Minister Kacır stated at the opening ceremony of the Hacettepe Teknokent Taleworlds building that strong infrastructure in the areas of technology development, innovation and entrepreneurship decides the winners of the global competition.
Pointing out that they have built the R&D, innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem in Turkey and spread the entrepreneurial culture from 7 to 70, Kacır explained that they provide support mechanisms to entrepreneurs. Kacır explained that they accelerated the commercialization of innovative business ideas with infrastructures such as technoparks, incubation and technology development centers, and put technology and innovation at the heart of the development model.
Stating that they create opportunities for cooperation by bringing together entrepreneurs, universities and investors, Kacır continued his words as follows:
“Over the last 22 years, we have increased the number of our technoparks, which are important building blocks of our entrepreneurship ecosystem, from 2 to 102. Our technoparks employ more than 90,000 R&D employees and are home to more than 10,000 technology startups. In many areas, from artificial intelligence to cybersecurity, from financial technologies to green technologies, we have transformed them into centers where the “National Technology Move” vision projects are carried out. With our more than 1,600 research and development centers, we support our In 2002, there were 29,000 companies that internalize research and development and innovation and offer value-added products and services. “We increased it to over 272,000. Creating success stories in technology entrepreneurship is a long-term process.”
“We will reach our goal of 100 Turcorns”
Kacır said that they have begun to reap the fruits of the technology infrastructure they have built over the past 22 years, the investment climate they have created and the financing resources they have offered to entrepreneurs.
Stating that they are proud to host Turcorn, 7 technology startups that have reached a billion-dollar valuation, Kacır said: “The fact that 6 of our 7 Turcorns have achieved success with the support of our ministry confirms, that the targeted support mechanisms we have in place.” “We will achieve our goal of 100 Turcorns and 100,000 technology entrepreneurs in 2030 by continuing to invest in our valuable people.” resources and linking our initiatives to funding resources, skilled infrastructure and programs. “For this reason, in our technoparks, which are key players in our R&D and innovation ecosystem, we will provide mentoring, funding and incubation to markets and investors through acceleration programs and university-industry collaboration mechanisms,” he said.
“Technology-oriented exports by companies reached 500 million dollars”
Stating that the companies' technology-focused exports reached $500 million, Kacır said:
“I wholeheartedly congratulate all of our companies that are contributing to our country’s value-added and technology-oriented growth path in the spirit of our National Technology Move. The gaming industry also makes a significant contribution to the success of our Technopark, which includes companies from many industries.” The gaming industry mobilizes the competent young and dynamic population of our country in the areas of software development, design and At this point the Opportunities offered by comprehensive public support, new doors for our two “unicorns” of our country They come from the gaming industry and are committed to continuing our successful momentum in the gaming industry, one of the most dynamic sectors in the world.
Minister Kacır stated that they introduced young people to the software world at 42 software schools in Istanbul and Kocaeli as part of the New Generation Software Developer Training Program.
Stating that they opened the physical infrastructure needed by “TaleWorlds Entertainment”, one of the gaming industry companies in Hacettepe Teknokent, Kacır said, “This building with a construction area of 7,200 square meters was built using the build-operate principle.” -Transfer model, will be built in line with TaleWorlds' growth vision on a larger area. I believe that the success dynamics of our company, which develops not only digital games, but also the game engine and various supporting technologies required by digital game companies will, will stop. gave his assessment.
Kacır concluded his words by stating that Turkey has become a global brand due to its success in gaming entrepreneurship in recent years:
“With more than 800 game startups, it has risen to a leading position in the global gaming market. As a ministry, we continue to support those who work hard for the development of our sector and our entrepreneurs who put in the effort and effort. Financing the funds we have set up so far will be supported by public resources through our co-financing mechanisms and technoparks.” “We are in favor of this ensured that this creates a multiplier effect for our entrepreneurs. In the first quarter of the year, Turkey was the country with the highest number of pre-seed investments in technology startups in Europe, making a large contribution to this.
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