Industry &

Local Partners

Haktan Akın Deputy Secretary General

Istanbul Chamber of Industry

İstanbul, June 5th, 2012

Agenda

•  Organised Industrial Parks •  Development Agencies •  Industry – University Partnership

Organised Industrial Parks

•  Objective : To locate and develop the industry through a prepared plan

•  Benefits –  Rational use of resources –  Healthy growth of the city –  Minimizing the environmetal effects of industry –  Self management of industry –  Ease of procedures for the industrialists

Organised Industrial Parks

•  Procedure –  City plan is prepared by the municipality –  Rules and regulations are set by the Ministry of

Science, Industry and Technology –  Municipality, chambers or industrial associations may

apply to the governorship for an industrial park –  Governorship of the city evaluates and ministry

approves the application –  Entrepreneurs committee is established under the

leadership of the governor –  Entrepreneurs committee is responsible for the

infrastructure, allocating the parcels and act as one-stop-shop for the industrialists

–  Entrepereneurs committee remains in charge until the 2/3 of the park is completed and in production

Organised Industrial Parks

•  256 organised industrial parks in Turkey

•  34 sector specific parks

•  8 industrial parks in Istanbul

Development Agencies

•  Objective : To support local development in line with the central development plans via public-private-partnership

•  Established by law •  Board of Directors

–  Governor –  Mayor –  Chairman of the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce –  Chairman of the Istanbul Chamber of Industry –  Chairman of the Turkish Exporters Assembly –  Chairman of the Turkish Confederation of Businessmen and

Industrialists –  Chairman of the Independent Industrialists and Businessmen’s

Association •  Development Committee

Development Agencies

•  Duties and activities –  Coordinates local government branches,

municipalities, NGOs –  Prepares regional plans in line with the central

and local policies and strategies –  Provides technical and financial support to local

projects –  Encourages investment to the city via

Investment Support Office

Development Agencies

•  Project support –  Call for proposals –  Subjects must be compatible with the regional

development plan –  Government offices, NGOs and private institutions may

apply •  Finance

–  Funds from the central budget –  Contribution of the governsorship, municipality and

chambers –  EU funds –  Activity revenues

Industry – University Partnership

•  Universities are the centers for the scientific progress

•  Industry requires new technologies to compete and develop

•  Universities have to transform theory to practice in order to contribute to the development of industry and the society

•  Industry – University partnership is essential

Ratio of R&D Expenditures to GDP (%)

(%)

Year

Target for 2023 : %3

0.48

0.54 0.53

0.48 0.52

0.59

0.60

0.72

0.73

0.85

0.84

-

0.10

0.20

0.30

0.40

0.50

0.60

0.70

0.80

0.90

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

Data Source: TURKSTAT

Technology Intensity in Manufacturing

Data Source: TURKSTAT, OECD STAN Database

Industry – University Partnership Models in Turkey

•  Project based government supported programs

–  Project supports –  Thesis Support Programs

•  Conducted by the Ministry of Science, Industry and Technology

•  Provides support to commercialize the scientific studies in universities

–  Establishment of national, international cooperation networks

–  Project markets

Industry – University Partnership Models in Turkey •  Institutional Cooperations

–  Technoparks •  43 technoparks •  1.771 companies •  7.927 completed projects •  540 million $ export •  Chambers may be founder and/or partner of the commercial company

running these technoparks –  Technology Development Centers

•  Provides technical, financial support and allocates office especially to the SMEs

–  University-Industry Joint Research Centers •  6 centers in Turkey focused on ceramic, textile, automotive , advanced

manufacturing and biomedical –  Contract Based Programs Conducted by the Universities

•  Contracted projects •  Continuous Education Centers •  Career Programs

Industry – University Partnership Models in Turkey

•  Cooperation Service Centers in Universities •  Provides service to facilitate university-industry

cooperation •  Technology Transfer Offices

Industry-University Pertnership Projects at Istanbul Chamber of Industry

•  Industrial Design Project for SMEs •  Undergraduate Final Projects •  Master / Doctorate Thesis Support Program •  Sectoral Cooperation Projects (Textile, Food) •  Industry-University Cooperation Center & E-

Platform

Thank you…