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Scientific cooperation between the European Union and Turkey – advantages and possible synergies

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  • Agota David

    (Regional Centre for Information and Scientific Development)

  • Tamas Szigetvari

    (Institute of World Economics, Centre for Economic and Regional Studies, Hungarian Academy of Sciences)

Abstract

The Turkish economy has shown remarkable economic performance over the last decade. Currently, it is the 18th largest economy in the world. To increase its competitiveness, Turkey set research and development as a priority area for the next decade, with the ambitious goal of reaching 3% of GERD/GDP by 2023. Despite several controversies about the EU accession process in general, Turkey is an active member of the European research area. It is an associated member of the RDI Framework Programmes since 2002, it participated in and coordinated various scientific projects, policy-coordination actions, mobility programmes and won grants for excellent researchers. In the Turkish national STI strategy for 2011-2016, the three vertical and six horizontal axes consist of various scientific areas like ICT, Energy, Defence, Water, Food, which have been also set as priority areas in the European H2020 programme. We would like to focus in our article on possible synergies between priority areas, as well as on the role of SMEs in the innovation chain, which are enjoying a special attention in both Horizon 2020 and in Turkish national science and economic policy.

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  • Agota David & Tamas Szigetvari, 2015. "Scientific cooperation between the European Union and Turkey – advantages and possible synergies," IWE Working Papers 218, Institute for World Economics - Centre for Economic and Regional Studies.
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    1. Erdil Erkan & Dilek Çetin, 2014. "ERAWATCH COUNTRY REPORT 2012: Turkey," JRC Research Reports JRC85298, Joint Research Centre.
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      Keywords

      Turkey; cooperation; research and development; Science; Technology and Innovation policy; Horizon 2020; middle income trap.;
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      JEL classification:

      • F42 - International Economics - - Macroeconomic Aspects of International Trade and Finance - - - International Policy Coordination and Transmission
      • H52 - Public Economics - - National Government Expenditures and Related Policies - - - Government Expenditures and Education
      • I23 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Education - - - Higher Education; Research Institutions
      • O14 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Industrialization; Manufacturing and Service Industries; Choice of Technology
      • O32 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Management of Technological Innovation and R&D

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