2. September 2005 Sofia-Bulgaria Sofia-Bulgaria Dr. Halit Kaplan TÜBİTAK-TURKIYE The Turkish Research Area: A New Path For A New Horizon

3. Recent Developments in Turkish Research Area

4. National Science and Technology Initiative Turkish Research Area-TARAL (*) (*) adopted at the 10th meeting of the Supreme Council for Science and Technology, dated 8 September 2004

5. Turkish Research Area (TARAL) TARAL SPO and Other Public Agencies Private Sector Universities NGOs  Aims  Objectives  Principles  Priorities  Solving problems  Increasing quality of life  Enhancing welfare  Boosting competitiveness

6. Actors of Turkish National Science and Technology System (policy makers) BTYK- Supreme Council of Science and Technology ME-Ministry of Education MIT-Ministry of Industry and Trade TUBITAK-The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey HEC-Higher Education Council (YÖK) The Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA) KOSGEB- Small and Medium Sized Industry and Development Organizations TAEK- The Turkish Atomic Energy Commission TOBB-Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchange of Turkey DTM-Foreign Trade and Treasury TTGV- Technology Development Foundation of Turkey DPT- State Planning Organization TÜRKAK- Accreditation Board

7. TUBITAK National Research Centers and Institutes  Marmara Research Center (MAM)  Institute of Energy  Chemistry and Environment Institute  Food Institute  Materials Institute  Information Technologies Research Institute  Earth and Marine Sciences Research Institute  Information Technologies and Electronics Research Institute (BİLTEN)  National Electronics and Criptology Research Institute (UEKAE)  Defence Industry Research and Development Institute(SAGE)  Basic Science Research Institute  National Academic Network Center  Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology Research Institute  National Metrology Institute  Turkish Industry Management Institute  National Observatory Actors of Turkish National Science and Technology System (science and research performers) Turkish State Universities Turkish Industry Other National Research Centers and Institutes Turkish Private Universities and Research Centers

8. President of Republic Prime Minister BTYK YÖK TÜBİTAK STB BTYK- Supreme Council of Science and Technology STB- Minister of Industry and Trade MEB- Ministry of National Education TÜBİTAK- The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey YÖK- Higher Education Council (YÖK) TÜBA- The Turkish Academy of Sciences (TÜBA) DPT- State Planning Organization TÜRKAK- Accreditation Board MEB Universities DPTTÜBA TÜRKAK TPE KOSGEB TSE TTGV R&D Institutions TPE- Turkish Patent Institute TSE- Turkish Standards Institution DIE- State Institute of Statistics DTM- Undersecretariat of the Prime Minister for Foreign Trade TOBB-Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchange of Turkey KOSGEB- Small and Medium Industry Development Organizations TTGV- Technology Development Foundation of Turkey DTM TOBB DIE Turkish National Science, Technology and Innovation System

9. 2004 205 Million $ 2005 526 Million $ Government-financed GERD DTM- Under secretariat of the Prime Minister for Foreign Trade TÜBİTAK- The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey DPT- State Planning Organization KOSGEB- Small and Medium Sized Industry and Development Organizations Universities

10.  To increase quality of life of society  To find solutions to social issues  To increase competitiveness of country, Turkiye  To spread and disseminate S&T culture among society Strategic Objectives* * Adopted at 10th Turkish High Council in Science and Technology

11.  To increase the demand for R&D  To enhance the quality and quantity of scientists, professionals and technical personnel  To increase the share of R&D expenditures in GDP Main Targets* * Adopted at 10th Turkish High Council in Science and Technology

12.  To increase and develop both the quantity and quality of scientists  To develop research infrastructures  The reinforcement of National and International networks (with a particular stress on EU Networks)  To inform and disseminate Priorities in Capacity Development* * Adopted at 10th Turkish High Council in Science and Technology

13. Priority themes and areas  Priority Technological Areas (TA) Information and Communication Technologies Biotechnology ve Genome Technologies Material Technologies Nanotechnologies Design Technologies Mechatronic Production Process and Technologies Energy and environmental technologies

14.  Defense Research Program  Space Research Program  Scientists’ Education and Development Program  Science and Society Programs organized under the authorities of the Prime Minister

