Presented by Dr. Ozgur Uckan at Turkey Knowledge Economy Assessment Report Workshop of World Bank, November 5, 2003, Ankara. Presentation focus on ICT & dynamic information infrastructure as a knowledge economy pillar, and treats national ICT policies as a crucial development tool.

2. Knowledge Economy
“(Basic economic resource) is knowledge and will
be knowledge…”
Peter F. Drucker, Post-Capitalist Society
“An economy that makes effective use of knowledge
for its economic and social development. This
includes tapping foreign knowledge as well as
adapting and creating knowledge for its specific
needs.”
Knowledge for Development, WBI
Dr. Özgür Uçkan

3. Knowledge Economy “Pillars”
Dr. Özgür Uçkan

4. Dynamic Information Infrastructure
Dr. Özgür Uçkan

5. ICT Impact
Dr. Özgür Uçkan

6. Information Infrastructure and
Knowledge Economy
Dr. Özgür Uçkan

7. Turkey – KAM Variables for ICT
Dr. Özgür Uçkan

8. Network Readiness
Dr. Özgür Uçkan

9. Turkey’s ICT in Global Context
ICT
12.00
EC
10.00 Singapore USA
Ireland Estonia Oceania Finland
Korea UK
Slovakia Slovenia Germany
8.00
Turkey Poland
Most Recent
Latvia Hungary Czech Rep.
Lithuania Mexico Chile EC Accession
6.00 Brazil
Romania Bulgaria
LAC EAP
MNA Russia
4.00 China
AFR
2.00
SA
0.00
0.00 2.00 4.00 6.00 8.00 10.00 12.00
1995
Source: World Bank
Dr. Özgür Uçkan

10. Turkey – ICT Penetration
Dr. Özgür Uçkan

11. Internet Hosts Per 1000 Inhabitants
Source: OECD STI Outlook 2002
Dr. Özgür Uçkan

12. Turkish ICT Market
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13. National ICT Policies:
Challenges
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14. National ICT Policy Priorities
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15. Policy Networking and Partnerships
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16. Telecom Liberalization
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17. eTurkey and Social Inclusion
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18. Legal and Institutional Environment
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19. National Agreement
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20. Dr. Özgür Uçkan