TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENTIN TURKEY

Threats and Opportunities

A. Mete Çakmakcı4th Annual International Conference on

Managing Intellectual Property in UniversitiesIstanbul, October 30-31, 2014

© TTGV October 2014

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CONVICTIONS/DISCLAIMERS

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Good engineers (personal skills) do not necessarily imply good engineering (organizational strategy and processes)

R&D is a systemic documented act of team work, not some random heroic act. (There is no such thing as a top «R&Der»!) (inventors ≠ innovators ≠ R&D professionals)

R&D is not an exclusively privileged activity for technical professionals, or PhDs.

Turkey is a consistent laggard in every international benchmark (official and non-official explanations for that)

The data do not exist! (no explanations ?!)

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AN ATTRACTIVE ECOSYSTEM?

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Turkey

OthersSource : YASED

Significant chasm between our self image and outside image

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HIGH TECH EXPORT GROWTH

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Source : Worldbank Data

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TRI-NATION BENCHMARK

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Source : World Bank KAM

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R&D INCENTIVES

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Source : OECD STI 2013

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AIMING HIGHER?

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Source : TÜBİTAK Data

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CRITICAL MASS?

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Source : TÜBİTAK Data

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THEMATIC R&D INTENSITY

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Source : TÜBİTAK Data

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FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES

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Source : OECD STI 2013

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THEMATIC INVESTMENTS 2003 - 2010

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Source : Ministry of DevelopmentWorld’s Smallest

Turkish Flag!

Often times, research infrastructure investments are carried out indepent of regional or sectoral priorities.

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A TALE OF TWO CENTERS

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Private Universities

Professional ManagementResearch for technologyStrong vision for industry

collaboration

Academic ManagementResearch for scienceWeak vision/bad communications

Solid vision and strong professional leadership is key for success!

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KNOWLEDGE STREAMS

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Upstream

Midstream

Downstream

Basic and Applied

Research

IndustrialResearch

Product/Service

Development

Market

Innovation «Delta»

Research Centers

Private R&D Centers

Technoparks

PolicyGravity

FeedbackStream

PrecompetitiveCollboration

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SOURCING IDEAS FOR RESEARCH

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Discover and Identify the Problem Through a Creative Process

(What if...)

Work on A Well Defined Real Problem(The Challenge)

Search and Select the Problem Through Popularity Indexes

(Me too...)

Strong

Intellectual

Capital/TRADITION

DIFFICULT TO CREATE

NOVEL VALUE

LINKAGES TO

PROBLEM SOURCEFacilitation Market

Enablers FirmsThe Innovation Frontier

In Our Business

UPS

TREA

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IDST

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STRE

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University

Research Center

Private Company

R&D Center

INSTITUTIONAL SILOS

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Law # 5746

SME

Adopt/Share Costs

Contract Research

State

TaxDeduction

Technology Supplier

Build NewTechnology

Capacity

Different Government Silos

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DEFENSE IMPACT?

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World class technology development/management capabilities and skills.

Spillovers to other sectorshave been limited.

State’s only public technology industrialization policy exists for the defense industries

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OPPORTUNITIES

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Many elements of a functional system is already in place, making them work together is a learning process.

There are many best/good practices available, visibility of the outcomes will speed up the learning process.

Many companies are already deploying sophisticated organizational/ecosystem innovations.

Turkey is rich in innovation opportunities, many of which are relevant in most other places.

Turkey has a strong services sector, competitive internationally, a strong multiplier for market access.

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WHO IS TTGV?

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A public-private partnership with the mission to support the private sector’s technology development and innovation based competitiveness,

One of four «Foundation Established by Law» operating in the Republic of Turkey,

An independent and transparent organization subject to private law,

A trail blazer in the innovation ecosystem.

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HOW TTGV WORKS?

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Activity Financial Model

Activity Model

SponsorFinancial Model

Value Management

InnovationManagement

ContractContract

Intermediary Models (Funds, Programs)Service Models (Consultancy, Projects)

(Loans, Grants, Equity etc.)

Pilot Applicationand Model Validation

Market Hurdles

BeneficiarySponsor

memberTTGV is a

www.ttgv.org.tr