Mustafa Özmete
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
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In the globalizing world, all countries are focused on developing and producing products that can compete in the market to achieve growth breakthroughs and a steady economic process, fooling innovative ideas and working on R & D. One of the most important inputs for R & D activities, which is an important development and prosperity indicator for countries, is R & D spending. In the last decade, efforts have been made to restructure and protect macroeconomic stability in Turkey. According to the statement made by Turkish Statistical Institute on 20 November 2014; The ratio of R & D spending to GDP rose from 0.48 in 2003 to 0.95 in 2013.

While GDP was 841 billion TL and R & D expenditure was 4,061 million TL in 2003, In 2013, GDP was 1.659 billion TL and R & D expenditure was 15.696 million TL. In comparison with OECD countries, it has been determined that R & D expenditure per capita, which was US $ 42 in 2003 by using purchasing power parity indicators in Turkey, increased by US $ 176 in 2013. R & D expenditures of the Higher Education Sector, especially between 2003 and 2007, are the highest in private and public sectors; It is understood that as of 2008, the private sector took the lead in terms of R & D expenditures and made the highest expenditure in 2013. While private sector R & D expenditure is 7453 million TL in 2013, this amount in the higher education sector drops to 6606 million TL and in the public sector it drops to 1636 million TL. However, even if the R & D expenditure ratio is low, it is understood that the public sector is an important financial resource in terms of R & D expenditures. In 2013, the private sector is the source of finance for R & D expenditures with TL 7671 million, followed by the public sector with TL 4168 million. The tertiary sector is the third source of financial resources for R & D spending with TL 3208 million.

On the other hand, human capital accumulation is the most important resource and input for R & D activities in the information age. Because R & D activities are based on the innovation process that includes new ideas, models and applications that can meet social and economic needs. According to the Law No. 4691 on Technology Development Zones, innovation is recognized as a method of transforming creative ideas or information into useful applications. The innovation process consists of two phases: the first phase is the emergence of a new and creative idea. The second stage is to create a profit by operating a creative idea through life, in other words by reflecting it on product, service and process.

As you can see, transforming creative ideas into products is a comprehensive process with different factors and dimensions. In this book, which is a guide for those who have innovative ideas and who conduct R & D activities, you can find information on the financial resources in our country, the establishment of R & D centers and the Turquality process for R & D activities. Nanomam consulting, creating awareness for benefiting from private sector support and incentive programs in line with the targets and needs of our country; In this process he is working on developing correct and scientific methods. It attaches importance to the cooperation of national and international stakeholders for the integration of the private sector in the national R & D and innovation ecosystem that exists in our country. Nanomam Consulting will continue to pioneer these efforts in the future, with strong staff, references and experience, emphasis on university-industry business cooperation, coordination of R & D projects and services to complete successfully.

The future is in R & D; The countries that carry out R & D activities will always be ahead and pioneer in technology and age. Nanomam Consulting will continue to be one of the key cells of R & D and innovation.

Best regards.