Innovation Performance of

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9th International Entrepreneurship Forum 9th International Entrepreneurship Forum

Innovation and Entreprenuership in Turkey

Assc. Prof. Dr. Cemil Arıkan

Sabancı University

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Innovation Performance of

Turkey

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Turkey’s Turkey’s Performance Performance

Source: European Innovation Scoreboard, Trend Chart on Innovation 2008 Source: European Innovation Scoreboard, Trend Chart on Innovation 2008

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Turkey’s Performance

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Current

Performance

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Some Recent Steps Taken Addressing Innovation in

Turkey

• TÜB

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TAK’s National Innovation Strategy –

2008/2010

– Higher Council for Science and Technology

• National Innovation Initiative – Report named

with Innovation for Welfare – Largest civil

initiative established regarding innovation

• Inovasyon Derne

ğ

i – Innovation Foundation

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National Innovation Initiative

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• Objective: To consolidate and promote cooperation among private

sector, university and non-governmental organizations for developing and implementing innovation policies in Turkey; to contribute to the development of innovation policies in Turkey by promoting the dialog between political authorities and public institutions and extending opinions; and eventually to increase public awareness on innovation. • Scope: The fundamental target of the Initiative is to compose a Strategy

National Innovation Initiative

• Scope: The fundamental target of the Initiative is to compose a Strategy

Document, which will help address the objectives briefly defined above. • Partners: Implementation is carried out by a members group. The

members of the National Innovation Initiative includes Presidents of 6 universities, CEOs from 6 major companies, 7 representatives of nongovernmental organizations, and 2 executives from REF.

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National Innovation Initiative Organization

Working Group 21 Members 130 Members NII NII NII NII Founding Founding Founding Founding Members Members Members Members 10 Group Members Financing Innovation Human Resources Environment and Infrastructure Public Innovation 130 Members 2023 2023 2023 2023 Vision and Vision and Vision and Vision and Innovation InnovationInnovation Innovation

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Main Elements

•• Societal consensus Societal consensus on innovationon innovation--based development and growth based development and growth model

model

•• Recognize the fact that innovation must be an integral part of social Recognize the fact that innovation must be an integral part of social and economic policies of the countr

and economic policies of the countryy

•• DevelopDevelop measures toward women workforce to participate measures toward women workforce to participate toto the the Turkish

Turkish job marketjob market so as to cap their innovation potential so as to cap their innovation potential

•• Give priority to frontier and interGive priority to frontier and inter-- diciplinary researchdiciplinary research

•• Ensure that Ensure that the young population, which is the young population, which is thethe primary resource for primary resource for innovation, are well

innovation, are well--educated, and educated, and hence hence turn the demographic turn the demographic advantage

advantage of Turkey into competitive advantageof Turkey into competitive advantage..

•• Develop regional Develop regional innovation systemsinnovation systems; prioritize regional structures in ; prioritize regional structures in nationwide innovation governance

nationwide innovation governance system system and; establish linkages and; establish linkages with the

with the newly establishednewly established Development Agencies Development Agencies

•• Create awareness on and disseminate a culture of innovationCreate awareness on and disseminate a culture of innovation tthroughout the societyhroughout the society

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Turkey’s Position in Global

Entrepreneurship Performance in

2008 by GEM*

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Turkish data collected by Prof. Dr. Nilüfer E

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-Yeditepe University

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Country Groups for the 43 GEM 2008 Countries*

Turkey’s Economic Development Status 2008-2009 Đs at Transition Phase Đs at Transition Phase

* Based on WEF metholdogy and Prof. Porter * Based on WEF metholdogy and Prof. Porter

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GEM Special Report for Turkey 2006

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Age Index at Entrepreneurship

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Education Level Education Level at Entrepreneurship at Entrepreneurship Ileterate High school Elementary Iiterate

Early Stage Established Enterprises

High school

University Masters

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Gender Index

Female

Early Stage Established Enterprises Male

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Processing Natural Goods

Manufacturing

Sector Distribution

Early Stage Established Enterprises

Manufacturing

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New Products and Services

Known

New to Some New to Some

New

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Entrepreneurship in Turkish Universities and in Educational Institutions

