Teknokent in Turkey is an organized research and business center; where academic, economic, and social infrastructure meets; it hosts universities, research institutions and industrial enterprises together in the same environment and facilitates to do research, development, and innovation activities through mutual transfer of know-how and technology for the sake of realizing value-added products.
Turkey’s Technology Development Goal in the Region
Turkey has a short past in the ecosystem compared with other countries in the matter of technology. It aims to be the center of technology in the region; by registering important developments starting from the year 2001 with the technological poles. In addition, it aims to increase the technological poles; which are only two To 84 poles; directing development and research activities to 5,219 companies, and employing 50,000 workers for research and development.
The Ministry of Technology, Industry and Science plans to increase the number of patents to 2,500 and grant support and incentives to 4 billion dollars as a minimum.
The advantages of the Technological Sector in Turkey
Firstly, in the previous years, many companies preferred to invest in technology development areas in order to stimulate more taxes.
After that; they are setting up a business in technology development areas in order to benefit from the advantages of the rich environment provided by synergy, development consulting and research Technology transfer, and cooperation with universities.
Technology Development Zone in Izmir
The “9th September Health Specialization” Technology Development Zone in Izmir; which was announced after the Research & Development model was distributed. In addition, Teknokent is the first specialized zone to be available for companies that will undertake research and development in the health sector in Turkey.
Technology Development Zone for Agriculture and Food in Mersin
The Technology Development Zone for Agriculture and Food in Mersin. The second in the specialized Teknokent; known as Thematic Technology Development Zones.
The businessmen who do activities in the same sector group and the lower sectors that are in this sector group; are investigating the development and research of the agricultural sector.
Transportation technology, financing technology and cybersecurity development and research are all established in the valley.
The Turkey & China Cooperation for Technology Development
A cooperation protocol was signed for the Smart City Research Laboratory between the Chinese technology giant Huawei and the Informatics Valley.
Huawei has established a development and research team, it will develop joint solutions with Informatics Valley. In addition, and will host technological developments such as artificial intelligence in the center that will establish it, big data, the internet, smart mobility.