15.  To add complementary public funds to the R&D Budget, starting with the 2005’s budget, in order to increase the ratio of R&D expenses in GDP up to 2% in 2010 446 million YTL (279 million €) added to the 2005’s Budget for the Turkish Research Area (TARAL) 10th Turkish High Council in Science and Technology’s Decision (2004/1-4)

16. To raise the number of full-time equivalent number of scientists up to 40.000 until 2010 10th Turkish High Council in Science and Technology’s Decision (2004/1-5)

17. Legal and Financial Infrastructure Regulations

18. Financial Audit  Establishment of the approval of an accredited financial inspector for pre-financial analysis, auditing and certification of expenditures in application of R&D support relative to Industry  The above-mentioned application shall shorten and accelerate the process of TÜBİTAK’s R&D support to the industry.  The Application concerning the pre-payment (advance) of financial grant in application of R&D support relative to Industry is foreseen for end of 2005.  The audit of “administrations with general and complementary budget” will be performed by the auditors of the Ministry of Finance  Internal auditing will be the rule for other public organizations

19. Project Analysis and Control of Performance  Shall be performed by TÜBİTAK  Public Institutions, in Space and Defense research projects, shall take a role in the projects’ control of performance as well as project coordinating institutions for their “client” public institutions

20. Support to Academic R&D Projects

21. Support to Academic R&D Projects

22. Support to Social and Human Science R&D Projects

23. Trainings for Project Managers  Training Issues Project Management Financial and Legal Rules Intellectual Property Rights  12 Working Groups for 4 training days  182 participants from 51 Universities

24. The Scientists’ Education and Development Program

25. * Scientists and Engineers Number of Scientists CountryFull-Time EquivalentPopulation USA (Total)*5 412 000290 680 000 USA Undergraduates 2 992 836- USA PHD779 328- EU 151 593 080379 350 000 China1 035 2001 292 270 000 Japan892 060127 630 000 Germany480 61082 560 000 Belgium55 95010 340 000 Turkey27 00070 810 000

26. Grants and Expenditures granted by BAYG in 2000-2005 (Scientists’ Education Group)

27. Ministry of National Education – TÜBİTAK Protocol of Collaboration-November 2004  Goal: To spread Scientific Support Programs among the youth in order grow the scientists of the future by discovering our talented children from early age and insufflate them the researcher’s spirit  50% increase in the number of applications to the Research Project contests for secondary school students Ministry of National Education 24 November 2004

28. Seminars of Scientific Consulting in Training  Goal: To guide and orient primary and secondary school students to scientific researchs  TÜBİTAK-TUBA collaboration (2004)  « Scientific Consulting » training for  72 primary school teachers in science  72 secondary school teachers in biology, physics, chemistry and mathematics Selected by the Ministry of National Education  Planification of a programme for Social Science June-July 2005 TÜSSİDE

29. Developing Research Infrastructures

30. Country Number of Projects accepted Turkey11 (27) Bulgaria7 Romania8  One of the European Commission’s application for fullfilling the objective of increasing candidate countries’ participation was to open a call for the creation of « Excellence Centers » in the three countries. 138 projects had been submitted from Turkey.  27 sucessfull projects had been selected for Turkey.  THe European Commission has granted 11 projects with a total amount of 8,12 million €. EU’s Support to the Research Infrastructures of Candidate Countries

31. TÜBİTAK’s Support  The TÜBİTAK-BAYG (Scientists’ Education Group) decided to allocate a grant for studying a graduation programme or a phd in Turkey to two persons from each of the 11 organisations supported by the EU funds (22 persons in total)  TÜBİTAK decided to fund the other 16 project proposals which have succeeded the Euopean Commission’s evaluation but which have not been retained due to the lack of funds (5.6 million € in total).

