National Technology Initiative: Social Reflections and Türkiye's Future

Abstract

This book, prepared by TÜBA, with a thematic focus on the National Technology Initiative, conveys to the literature, scientifically and methodically, the experiences and insights gained at every level of Türkiye’s technological success. Scientists, technology managers, and decision-makers have contributed 37 chapters for the home and national technology and innovation project, which encompasses fields ranging from health to transportation, military to education, and industry to space. Future initiatives in research, R&D and innovation will be able to take inspiration from Türkiye’s National Technology Initiative scientific and humanitarian road map, which continues to march confidently toward its goal of becoming a model of total technical and innovative achievement. The book has distinguished itself as a unique contribution to international scientific literature, having been developed as a worldwide reference source in Turkish and English.

Smart farms? Ethnographic insights from agricultural digitalization in Turkey

“…Public concerns about national cybersecurity, stemming from the prevalent use of global brands of digital farming technologies, have heightened amid the country's recent 'national technological initiative's advancement' (Şeker & Doğrul 2022;Tarımdanhaber n.d.). This advancement draws public attention through exhibitions of 'local and national' electric cars, CPUs (central processing units), unmanned aerial combat vehicles and other technologies in techno-fests held in various Turkish cities, which also host digital farming technology developers for competitions.…”