Deputy Minister of Transport and Infrastructure Ömer Fatih Sayan: - "Although the purchase rate from SMEs in the communications sector is still not at the level we want, we are trying to do our best in terms of the state supporting SMEs by increasing the purchase rate from SMEs engaged in production." - "Especially in market places, abroad "We see that outsourced marketplaces have come to the fore as the dominant power of the market. It would be beneficial to proceed in a balanced manner here, too."
"4th SMEs and Informatics Congress", organized in cooperation with the Turkish Informatics Association and the Turkish Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises, Self-Employed Persons and Managers Foundation (TOSYÖV), was held at the Information Technologies and Communication Authority (BTK) Conference Hall. In his speech, Sayan stated that one of the most important tools that direct the economy in Turkey, as in the whole world, is the manufacturing industry, and pointed out that they see that industrialized, developing and economically successful countries have developed a lively and active manufacturing sector. Pointing out that SMEs, which constitute 99.8 percent of active companies in Turkey, are the main source of economic growth and business development, Sayan said, "There are 3.2 million SMEs in our country compared to 7 thousand large companies operating in the industry and service sectors. Our economy "Our SMEs, which are the main dynamo, realize 72 percent of employment, half of the total turnover and 37 percent of total exports." he said.
Reminding that SMEs were given support such as purchasing conditions in 3G and 4.5G tenders, Sayan said, "We decided to purchase at least 10 percent of the infrastructure investments of large companies in the communications sector from SMEs. But unfortunately, neither our SMEs nor our large companies "They found a way around these issues. The big company was importing it itself and then selling it to the company it would buy through our SMEs. To prevent this, we changed the SME purchasing requirement to SMEs that manufacture and produce added value in Turkey," he said. Stating that both local and national rates have increased over the past period, Sayan said, "Although the rate of purchases from SMEs in the communication sector is still not at the level we want, we are trying to do our best in terms of the state supporting SMEs by increasing the rate of purchases from SMEs engaged in production." said.
Çöllüoğlu spoke at the Digital SMEs and Vision Sector Panel
Türksat Bilişim Business Development and Project Management Director Ömer Faruk Çöllüoğlu spoke at the “Digital SMEs and Vision Sector Panel”. Çöllüoğlu explained that, as Türksat, they carried out the digital transformation together with SMEs and said that there is no company that has a question mark in its mind regarding the necessity of e-transformation. He said that no one among SMEs discusses the necessity of e-transformation anymore, and that there are many local companies dedicated to smart city and smart road infrastructure. Çöllüoğlu mentioned that there are very serious works being carried out in Turkey regarding smart transportation and said, "As Türksat, we are also carrying out smart transportation and smart city works in addition to e-Transformation studies, and we want to work with companies that produce solutions in this field."
Reminding that Türksat's size in the IT market in Turkey is around 1.5-2 percent, Çöllüoğlu said, “Since all companies in our ecosystem are SMEs, we bring some standards in software, applications and infrastructure. We have set the standards and this way, we understand each other with our SMEs and are sufficient for each other. However, a national standard is necessary. "No single company can do e-transformation in Turkey, no single institution can meet this need," he said.