This afternoon, President Obama addressed the Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship organized by the Department of State and the Department of Commerce following his promise in Cairo last June. The event is designed to promote entrepreneurship in Africa, the Middle East, and South, Central and Southeast Asia as a tool for economic and development policy and to fulfill the President’s commitment to broaden and deepen ties between the United States and Muslim communities around the world.
Entrepreneurship as a field in economic policy appears to have earned its credentials. A U.S. President convening over 200 leaders from more than 50 countries on five continents for a gathering entitled A New Beginning: Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship indicates that entrepreneurship is no longer viewed as a side ring to the circus but rather as a core priority for nations looking to build economies and expand human welfare.
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Author: Jonathan Ortmans is president of the Public Forum Institute, a non-partisan organization dedicated to fostering dialogue on important policy issues. In this capacity, he leads the Policy Dialogue on Entrepreneurship, focused on public policies to promote entrepreneurship in the U.S. and around the world. In addition, he serves as a senior fellow at the Kauffman Foundation.
