Science, Technology and Innovation Policy in Turkey

Course content

This course aims to lay out the conceptual basis of Science, Technology and Innovation Policy and its association with development. The evolution of the STI Policy given the pressures of globalization is contested. The Innovation Systems concept is introduced to shed light to the policy intervervention rationale for development. Within this framework Turkish STI Policy and European STI Policy concepts, basic credentials are discussed. The case of Turkey in terms of integration with Europe in the field of STI is tackled. Besides theoretical basis of Turkish and European STI Policy issues, practical examples are presented for a more reliable outlook to recent policy trends in STI.