32. Evaluation System of the R&D Capability  Objective To define the rules and principles which shall be used in the evaluation of organisations’ technological capabilities provided by TÜBİTAK Some Criteria Technological creations and its Management, Information Resources and its Management, Project Management, Intellectual Property Management, R&D Management, Financial ressources, R&D human ressources and its Management, R&D experience (for finished and/or ongoing projects; licence, useful model, immatriculation, copyright; publications; profits provided by intellectual property rights; original products’ profit on the total sales revenue ratio)  Manageable R&D Capability Development Project

33. Global R&D Centers

34. Support to National and International Networks

35. Turkey’s performance in FP6

37.  According to European Commission’s datas, April 2004 ; Evaluation of the current situation (*) Germany is chosen as a benchmark due to the success it has recorded in Framework Programs, and also due to its level of population, which is comparable to Turkey. Country Full-Time Researchers Number of Proposals (April 2004) Ratio Germany (*)480.00020.59623 Turkey27.0001.21422

38.  EU Project Proposal Rewarding Program  1.158.340 YTL has been granted in total for 452 project proposals since the beginning of the Program.  Travel and Meeting Support Program for Developing Project  131.000 YTL has been granted in total for 125 researchers since the beginning of the Program. TÜBİTAK’s support to foster the participation in FP6

39. Industry R&D Projects Supports

40. Industry R&D Projects Supports (*) Aug 2005 (**) By the end of 2005

41. TOBB-TÜBİTAK Collaboration: Training of Industrial Contact Points  Training areas R&D Concepts Frascatti and Oslo guides Project preparation and Management TÜBİTAK Support TİDEB Program Intellectual and Patent Rights 6th Framework Program  34 participants from 19 provinces

42. Increase demand for R&D

43. R&D Support for Space and Defense Collaboration between the Ministry of National Defense (MSB), The Directory of Civil Defense (SSM) and TÜBİTAK

44. TUBITAK Public R&D Projects Program and Research Partnerships

45. 100.000 $Comm. Satellite 4.000.000 $Silicon Chip (Wafer) 10.000 $War jet 3.000 $Fiber Optic Cable 100 – 1.000 $Passenger Aircraft 10 – 100 $Automobile 1,5 $Aluminium 50 centSteel 1 centCement 1 centConcrete Knowledge-R&D Cost per Kg

46. Knowledge as a Tool Knowledge is a tool that can be used for a variety of social objectives, including:  Meeting Basic Human Needs  Increasing Safety & Security  Improving the Quality of Life  Making War  Economic Growth and Development

47. Source: OECD Main Science and Technology Indicators May 2004 CountryIndustryStateOtherUniv. FundUsedFundUsedFundUsedUsed USA63693196517 Japan74 18108214 Germany65693214317 Russia3370582595 Spain495539151230 Turkey4333516661 Science & Technology Funding Sources and Used Amount (%, 2002)

48. State R&D source distribution in USA (%) (%) (Years)

49. Approach of Program  Give a Man a Fish and You Feed Him for a Day. (What state agencies do currently by procurement mostly from overseas to meet their needs)  Teach a Man to Fish and You Feed Him For a Lifetime. (What newly established TUBITAK Public R&D Project Program aims) (Old Chinese Proverb)

50. Three-Legged Stool Approach for Public R&D Projects Partnership: Funding of TUBITAK Public R&D Projects User-Customer (state agencies) R&D Performers Industry  Public R&D Projects Program based on three legs partnership rule  The Program accepting projects from state agencies (as costumer- user) by partnering with R&D performers and industry

51. Guides for TÜBİTAK Public R&D Project Preparation and Applications www.tubitak.gov.tr

52. How Public R&D Research Project Program Works State Agencies Identify Areas of Research Needs by preparing R&D program State Agencies prepare Research Proposals together with R&D performers and industry State Agencies submit Research Project Proposal to TUBITAK for evaluation Related TUBITAK Research Group Committee evaluates Public R&D Project Proposals If proposal meets minimum requirements of support a contract signed between TUBITAK and project partners for Funding

53. TUBITAK Research Grant Committees for Project Evaluation &Follow up  Basic Sciences RGC  Construction & Environmental Technologies RGC  Earth, Marine & Atmospheric Sciences RGC  Electrical, Electronics & Informatics RGC  Health Sciences RGC  Mechanical, Chemical & Material Tech RGC  Veterinary & Animal Husbandry RGC  Social Sciences RGC  Space Research and Technologies RGC  Defense Research and Technologies RGC  Agriculture, Forestry & Food Technologies RGC

