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Global GEM Report released in Switzerland Entrepreneurship Research, Enterprise

Global GEM Report was released on
16th - 17th February, 2023 at School of Creation and Policy Advocacy
Management Fribourg (HEG-FR), University
of Applied Sciences and Arts Western …The 15th Biennial Conference
Switzerland (HES-SO) in Delémont
Switzerland. The launch event highlighted
the changing entrepreneurial dynamics
across the world, post COVID pandemic. The
report findings were deliberated upon by
noted researchers and academicians
who a ended the event. The event was also
a ended by Dr. Sunil Shukla, Director
Director General, EDII during interac ons with Senior Officials of the
Embassy of India to Switzerland, in Berne, including; Mr. Rakesh Sharma, General, EDII. During the visit, Director
Second Secretary, (Trade & Economy) / PPS, Mr. Kaushlendra Kumar, General also interacted with Prof. Philippe
Regnier, Dean, School of Management
Marke ng Officer, (Bilateral Trade, Economy & Commerce) and other
senior officials. Fribourn.

The GEM Report 2021-22 The GEM report revela on that India is ranked
covers the trend of growth in 4th among 51 countries in terms of quality
entrepreneurial ac vi es as well as entrepreneurship ecosystem, was highlighted in
required individual a ributes for the Economic Times. The same was tweeted
star ng business. The Total Early- from the account of Shri Narendra Modi,
stage Entrepreneurial Ac vity rate Hon'ble Prime Minister of India.
(TEA) in India has increased from
9.3% in 2 0 1 7 – 1 8 t o 1 4 . 4 % i n
2021–22. Along with TEA, nascent

entrepreneurship and new business

o w n e r s h i p h a v e i n c r e a s e d (3rd from L) Chief Guest, Dr. Kavil Ramachandran, Professor of Entrepreneurship (Practice), Indian School of Business (ISB), Hyderabad;
significantly in the same period of (R to L) Dr. Ajit K. Mohanty, Emeritus Fellow, Utkal University & Former Professor, ICSSR National Fellow Chief Advisor, NMRC,
Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi; Prof. (Dr.) Gabriel Dwomoh, Pro-Vice Chancellor, Kumasi Technical University, Ghana;
me. The increase in nascent Dr. Sunil Shukla, Director General, EDII & Prof. (Dr.) Ramakrishna Velamuri, Dean & Professor of Entrepreneurship, School of

entrepreneurship is 4.9% in 2017–18
Management, Mahindra University, Hyderabad, releasing Abstracts’ compilation of the papers selected for presentation at the
to 7.2% in 2021–22. Similarly, in the 15th Biennial Conference.

case of New Business Ownership it is
from 4.4% to 7.1% for the same period

of me. On the s i m i l a r l i n e , t h e ntrepreneurship has come a long way from family businesses to aspirational start-ups and

established entrepreneurship rate has social businesses. The growth of the discipline of entrepreneurship rests on a knowledge
also increased from 6.2% to 8.5% Einfrastructure, which needs to be continuously reinforced for prudent insights.
from 2017–18 to 2021–22.

Meaningful research can spark notable developments.
The findings of this report show
that 83.4% o f t h e p o p u l a o n EDII, the pioneer in entrepreneurship education and research, has been organizing Biennial
perceives that there is a g o o d Conferences on Entrepreneurship, since 1994 to explore the different facets of the discipline and
opportunity to start a business in
their area. Out of the 47 economies to provide a platform to scholars from across the nation and the world, to share their findings.
that par cipated, India has been The fifteenth Biennial Conference was held in the Institute during February 22- 24, 2023. The
ranked second for p e r c e i v e d three-day conference on 'Entrepreneurship' provided a platform to researchers, educationists,
opportuni es. and practitioners to share their research studies and findings in different areas of
entrepreneurship development.

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