The Rafael del Pino Foundation, primero en colaboración con la Fundación Nebrija y más adelante con el CISE, ha participado en el proyecto para el estudio del emprendimiento Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, GEM España. El estudio comenzó en 2012 y continua hasta la actualidad.
GEM is an annual observatory of entrepreneurial activity. Its main mission is to provide data on the measurement of the rate of entrepreneurial activity, as well as a broad description of its characteristics, its relationship with economic development and a diagnosis of the state of the main institutional or environmental conditions for entrepreneurship.
The GEM observatory has been providing data since 1999, having demonstrated the influence of entrepreneurship on economic development and enriched the academic field with a multitude of articles and scientific papers published in indexed journals. Since its creation, there is no doubt that we can speak of a before and after in its implementation, given that the figure of the entrepreneur and his or her study and dissemination have experienced an unprecedented boost.
Entrepreneurship-related institutions and actors in all participating countries and regions have been provided with quality information and indicators that have enabled previously unparalleled progress in supporting entrepreneurship. The time series and comparisons between different types of economies and cultural backgrounds are also of great value for understanding and learning about the mechanisms that articulate entrepreneurship.
En el año 2016 el informe GEM, además de analizar todos los indicadores del sector emprendedor, centro su actividad monográfica en la percepción de la innovación social, multiculturalidad y emprendimiento: Informe GEM ESPAÑA 2016.