54.  Use R&D approach to meet needs of state agencies instead of procurement  Reduce rate of import and overseas dependent S&T policy  Increase level of R&D works in state and increase R&D demand in society  Disseminate R&D culture into state agencies to establish some new Research and Development programs depending upon their S&T needs  Develop an accredited solid R&D system in state agencies thorough partnerships  Guide to state agencies to meet the European Union R&D and S&T criteria  Prepare government agencies to adopt a proactive S&T policy Program started with act of 11. BTYK (March 10, 2005 ) Program Objectives

55.  Maximize the potential inherent in a state’s S&T resources  Use those resources as a foundation for economical growth  Increase public awareness of R&D in the state  Expands funding opportunities in government innovation research and development  Expands public/private sector partnerships  Promote development of science and technology resources through partnerships  Universities  Industry  Government Program Objectives (cont’)

56. Some important R&D Criteria for Public Research Projects  Developing a new national/international technology/method/ system/product/process technique in direction of government agencies R&D research program and interests  As a result of project, developed technology/method/ system/product/process/ technique is new to country, Turkey  Solving a problem/problems of state agency thorough partnership by using a new technology/method/ system/product/process/ technique  Reduce or Remove technological dependency  Application is new to country, Turkey  Solve an important problem/problems of country of Turkey  Promote development of science and technology resources through partnerships Universities, Industry and Government

57. Call for projects Deadline for project submission Expanded new deadline for project submission as requested by the state agencies March 2005 May 31, 2005 End of year 2005 Total number of submissions Number of state agencies project submitted 246 30 Number of Defence and Space Research Projects Total submitted number of state projects 133 113 Total Budget (out of 854 M YTL) Projects period 50 M YTL 1-4 years Number of evaluated projects Number of supported projects until now 42 14 Number of projects accepted, processed and a contract signed for financial support 7 projects Acceptance rate(%)%30 Summary of State R&D Projects

58. Submitted State R&D Projects 27.861.39712Other 834.220.928246Total 7.959.5002Temsan A.S 11.494.1683Turkish Petroleum Group 2.323.5103Ministry of Education 661.6913Eti Mining Group 2.966.2063Ministry of Interior 8.661.0004Ministry of Construction 16.715.00010State Highway Administration 32.909.71310 Ministry of Energy and Resources 29.702.83015Ministry of Health 27.733.66121 Ministry of Environment and Forestry 42.358.25227Ministry of Agriculture 622.874.000133Ministry of Defence Budget (YTL)Project NumberState Agency

59. State R&D Projects Accepted, Processed and a Contract Signed for Financial Support 3.500.000TÜBİTAK MAM Ministry of Transportation 1.000.000METU Ministry of Energy 15.500.000TÜBİTAK-MAM, 22 Universities Ministry of Construction 3.705.800METU Ministry of Construction 4.237.200İSTANBUL KÜLTÜR ÜNİV. Ministry of Construction 1.222.500 RESEARCH INSTITUTES OF MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE EGE UNI. MUSTAFA KEMAL UNI GAZIOSMANPASA UNI Ministry of Agriculture METU-Fac. Of Science 1.000.000 HACETTEPE UNI. Fac. of Medicine HACETTEPE ÜNI. Fac of Pharmacy METU Ministry of Health Budget (YTL) R&D Performers State Agency

60. 2005-2010 State R&D Projects Financial Support Expectations Million YTL Years

61. 100772Total 540Institutes 430Science and Society 13100 State R&D 13100 Defence and Space 31243Industrial R&D 24189Academic R&D 970Science Manpower %Expenditure 2006 Year/ Million YTL Expected TARAL expenditures and Public R&D rate in 2006

62.  Science and Technology are very important to keep a nation’s economy competitive and to solve nation’s problems in health, defense, energy and environment.  TUBITAK expects that this program will help to concentrate on the government ’s research programs  This R&D Program focused on achieving well- defined practical outcomes  Will help to promote Turkey’s role in science and technology arena  As a result, every state research and development (R&D) YTL must be invested as effectively as possible. Summary

63.  Increase quality of life of society  Find solutions to social issues  Increase competitiveness of country  Spread and disseminate the S&T culture among our society …We are continuously working hand in hand, from heart to heart, putting our genius at the service of the unlighted path of Science In order to…

64. Contract Sign Ceremony for 7 accepted and processed government research projects (09/08/2005)

65. THANK YOU Dr. Halit Kaplan TUBITAK-TURKIYE