• Courses and Training

• University programmes at enterpreneur development » Sabancı University – EDP (GGP)

» Đzmir Ekonomi University – Certificate programme – Đzmir ABĐGEM

» Anadolu University Certificate Programme

» Entrepreneurship Education at 15 Vocational High Schools » Istanbul Technical University Entreprenurship Club

» Đstanbul Municipality Job Creation Programme

– Training in vocational schools • Entrepreneurship Education • Apprentice at real sector

• Technoparks

• TÜBĐTAK Entreprenuership Support

• SME Development Agency (KOSGEB) Activities

• TEKMERs – Incubators at universities

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Entrepreneurship Activities at

Sabancı University

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Research Management process at Sabanci University

Research Councils: University Research Council(URC), Research Ethics Council (REC)

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IP MANAGEMENT

IP Disclosure Faculty> RGP+ PMO Patent Search PMO > Inovent IP Evaluation RGP+ PMO + Inovent Invention? PMO > Inovent (- ; IP) (+) SU Investment PMO > Inovent (+) Patent Filing PMO Agreements --Lawyers PMO + RGP+Inovent

Commercialization Technology Dev. Project_{> RGP+Inovent (+}_P_{roj: PMO)}

Licience/ start-up / spin-off > Inovent

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IP PORTFOLIO

• Sabanci University

Technologies

– 17 IP Disclosure

– 1 International Patents

– 9 Application

• 19 of SU faculty members have

136 patents.

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ENTREPRENEURSHIP

DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM

(EDP)

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• Teaching, guiding and supporting the

entrepreneurs on how to conceive,

implement and administrate their

MISSION

implement and administrate their

business.

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# of # of Application Application ss 2003 2003 351351

EDP- APPLICATION NUMBERS

BETWEEN 2003–2007

300 Application Numbers 2005 2005 --1.1.PeriodPeriod 312312 2005 2005 --2. 2. PeriodPeriod 298298 2007 2007 331331 Total Total 12921292 351 312 298 331 290 292 294 296 298 2003 2005 -1.Period 2005 -2.Period 2007 2003 2005 - 1.Period 2005 - 2.Period 2007

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# of # of Interviews Interviews 2003 2003 9696

EDP- INTERVIEW NUMBERS

BETWEEN 2003–2007

80 90 100 Interview Numbers 2003 2003 9696 2005 2005 --1. 1. Period Period 8989 2005 2005 --2. 2. Period Period 6666 2007 2007 6464 Total Total 315315 96 ₈₉ 66 64 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 2003 2005 -1.Period 2005 -2.Period 2007 2003 2005 -1.Period 2005 -2.Period 2007

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Female

Female MaleMale 2003

2003 1111 1818

2005

2005 --1.1.PeriodPeriod 1212 1212

EDP - GENDER OF ENTREPRENEURS

BETWEEN 2003–2007

Gender of Entrepreneurs Numbers

2005 2005 --2. 2. PeriodPeriod 1313 2424 2007 2007 77 1616 Total Total 4343 7070 Female 38% Male 62% Female Male

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EDP 2007 CERTIFICATE CEREMONY

23 Entrepreneurs had their EDP certificates

(Graduation Ceremony, August 1, 2007)

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EDP SUCCESS STORIES…

•11 participants of EDP entrepreneurs have

started new businesses

(7 Male + 4 Female Entreprenuers)

• 20 entrepreneus of EDP graduates improved

their present busineses.

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TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER OFFICE:

* SU, Other Universities and Industry

* IP Management

* All Univ Provides a Coordinator * Licensing or Company Creation

INCUBATION: * Open to all qualified

ventures

* Set criterias for entry PROFESSIONAL

SERVICES: * IP Consultancy

Inovent Services

INOVENT

* Set criterias for entry * Monitor activities * Pooled services (HR, Accounting, Web, Grants)

* Virtual technopark concept

SEED CAPITAL:

* Pre-seed+Seed+Early Stage * Deals from Incubation Center &

out * Max. 250K $/deal * IP Consultancy * Business development * Fund raising activities