Ankara Cyberpark

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Ankara Cyberpark
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Science Park?

• A property-based venture, which has
• Existing or planned land and buildings designed
  primarily for private and public research and
  development facilities, high technology and
  science based companies, and support services.
• A contractual and/or formal ownership or
  operational relationship with one or more
  universities or other institutions of higher
  education, and science research.
• A role in promoting research and development by
  the university in partnership with industry,
  assisting in the growth of new ventures, and
  promoting economic development.
• A role in aiding the transfer of technology and
  business skills between the university and
• Association of University Related Research Parks
  (AURP)

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Science Park?

• A Science or Technology Park is a space,
  physical or cybernetic, managed by a specialized
  professional team that provides value-added
  services, whose main aim is to increase the
  competitiveness of its region or territory of
  influence by stimulating a culture of quality and
  innovation among its associated businesses and
  knowledge-based institutions, organizing the
  transfer of knowledge and technology from its
  sources to companies and to the market place, and
  by actively fostering the creation of new and
  sustainable innovation-based companies through
  incubation and spin-off processes.
• Luis Sanz, the director general of the IASP
  (International Association of Science
  Parks)(Sanz, 2001)

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Science Park?

• A science park is a business support and
  technology transfer initiative that
• encourages and supports the start up and
  incubation of innovation led, high growth,
  knowledge based businesses
• provides an environment where larger and
  international businesses can develop specific and
  close interactions with a particular center of
  knowledge creation for their mutual benefit
• has formal and operational links with centers of
  knowledge creation such as universities, higher
  education institutes and research organizations.
• (UKSPA web page, 2002)

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Types of Parks
Business park, agropark, medipark, innovation
center, business and innovation center, etc.
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Business incubation and Business Support Centers

• Business incubation is a dynamic process of
  business enterprise development. Incubators
  nurture young firms, helping them to survive and
  grow during the startup period when they are most
  vulnerable. Incubators provide hands-on
  management assistance, access to financing and
  orchestrated exposure to critical business or
  technical support services. They also offer
  entrepreneurial firms shared office services,
  access to equipment, flexible leases and
  expandable space all under one roof.
• (NBIA, IASP Web Page)
• Business support centers can be considered as
  business incubators without rental space. These
  institutions are generally established for
  providing business consultancy, legal and
  financial services. Business support centers
  offer the "software" of business incubators that
  is the consulting, advice and networking. However
  they do not provide the physical facilities and
  the rental space for start-up companies.
• (SPICE Group, Science Park and Innovation Center
  Experts )

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Other Related Terms

• Tenant Any company or institution (including
  governmental organizations and NGOs) located in
  science parks which is not owned by the science
  park. The tenants generally provides a regular
  stream of (rental) income as well as value adding
  to the image of the park and being of some direct
  benefit to other tenants (by cooperation,
  information, sub-contracting etc.).
• Entrepreneur a person who organizes and manages
  a business undertaking, assuming all the risk for
  the sake of the profit
• Innovation Creation, exchange, evolution and
  application of new ideas into marketable goods
  and services for the success of an organization,
  the vitality of a nations economy, and the
  advancement of society as a whole. In short
  innovation can be defined as the ability to
  deliver new value to a customer (REF Debra
  Amidon, IASP Web Page)

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SME, start-up and spin-off

• SME In general, an SME is considered to have
  fewer than a specific number of employees, such
  as 500, 300 or 100.This upper limit
  differentiates from one country to another. Still
  some countries distinguish between autonomous
  SMEs and those that are connected to a larger
  enterprise or group.
• micro 1 - 4 employees very small 5 - 19
  employees small 20 - 99 employees and medium
  100 - 500 employees. (REF Source OECD, IASP Web
  Page)
• The EU definition of Small and Medium-sized
  Enterprises is as followsCompanies which have
  fewer than 250 employees and either have an
  annual turnover not exceeding EUR 40 million or
  an annual balance sheet total not exceeding EUR
  27 million and are independent (i.e. other
  companies hold no more than 25 of the capital
  or voting rights)." REF (Source EU, IASP Web
  Page)
• TOBB 1-150 Undersecretariat of Foreign
  Trade 1-200 Eximbank 1-250
• Start-up very early stage of a development of a
  new company that requires intensive business
  consultancy and financial advise and looking to
  grow through possible venture capital funding
• Spin-off A start-up firm originating from larger
  companies, universities, or research institutes

