Minister Mehmet Fatih Kacır attended the ceremony held at TÜBİTAK on the event of its sixtieth anniversary.
During his speech, Kacır said that TÜBİTAK leads the science and expertise ecosystems with its progressive and entrepreneurial method.
He emphasised that TÜBİTAK had taken the primary steps in strengthening the nation’s analysis capabilities and constructing the infrastructure of the science, expertise, and AR-GE ecosystem. Kacır additionally highlighted that TÜBİTAK was the standard-bearer of the “National Technology Initiative.”
According to Kacır, the success of the “National Technology Initiative” lies in turning into a rustic that develops expertise as a substitute of simply using it, with a powerful and technologically superior business. He defined that TÜBİTAK’s business assist applications enhance AR-GE and innovation capabilities, whereas additionally encouraging the non-public sector to embrace an AR-GE tradition and develop expertise and innovation-focused tasks.
Kacır identified the significance of business in AR-GE and said, “We have increased the number of supported projects from 386 in 2002 to 3,669 in 2022, and the support amount from 712 million Turkish liras to 1.7 billion Turkish liras. Since 2002, we have provided support to a total of 24,202 projects, surpassing 57 billion Turkish liras. Since 2012, we have supported 2,140 entrepreneurs with 1.23 billion Turkish liras. Under our Tech-InvesTR program, we have made investments in 73 different startups through 5 Tech-InvesTR funds, exceeding a total investment amount of 1.3 billion Turkish liras.”
Regarding assist applications for academia and the general public, Kacır shared that the variety of tasks had elevated by greater than fivefold from 781 in 2002 to 4,129 in 2022. He additionally talked about that the monetary help additionally had risen from 133 million Turkish liras to over 3.5 billion Turkish liras.
TÜBİTAK supplies options in healthcare and environment friendly manufacturing strategies.
Kacır emphasised that the analysis supported by TÜBİTAK would proceed to offer options for a extra sustainable world, higher healthcare companies, extra environment friendly manufacturing strategies, and a extra equitable society. He said, “In the upcoming period, we will strengthen Türkiye’s position in key technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data, cloud computing, cybersecurity, biotechnological drugs, advanced materials and semiconductors, advanced photonics, and quantum technologies through different support and financing mechanisms, and establish a scientific foundation prioritizing AR-GE and innovation areas.”
Bakan Kacır additionally talked about that they’d make Türkiye a pioneer in inexperienced transformation and local weather change by way of environmental and biodiversity analysis, round economic system, clear, accessible, and safe power provide, inexperienced and sustainable agriculture, and sustainable good transportation, according to the European Green Deal and local weather change initiatives.
Kacır emphasised that they’d attribute particular worth to TÜBİTAK and made the next analysis:
“In the future of Türkiye, TÜBİTAK will continue to play a pioneering role just as it does today. Together with TÜBİTAK, which works for a fully independent and prosperous Türkiye, we will deepen Türkiye’s expertise in critical research areas in line with the vision of the National Technology Initiative in the upcoming period. We will continue to support the commercialization of research results and the transformation of our entrepreneurs’ ideas into products on the path to global leadership. We will give more emphasis to high-tech platforms and industrial innovation networks created with the active participation of all actors in Türkiye’s AR-GE and innovation ecosystems. We will continue to bring science and technology to all segments of society through science centers, Experimentation Workshops (Deneyap), TEKNOFEST events, and our publications. We are determined to make the ‘The Century of Türkiye’ the century of science, digitalization, production, and development. In ‘Century of Türkiye’ we will reach all our goals and elevate our country beyond the level of contemporary civilizations.”
Kacır additionally reminded that the primary nationwide communication satellite tv for pc Türksat 6A was additionally developed by TÜBİTAK UZAY and stated, “The tests took a bit longer than anticipated, but we have kept our promise. Inshallah, we will send Türksat 6A to space in March 2024, just like we did with İMECE.”
TÜBİTAK is the first establishment that involves thoughts within the expertise and innovation ecosystems.
TÜBİTAK President Prof. Dr. Hasan Mandal additionally emphasised that TÜBİTAK had been one of many main establishments in shaping the science, expertise, and innovation ecosystems of Türkiye for 60 years on the event of the a centesimal anniversary of the Republic of Türkiye.
Mandal highlighted that Türkiye was effectively conscious of its duties in turning into one of many superior international locations on the earth, and he shared his personal expertise of finishing his doctoral research and analysis tasks with the assist of TÜBİTAK. He talked about that hundreds of researchers, scientists, and entrepreneurs, like himself, had been a part of Türkiye’s science, expertise, and innovation ecosystem over the previous 60 years by way of TÜBİTAK’s contributions.
Mandal emphasised the necessity for progressive information manufacturing and technological improvement by way of human assets to deal with challenges and remedy extra complicated issues.
Following the speeches, skilled TÜBİTAK staff who’ve accomplished 25 years of service, in addition to retirees, had been introduced with plaques in recognition of their contributions.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
