who attended but our work is just getting started...
We travelled to Amsterdam, Lisbon, Berlin, Warsaw and Milan, to interview stakeholders from the startup scene about their key priorities for innovation in technology. Here is what we found. The draft was released at #SES as a collaborative document and we still need your feedback.
Where the Berlin Wall once stood, tech entrepreneurs and investors have set up shop, elevating the city to a leading venture capital investment center in Europe. The digital economy is creating jobs and strengthening innovation all across Europe, not only in the power capitals of Berlin and London, but also in emerging startup cities such as Amsterdam, Lisbon, Warsaw, and Milan.
Startup Europe’s mapping of the European startup ecosystem registers over 600,000 startups across Europe with 3 million employees and €320 billion in total revenue. The EU predicts that in 3 years, up to 825,000 skilled digital professionals will be needed to fill jobs within the information and communication technology (ICT) sector.
Creating, building, and nurturing the right local environment for startups requires a delicate recipe of factors. Cities are hotbeds for artists and creative ideas, and they are rich in physical resources, capital, and supporting institutions like universities and research institutes.
Two factors are especially crucial in creating growth from these resources: smart geography, using place-based assets and actors to create the right environment for growth; and smart support, offering help to tackle the barriers and inefficiencies faced by new startups.
Often a coalition led by city officials, entrepreneurs, and other important stakeholders from academia and finance have worked together to create active startup ecosystems.
You will be able to comment, and based on your comments we will publish a revised version in fall.