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Seed and Venture Capital

• Seed Capital Money used for the initial
  investment in a project or startup company, for
  proof-of-concept, market research, or initial
  product development. Seed capital or start-up
  funds aim is to provide capital for innovative
  firms. They participate in the initial financing
  of start-up companies, before they have marketed
  their products or developed their technology.
• Venture capital is an equity investment (and
  rarely access permission to know-how) in a
  company having very good growth potential. Unlike
  seed capital venture capital is provided to a
  company at later stages of its development
• Business Angel Experienced individuals usually
  with an entrepreneurial background or focused
  organizations providing personal advice,
  consulting and support and quite often seed
  capital to start-up enterprises. The money
  provided by these individuals or organizations
  against some percentage of shares of the start-up
  company are also called as risk capital as well.
• (Investor words, IASP Web Page)

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ANKARA CYBERPARK

• A science and technology park established
  jointly by Bilkent University and its affiliate
  Bilkent Holding

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MISSION

• Ankara Cyberparks primary mission is to create
  new resources and to improve the utilization of
  existing resources of its stakeholders
  (shareholders, tenants, academicians, students,
  government, Ankara Municipality, etc.) by
  providing its tenants with an atmosphere that
  creates synergy, the best quality and most
  cost-effective technopark services.

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MISSION

• As a part of its mission, Ankara Cyberpark will
  become a recognized center of excellence for
  scientific and technological development by means
  of
• Providing a new model for two-way interaction
  between the universities (particularly Bilkent
  University at the first stage) and businesses on
  the Technopark, through the greater involvement
  of academics, students and research staff. This
  will lead to the universities becoming more
  entrepreneurial in teaching, research and
  technology transfer activities, and the
  businesses becoming more innovative through the
  application of new technologies and knowledge.
• Creating a cluster of technologically advanced
  national and international companies, research
  and academic institutions by bringing them
  together into an ecosystem that promotes and
  creates new types of synergies between the
  scientific and the entrepreneurial communities.
• Encouraging the birth and growth of new companies
  and institutions that contribute to increases in
  technology development and export potential of
  Ankara and Turkey.

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VISION

• Cybercity The idea of developing the Ankara
  Cyberpark with Bilkent University will be
  extended over time to cover several universities
  and research institutions, which will lead to the
  evolution of a Cybercity serving the entire
  Ankara metropolis. When Cyberpark accomplishes
  its objective, Ankara will acquire a Silicon
  Valley.
• Center for IT and defense related research and
  development Currently aeronautical and space
  related electronics and IT is the largest niche
  for research and development in Turkey. In
  addition, being the capital, Ankara is where all
  headquarters of government organizations related
  to these niches are located. Ankara Cyberpark
  will provide a secure environment for the
  development of products and services in
  co-operation with these industries, leading to
  decreased dependency on external suppliers. The
  Cyberpark will also be a platform for the
  development and application of these technologies
  in other sectors including government, education,
  finance, telecommunications and other emerging
  sectors with growth potential.
• Platform of Internationalization Ankara
  Cyberpark will be a catalyst to foster the
  internationalization of tenant organizations
  resulting in increased exports and the sourcing
  of new technologies, using European and
  international knowledge networks to which Ankara
  Cyberpark will be associated. Ankara Cyberpark
  will also be a gateway to access international
  resources, such as programs funded by the
  European Union, World Bank, UNDP, OECD, etc.

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VISION

• Sensitivity and respect for the environment
  Ankara Cyberpark will aid the Bilkent community
  and its surrounding territory through increasing
  the quality of living by setting higher urban
  design standards which would include low density
  development, providing a significant amount of
  green space and sufficient parking area and by
  limiting its use to non-polluting occupants.
• Arts, culture, technology and science
  composition Rather than being a sole
  industrialization area, Cyberpark will be an
  organization blending scientific and
  technological strengths of the participants with
  arts and culture.
• Esteemed Brand Drawing on the potential of the
  three Universities in the area with 40,000
  students, (including 70 of all Turkish graduates
  in the fields of electrical, electronic
  engineering and computer sciences) Cyberpark will
  be developed and promoted as an outstanding
  location to attract international companies
  particularly in the IT and electronics sectors.
  Ankara Cyberpark will be a brand arousing pride
  and prestige over the world as well as Turkey.

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Cyberpark Stakeholders

• Tenants Technology based firms, NGOs, Government
  institutes, support organizations (restaurants,
  travel and agencies, financial institutions,
  etc.)
• Bilkent University
• Bilkent Holding
• Other Universities in the Area
• Academicians
• Students and Graduates
• Governmental and Non-governmental organizations
  having RD requirements

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OBJECTIVES

•  To assist all parties in increasing overall
  RD and software development investment by
  private companies and government institutions in
  Ankara and Turkey and to create new business
  opportunities for the IT and high-tech
  industries.
•  To facilitate a higher return on investment
  for private investors engaged in RD and software
  development in the technopark and to attract an
  important portion of RD and software development
  activities of Ankara and its surrounding region
  to the technopark area.
•   To attract international companies to develop
  new activities on the technopark in collaboration
  with university research groups.
•  To create new technology based companies and
  encourage the growth of existing ones benefiting
  from the RD potential of the universities in the
  area and facilitate technology transfer from
  academic institutions to these.

