Local navigation move from Türkiye: Bilisim Vadisi announced

Türkiye is adding a new one to its localization moves in strategic technologies. A local navigation application is being developed in collaboration with the public-private sector under the leadership of Bilişim Vadisi. While the long-running work is coming to an end, the aim is to make the application available to citizens soon.

TÜZGEN: WE MUST HAVE STRATEGIC PRODUCTS

Erkam Tüzgen, General Manager of Bilişim Vadisi, made special statements to SABAH at the stand established within the scope of TEKNOFEST Southeast. Stating that IT Valley aims to bring new technologies to Türkiye by collaborating with the private sector, Tüzgen said that they focus on strengthening public-private sector cooperation, especially in strategic areas. Tüzgen stated that they chose areas where the private sector would have difficulty in entering on their own and that their aim is to ensure that Türkiye has more strategic products. Stating that navigation technologies are one of these areas, Tüzgen said that the navigation applications widely used in the world are not local or national.

ITS IMPORTANCE WAS REVEALED IN WARS

Stating that the importance of navigation services in daily life is often not noticed, Tüzgen said that these technologies have become strategic in times of tension and war. Tüzgen stated that the strategic importance of navigation technologies was seen more clearly in the Russia-Ukraine War and the Iran-Israel War, and noted that they started working to reduce Türkiye's external dependence in this field.

CITIZENS WILL USE IT SOON

Explaining that a joint company was established with one of the experienced organizations in the field of navigation in Türkiye and that the application started to be developed with the support of the Ministry of Industry and Technology, Tüzgen said that the project has been ongoing for a long time. Tüzgen said, "Hopefully, it will be ready for the use of users, that is, our citizens, soon. This application will be published."

IT WILL BE A LOCAL ALTERNATIVE

Stating that a local alternative to existing navigation services will be offered with the application to be developed, Tüzgen emphasized that the use of location data of users in Türkiye by foreign companies is strategically important. Tüzgen said, "We wish to offer an alternative to our citizens. Our aim is to save our people from foreign dependency."