WEEKLY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMY NEWSPAPER
‘Information Society and World Telecommunication Day’ was held in Ankara on May 17 by All Telecommunication Businessmen Association (TUTED) on May 17 with the participation of Information and Communication Technologies Authority (ICTA) President Dr. Ömer Fatih Sayan. ‘Information Society and World Telecommunication Day’ is being celebrated in all the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) countries under the ‘Information and Communication Technology Entrepreneurship for Social Impact’ theme. The event’s opening speech was given by TUTED Chairman Dr. Dilek Ataman Bağdatlıoğlu, she underlined the Industry 4.0 and geometric increase and noted that the platform-based companies rank higher and stated that the future lies in the hands of digital. The symbol of the era: Big Data Stating that “Our sector is the investment pioneer” Dr. Ömer Fatih Sayan highlighted the fact that they meet serious conditions in terms of local and national production. Sayan said that: “We are trying to pave the way for local and national production. Operators and us; we expect entrepreneurs, manufacturers and SMEs to make production. If you contact us when you produce, you are always welcome; we want to use them together. The three major operators do not just deal with the main structure, they are doing the best they can for innovation and R&D. We try to make our country a regional and global data center.” Emphasizing that the R&D and innovation have gained importance in the international cooperation and they are inevitable; Dr. Ömer Fatih Sayan stated that humanity witnesses a new industrial revolution and the big data will be the symbol of our era. On which areas should Turkey focus? The ‘Social Impact of R&D and Entrepreneurship’ panel of the event was moderated by BTK Board Member Figen Kılıç. Cisco Turkey General Manager
IT sector’s got a message
Cenk Kıvılcım, Turkcell General Manager Kaan Terzioğlu, Türk Telekom Regulatory Deputy General Manager Ramazan Demir, UBER Turkey General Manager Neyran Bahadırlı and Vice President of Vodafone Turkey Executive Board Dr. Hasan Süel participated in the panel. Indicating that as fast and competitive business processes improve, costs drop; Kılıç emphasized that supporting SMEs is very important in all these developments. Bahadırlı highlighted the importance of local production and the investment strategy for the success and gave the following information: “Our biggest goal is localization in Turkey. We are doing R&D studies on driverless vehicles as UBR. Work is being done on smart transportation regulations in the world. Our biggest goal is to support innovative regulations related to this in Turkey.” Kıvılcım stated that: “Customization and software are vital. We talk a lot about it but we need to focus more on Industry 4.0. We need to answer some questions first
such as in which areas Turkey is a leader and in which areas we need to make strategic investments? We should not let the German take over the smart building field! We need to create a focus immediately and produce projects. Let’s create Turkish software for smart buildings. We need to invest in software.” Süel talked about Vodafone Digital Development Campaign and the coding training given to children aged 7-13and stated that the leverage of entrepreneurship should be told to the society. He added: “We must make Turkey a center of attraction. The technology creates equality of opportunity. My message to industry; open the way for us to invest! This country needs good infrastructure. An environment where there is competition, investment is encouraged, the latest technology is offered to the end user in the most affordable way should be created.” With Industry 4.0, Terzioğlu stated that the communication should be accessible and
Main messages... • Turkey should become a regional and global data center. • R&D and innovation are gaining importance in international cooperation. • Questions such as in which areas Turkey is the leader and in which areas strategic investment should be made must be answered. • We immediately must focus, aggregate and create projects. • Pave the way for us, let us invest! An environment should be created where competition and investment are encouraged. • Efficient tax legislation should be created. • Turkey’s clouds must be in Turkey. • In the new world, Turkey is importing ‘data’. Turkey’s data should be kept in Turkey. Entrepreneurs should be supported with relevant legislation.
cheap. He also added: “Every sector must include our sector to increase its effectiveness in the future. In the new era, entrepreneurship will be very important. There is supposed to be very efficient tax legislation. There is an opportunity for the revival of the Turkish economy. Today, physical assets are being virtualized. The new world currency is ‘Data’. Unfortunately, in this new world, we are importing
data. Let’s keep the Turkish data in Turkey. We can help entrepreneurs if we regulate the relevant legislation. We have to create the Turkish clouds in Turkey. Now, we need to have the new currency in Turkey!” Demir told that: “We will live in a world where the sensors and resources are optimized. Now, people fish with drones in the oceans! We need to analyze the future of the value chain and invest accordingly.”