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OBJECTIVES

•   To allocate land, secure the necessary
  infrastructure and develop a range of premises to
  serve the needs of start-ups and the further
  development of existing businesses, which conform
  to the entry criteria of the Technopark, and thus
  create an environment with a reputation for
  innovation
•   To create and promote better cooperation
  mechanisms among tenants and enable them to
  utilize proximity advantages created by
  membership of the Ankara Cyberpark community and
  to accelerate the local economy.
•   To create new and better job opportunities
  for students and graduates in software and high
  technology related fields in the region and to
  help students to gain and integrate business
  perspective into their study life.
•  To improve access of academics and students to
  the business community, in order to impact on the
  structure and content of particular courses and
  help the universities to become more
  entrepreneurial.

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OBJECTIVES

•  Encourage spin-off firms started by
  academicians and enable academicians to
  commercialize their research studies.
•  To develop a cluster of high-tech aerospace
  oriented companies and research institutions
  within the technopark and create synergies
  between academic activities and major defence and
  aerospace projects in Turkey.
•   To develop a cluster of companies working on
  multimedia, education, audio-visual technologies,
  and related research institutions within the
  technopark and create a synergy between academic
  activities and the multibillion education
  technology projects in Turkey.

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OBJECTIVES

• In Short
• Higher technological and scientific advancement
• More RD studies and increased RD return rates
• More start-ups
• More support for SMEs
• More high technology based companies
• More foreign investment
• More export potential

• More jobs
• Less brain migration
• More commercially oriented courses
• More synergy
• Less costly production
• Better living standards
• Better workplaces
• Better use of benchmarks to upgrade performance

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Specific Objectives for Bilkent Group

• To create additional revenue streams for
  Bilkent University and Bilkent Holding companies
  by means of
• - Renting land, office space, industrial
  buildings, storage space, etc.
• - Providing a range of services to its tenants,
  such as Internet access, security, human
  resources and financial consultancy, incubation,
  construction, furnishing, interior decoration, -
  Increasing the utilization of existing premises
  and facilities such as sports International,
  Tepe-Cinemax, Odeon, Bilkent Center, Ankuva, etc.
• - Investing in firms located in the technopark
  as a venture capitalist.

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Specific Objectives for Bilkent Group

• To enable Bilkent Holding companies with RD
  and/or software development functions to benefit
  from the incentives and tax exemptions introduced
  by the Law 4691 and to reduce personnel costs.
• To attract better academic personnel with
  technology orientation to Bilkent University with
  better conditions and compensation opportunities.
• To attract government grants to the technopark
  and improve the infrastructure and landscape of
  the university campus area
• To reduce Bilkent Universitys academic
  personnel costs through employing some research
  staff in the tax exempted units and encouraging
  some academic personnel to become involved in
  technology related projects that provide them
  with tax exemption advantages.

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Main Technologies to be located in Cyberpark

• Software Development
• Multimedia Technologies
• Analog and digital broadcasting technologies
• Wireless and mobile communication systems
• Fiber and other terrestrial communication systems
  and technologies
• Defense and security technologies
• Satellite communication and microwave
  technologies
• Space and aviation technologies
• Computer, communication and peripheral equipment
  production

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Main Technologies to be located in Cyberpark

• Biomedical engineering and medical equipments
  production
• Other electrical and electronical tools and
  systems production
• Biotechnology and bioengineering
• Energy production and transformation technologies
• Chemistry and material technologies
• Other than the firms functioning in the above
  described areas, technopark support companies
  like banks, investment firms, consulting and
  training agencies will be located in the
  Cyberpark.

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Advantages of Ankara Cyberpark

• Location Besides being established within the
  campus area of Bilkent University, which is one
  of the research pioneers of Turkey, Ankara
  Cyberpark is located in close proximity to the
  two other prominent universities of our country,
  METU and Hacettepe, main research centers and
  public institutions providing collaboration in
  RD studies. Similarly due its location, Ankara
  Cyberpark enhances better relationships with the
  public research institutes and has a very high
  accessibility to the city center and the main
  residential cores of Ankara
• Power of Bilkent University and Bilkent Holding
  Cooperation The tenant companies will primarily
  benefit from the support of these institutions to
  Cyberpark, their experiences, existing
  infrastructures and resources, prestigious
  positions at national and international arena,
  and their tight relationships with private
  sector. Besides, participating in Bilkent campus
  area will offer lots of research, social,
  cultural and sports opportunities to the tenants.
• High Quality Services The operating company will
  offer a broad range of qualified services to met
  the demands of the participants, encourage their
  activities and improve their living standards.

