Eight extra Turkish facilities joined NATO’s Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) program, a senior official introduced Tuesday.
The variety of facilities has now reached 10 in Türkiye, Industry and Technology Minister Mehmet Fatih Kacır mentioned in a submit on the X platform, previously Twitter.
“We see the benefits of our investments in Türkiye’s technology infrastructure and capabilities in the international arena,” he mentioned.
The DIANA program gives as much as 300,000 euros (about $325,300) in grants to corporations growing dual-use civilian and navy applied sciences in 9 superior know-how areas, the minister famous.
In addition, the community additionally affords consultancy, entry to a large community of traders, free entry to acceleration and check facilities, product testing amenities and entry to NATO and allied markets, he mentioned.
“In the pilot calls of the program opened in 2023, two Turkish companies were among the 44 companies eligible for support,” he added.
The DIANA is a NATO physique working with main researchers and entrepreneurs throughout the alliance, serving to them develop applied sciences to maintain NATO populations protected and safe. With dozens of accelerator websites and check facilities throughout the alliance, it brings collectively universities, trade and governments to work with startups and different innovators to unravel essential protection and safety challenges.
Source: www.dailysabah.com
