ADANA UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY JOINT RESEARCH CENTER

TURKEYParticipant Role: Contractor

Arzu LER (Electr. Eng., Centre Expert)

State Of The Art Of the Adana RegionS&T Intermediation System

& Clusters-Networks

What is Lacking?

The limited number of innovation measures and a policy mix which is not strategically focused on priorities continue to result in an insufficient innovation performance.

Weaknesses in innovation governance since there are no regional bodies for policy making and implementation.

Turkey has relatively well structured government institutions in the NIS at national level. But there is no regional approach to innovation policy in Turkey, yet.

ProgressionsThe crucial need for the establishment of regional innovation systems and the design and implementation of regional policies has been realized by central government[1].

Preliminary Development Plan implicitly covers innovation-related objectives at regional level, specifically in the priority fields of :

strengthening human resourcesincreasing the self-employment potentialsupporting existing SMEs and SMEs to be established increasing their competitiveness by fostering the co-operation partnership potential in the form of network organizations

[1] This subsection is based on the EC report Annual Innovation Policy Trends and AppraisalReport Turkey 2006

A pilot project has been initiated for establishing a Regional Development Agency .

Better restructurings in regional level including innovation related issues.The co-ordination and the catalytic role of the agencies at national level are carried out by the State Planning Organization DPT.

As an important component of the organization of regional development agencies, the law envisages the establishment of investment support offices in each region

Provides mentoring and coordination services to potential investors.

Progressions

Main Main Main organisationsorganisationsorganisations of the of the of the RRRegionalegionalegional IIInnovationnnovationnnovationSSSystemystemystem in Adanain Adanain Adana

Adana Entrepreneur Businessmen Association, Eastern Mediterrarean Federation Of Industrialists,Adana Businesswomen Association, Adana Chamber Of Commerce,Adana Chamber Of Industry Independent Industrialist And Enterpreneur Businessmen Assocation, Adana Young Businessmen Association , Çukurova Young Businessmen Association Education For Sustainable Development Society Of Cukurova

Chambers of commerce, industry and associations

IRC AnatoliaNetworks of organisations active in the field of research, tech.& innov.

Adana ÜSAMS&T intermediaries between research and business

TUBITAK, TTGV, Veterinary Control and Research Institutes, Çukurova University has 29 research and application centers,TUBITAK Adana USAM, Textile Testing and Quality Control Lab.

Public and private research institutes/laboratories

Cukurova University, Mersin University, Cag University, Vocational School

Universities and other higher education institutions

Name of organisationType of organisation

Sectoral coverage of 14 S&T IntermediariesSectoral coverage of 14 S&T Intermediaries

0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

informatics

robotics

mechanics

metrology

industrial design

wood processing

agriculture

food processing

advanced materials

chemistry

no specialisation

other, please specify

energy

electronics

ICT

textiles

logistics

construction

transport equipment

mechanical engineering

biotechnology

Number of S&T

Categorisation of Categorisation of Categorisation of RRRegionalegionalegional S&T intermediariesS&T intermediariesS&T intermediaries

* TECHNOSCOPE * KOSGEB * ÜSAM

Hybrid

* ADS AD * DAS FED, * KAD * ATO* ADANA ORG. IND. ZONE * ADASO* MÜS AD * AG AD* ÇUG AD * ÇESKA* GOVERNORSHIP OF ADANA EU BUREA

Non-technological

Technological

SectoralGeneric

Core Core Core and secondary activities ofand secondary activities ofand secondary activities of RegionalRegionalRegional GenericGenericGenericNonNonNon---TechnologicalTechnologicalTechnological S&T S&T S&T IntermediariesIntermediariesIntermediaries

02468

1012

Collective actions

Support for technological andscientific cooperation

Support for new product andservice development

IPR and commercialisation

LicencingSupport to innovative start-ups

and spin-offs

Human capital mobility

Networking and clustering

Assistance in accessingpublic funding for RTDI

activities

core activity

secondary activity

0

1

2

3

4

5Collective actions

Support for technological andscientific cooperation

Support for new product andservice development

IPR and commercialisation

LicencingSupport to innovative start-ups

and spin-offs

Human capital mobility

Networking and clustering

Assistance in accessing publicfunding for RTDI activities

core activity

secondary activity

Core and secondary activities of Regional HybridNon-Technological S&T Intermediaries

Lack of Sectoral Intermediaries

There is a dominance of generic organizations and most of them offer non-technological services to companies.

Adana region lacks sectoral intermediaries due to lack of importance of sectoral intermediaries for the RIS.