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Advantages of Ankara Cyberpark

• Advantages of Bilkent Satellite City The
  participants of Cyberpark will find the
  opportunity of benefiting from the services of
  Bilkent Satellite City with special advantages.
  The facilities in Bilkent Satellite City offer a
  broad range of high quality services like
  shopping, catering and banking services, sport
  facilities, social and cultural activities etc.,
  which will increase the living standards of the
  participants in great extend.
• Proximity to High Quality Human Resources
  Bilkent University provides significant human
  resources for the Cyberpark participants
  particularly concerning the graduates of
  Electronic and Computer Engineering departments,
  who are in the top segment according to the
  university examination, as well as its competent
  academicians, who are pioneers in various
  research areas.
• Advanced Technology and Telecommunication
  Infrastructure The advanced telecommunication
  infrastructure of the Bilkent University and the
  Bilkent Satellite City will provide uninterrupted
  and fast communication services with the outside
  environment, which is a vital element for the
  technopark participants. Moreover, the existing
  technological infrastructure will give pace and
  support to the research and development
  activities.

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Economic Parameters

• It is foreseen that at the end of the 10 years of
  development period
• 400 firms and more than 10 thousand qualified
  employees
• A native annual value of 1 billion USD with 9 of
  the total developed value in IT sector,
  especially in software development
• An export contribution of over 100 million USD
• Total investment to the area 2-4 Billion USD
• Total Foreign Investment 300-550 Million USD

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MAIN SERVICES

• Main Institutions to be located in the Cyberpark
• Incubation Center
• EU Center
• Life-Long Learning Center
• Convention Center
• Cyberpark Club
• Science and Technology Museum
• Several Support Agencies

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MAIN SERVICES

• Sales To lease, to rent and to sell built office
  or industrial space and serviced land, and sale
  of various technopark services.
• Information Development and management of web
  sites, video, CD, brochures and other marketing
  material database with tenants info and
  competencies, and internal selective diffusion of
  useful information through Technoparks
  newsletter etc.
• Marketing Marketing of Ankara Cyberpark as a
  trustable and prestigious brand to all
  scientific, industrial and political decision
  makers and influencers in public and private
  institutions as well as national and
  international media.
• Animation Promoting the visibility of tenants
  and the interaction between them for mutual
  benefit. Provision of specialist RD services to
  outside world through the existing tenants and
  other external resources.
• Access to finance Support to access seed and
  venture capital, government international
  grants and credits.

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MAIN SERVICES

• Conference services Full conference arrangement
  services, including space reservation, catering,
  etc.
• Security Alarm Systems and Security services for
  site and buildings.
• Maintenance, Repair Landscaping Services
  Maintenance of all infrastructures and buildings
  (removals, small carpentry jobs, electrical
  installations, air conditioning, locks and
  security matters), repair services, landscaping
  of common areas.
• Restaurant/shops Catering, bar, restaurants,
  coffee shops and other commercial shops (tobacco,
  newspapers, hairdresser).
• Medical care Medical doctor, analysis, dentist,
  first aid as well as occupational medicine.
• Fire Extinguishing Fire alarms and extinguishing
  equipment maintenance.
• Travel agency Business travel services,
  ticketing, etc.
• Kindergarten Day care center for children of
  tenants employees in particular.

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MAIN SERVICES

• Agencies Development programs, patents, SME
  support programs.
• Financial Service Leasing, factoring general
  banking service for companies and personal.
• Heating and Lighting Services Heating and
  lighting of common areas.
• Cleaning Services Cleaning of the units.
• Infrastructure Supplies Electricity, gas, refuse
  management and disposal, water and sewage
  services.
• Telephone Telephone line rentals and telephone
  calls services.
• Insurance Insurance of buildings.
• Stationary Supplies Various stationary for
  office works.

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Current Tenants

• NCR Information Technology
• Polar Technology Software Development
• TBS Information Technology
• ARC Software Development
• MentorInformation Technology
• Bilisim Software Development
• Yöndata Software Development
• Promed Information Technology
• Bilkent University, ISYAM Telecommunication
  Technologies
• Meteksan IT Firms
• Meteksan Sistem
• Meteksan Net
• Mobilsoft
• Tepe Teknoloji

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THANK YOU!