2.R & D Innovation Summit and Exhibition was Held in Istanbul

İstanbul 2.R & D Innovation Summit and Exhibition Kır organized by the Architects and Engineers Group (MMG) with the contributions and participation of TCDD, 06 September 2017 with the Minister of Science, Industry and Technology Faruk Özlü at Istanbul Lütfi Kırdar Congress and Exhibition Center It was opened by Minister Lütfi Elvan.

“WE WILL NEVER GIVE UP TO INVESTMENT IN R&D”

TCDD's "The Republic of Turkey State Railways Family" Development Minister Lutfi name with attention Speaking at the opening of the summit that welcome visitors at a booth under one roof with Subsidiaries and development agencies supported the project over a thousand so far Elven, "Development agencies are preparing regional innovation strategies and they apply. Now, entrepreneurial support centers are being established within the development agencies ”.

"We will never give up investment in R&D in order to reach the 2023 Development targets," said Minister Elvan. If we separate 3 percent today, we do not have the infrastructure to use this resource. That's why we will constantly invest in infrastructure. ”

”R & D ACTIVITIES INCREASED“

Faruk Özlü, Minister of Science, Industry and Technology, stated that approximately 39 was employed in Research Development and Design centers. Concise, "Turkey for R & D activities in the central budget was spent per year 17 2016 million. This figure represents an increase of 7,5 by 2015. All these figures indicate the importance that our government gives to R & D. 20 The Production Reform Package, which came into force in July, contains very important regulations to encourage innovation and R & D. With the production reform package, the companies that produce information technology and software are now included in the definition of industrialists. Üretim

APAYDIN ​​SPEAKED IN THE PANEL OF LOCAL AND NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGIES

TCDD General Manager İsa Apaydın In the context of sunum 2. R & D Innovation Summit and Exhibition v, he made a presentation at the panel titled v Native and National Transportation Technologies ise.

In the presentation of Apaydın, developments in the railway sector; He talked about current and ongoing line projects, R & D activities in the railway sector, Railway Research and Technology Center (DATEM) and National Train Projects.

"EUROTEM, İZBAN, SİTAŞ, VADEMSAŞ, through our subsidiaries such as RAYSİMAŞ technologies that are not in Turkey have established such investments to move to Turkey," said Apaydin, TÜLOMSAŞ in local and national diesel engine and E-1000 electric locomotive, TÜDEMSAŞ in the Pointing out that they produce the National Freight Wagon, the goals as soon as possible to produce the National High Speed ​​Train to the rails, he said.

At the end of the session İsa ApaydınOsman Balta, Architects and Engineers Group President, was presented with a plaque of appreciation.