Recently national and regional innovation policy and implementation of this policy has been activated by the central government.

State of The Art of S&T Intermediaries

Generally, regional S&T intermediaries have no specialized area, but they serve their members of all kinds of sectors with limited personnel employment and budget.

Most of the institutions have source of funding based on membership fees (private funding) except KOSGEB and ADANA Government EU Office.

Without the membership fees, few of the S&T intermediaries can survive.

Insufficient communication and coordination between SMEs and S&T intermediaries in our region.

In our region s S&T intermediation system both SMEs and S&T intermediaries have main deficiencies about cooperation with each other. Insufficient awareness, insufficient communications

There are similarities between the institutions which SMEs and S&T intermediaries cooperate. These are mostly universities, chambers of industry and commerce.

Lack of coordination on innovation policy both within the publicsector and between the public and private sectors.

As a result there must be various sectoral networks and clusters that organize those Intermediaries

State of The Art of S&T Intermediaries

Regional Economical Profile

Regional Economical ProfileAdana is one of the most important cities of our country

productive soil, historical and natural beauty, characteristics of being agricultural,industrial and trade centre art and cultural tissue.

Today, Adana has been going through recent attempts with availableairport, highway projects, Organized Industrial Zone, Small Industrial SitesUniversity, Health and educational institutions and etc.

Some Economic Indicators

1.564.388 $ Export (2005)

17.859 (1850 industrial company,%10 of total) 16 of 500 BE are in Adana Number of Companies

Over 33.780Number of University Students

2Number of Universities

Ranking 6th city of TurkeyLevel of Tax Revenue

4,5 Billion (% 3,5 of total GDP of Turkey, Ranking 11th city of Turkey)GDP

18,9 % (% of economically active people )Unemployment Rate (2005)

Agriculture, Industry,Trade, Service Sectors Ranking 11th city of TurkeyLevel of Employment

625.000Number of Employees

482926201782003

Among 81 Turkish

Cities

K.MARAHATAYKONYAGAZ ANTEPMERS NADANA

Neigbourhood Cities Social-Economic Development Levelstanbul level: 1

Some Economic Indicators

307 million Euro (for 2006)R&D Budget (National)

132Number of technological labs

appr. 300 R&D oriented companies

over 2000Number of private and public researchers

0,67 % (2002) R&D Expenditures over GDP (National)

Textile32%

Metal and Machinery

17%

Food and Beverage

16%

Construction Materials

11%

Others14%

Chemistry and Plastics

10%

GENERAL INFORMATION: Main Sectorial Distribution of ADANA Industry

Annual Export 1.314 billion euros

Annual Import over 1.003 Billion euros

-SMENumber of SME: 1.075Manufacturer: 525Mending and Trade : 550

-BENumber of BE : 8 % of Total EnterprisesNumber of BE empolyes more than 1000: 10 Number of Enterprises employes more than 10: 290

-The Sectors that has high level of employement:- Textile- Food- Chemistry and Plastics

- Sectors of BE that has high added value: -Food %30-Weaving and Clothing-Chemistry and Plastics

State of State of State of TheTheThe Art of Art of Art of RegionalRegionalRegional IndustryIndustryIndustry

State of the Art of the Clusters & Networks in the Field Of:

TextileWoodPaperFiberMetalPlastic

ADANA USAM is the only Regional Generic Hybrid S&T intermediary andNetwork.

There isn t any other Regional Sectoral Clusters & Networks.But there are some national Sectoral Non-Technological Constitutions that serves support services to the SME s and engineers.

These services are briefly:

To collaborate between the members active in the related sector, in thesubjects of technical, profesional and legal.To upgrade the related sector by planning national and internationalorganisationsTo collaborate between the related training and educational instutions.

State of the Art of the Clusters & Networks

ProgressionsProgressionsProgressionsTUBITAK - The Scientific And Technological Research Council Of Turkey hasmentioned the establishment of those networks and clusters in the Future vision and social-economic target in the Vision2023 announcement.

Several workshops organised in the beginning of 2007 in the below sectors:

* Automative Technology Platform * Textile Technology Platform * Metal Technology Platform * Electrics and Electronics Technology Platform * Shipping and Marine Technology Platform

A Programme has started by TUBITAK Scientific and Technological Cooperation Networks and Platforms

Establishment Initiative Support Programme

Adana USAM has established the first Regional Platform

Tel. : 0 322 338 72 37, 338 72 38Fax. :0 322 338 72 39

Adana-ÜSAM Çukurova Üniversitesi01330 Balcal / ADANA - TURKEY

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