The Digital Turkey Platform And KPMG Turkey Held Their First Workshop İn The Journey To Enhance EU Collaborations

The Digital Turkey Platform and KPMG Turkey conducted the first workshop for a guide study on "enhancing collaborations between Turkey and the European Union in the ICT field." In the workshop, discussions were held with Permanent Representatives and Digital Europe executives in Brussels to establish a roadmap aimed at identifying the EU's needs.

Established in 2011 through the collaboration of the Turkish Informatics Foundation (TBV), the Informatics Industrialists Association (TÜBİSAD), and the Turkish Electronic Industrialists Association (TESİD), and a member of Digital Europe, the Digital Turkey Platform, along with KPMG Turkey, organized the first workshop for the guide study on "enhancing collaborations between Turkey and the European Union in the ICT field," with participation from academics, entrepreneurs, and representatives of companies in the informatics and telecommunications sectors.

Promotional meetings to be held in Turkey and Brussels

Highlighting the significance of the input from academics and company executives who attended the workshop and shared their views and suggestions, Faruk Eczacıbaşı, President of the Digital Turkey Platform, expressed his strong belief that collaborations would be further developed through promotional meetings to be held in Turkey and Brussels following the completion of the guide study.

Meetings will offer significant contributions

Murat Alsan, Country Head of KPMG Turkey, mentioned his satisfaction with working with extensively knowledgeable individuals on such a crucial topic, indicating his belief that the promotional meetings scheduled for the first half of the year will make significant contributions.

A roadmap was established

Following the workshop, where enhancing joint workforce strategies, entrepreneurship development, sustainability in digital transformation, fund usage, and efficiency were discussed, discussions were held with Permanent Representatives and Digital Europe executives in Brussels to identify the EU's needs, leading to the development of a roadmap.

The Digital Turkey Platform, with the contribution of Digital Europe, of which it is a member, will be able to compare Turkey's strengths in the field with Europe's needs.