ANKARA DEVELOPMENT AGENCY www.ankaraka.org.tr Ankara Development Agency, youngest of the 26 development agencies, is a public institution that has been established to diminish the regional disparities, increase the competitiveness of the region and to promote development. In accordance with participatory governance principles, Ankara Development Agency aims to mobilize regional and local dynamics to set up partnerships among public, private and NGO sectors, prepare regional development strategies, manage financial support programs and promote the region’s assets on the national and international platforms. Under the coordination of Ministry of Development, organizational structure of the agency is composed of key decision makers of the region, where executive board is the decision making body and the development board is the advisory platform and finally Secretariat General is responsible of implementation. MINISTRY OF DEVELOPMENT EXECUTIVE BOARD DEVELOPMENT BOARD SECRETARIAT GENERAL Investment Support Office Strategy and Business Development U. Programme Management Unit Internal Audit Monitoring and Evaluation Unit Corporate Cammunications Unit Experts and Support Staff Support Services Unit Executive Board; is composed of Mayor of the Greater Municipality of Ankara, Head of Chamber of Commerce, Head of Chamber of Industry and 3 elected members from the development board. Executive board is presided by Governor of Ankara. Development Board; is composed of 100 representatives from the local institutions such as; public bodies, private sector, NGOs, universities and local governments. Primary goal of the board is to steer the agency and set up networks of cooperation. Secretariat General; is the executive body of the Agency. General Secretariat consists of Secretary General, Internal Audit, Unit Managers, Experts and Support Staff. MAIN ACTIVITIES WE KNOW ANKARA One of the primary goal of the Agency is to act as the knowledge and reference centre of the region in line with the strategies defined both in the strategic plan and law on establishment. To reach that goal, Ankara Development Agency focuses on gathering and publishing regional data from reliable sources of statistics in order to identify the most proper strategies for sustainable regional development. In case of any absence of data in the relevant field, agency carries out field studies to create secondary data which are available as well for further use of researchers without any cost. In this perspective, annual publication “Statistical Yearbook Ankara” stands as one of the most important products of Ankara Development Agency. Presenting a High Quality of Life and Competing With the World, the Capital of Knowledge and Innovation ANKARA Above all, Ankara Regional Plan 2014-2023 which is the framework document that aims to sustain regional development, decrease developmental disparities among regions, and provide effective use of local resources is also being prepared under the coordination of Ankara Development Agency. It is a strategy, coordination and guidance document to be the basis of regional programs and projects. It is, at the same time, product of the consensus among communities, public institutions, private sector, NGOs, universities and all other actors of regional development. Regional plans are anticipated as providing cohesion and integrity between higher and lower scale plans take place in the midst of national socio-economic goals and local development goals. Last but not least, critical economic and social sectors of Ankara are also studied in detail and published as sectoral analysis documents to guide the private and public sector. ICT Sector, Machinery, Medical Devices reports are few of the all sectoral documents prepared by Ankara Development Agency. WE SUPPORT ANKARA Financial Support Programs In order to support the realization of goals and strategies defined in the Ankara Regional Plan, Ankara Development Agency announces financial support programs in alternate topics and priorities. Supports provided by Ankara Development Agency according to the regulations are under two distinct groups; financial supports and technical supports. Financial supports are listed in three groups as Credit Interest Support, Interest Free Credit Support and Direct Financial Support. Direct Financial Supports are implemented in three types; Call for Proposals, Guided Project Support and Direct Activity Support. Agency may choose to implement “Restricted Call for Proposals” method for financial support in necessary cases. Technical Supports Financial Supports Interest Free Credit Support Direct Financial Support Credit Interest Support Guided Project Support Call for Proposals Direct Activity Support Investment Support Investment Support Office (ISO) of Ankara Development Agency provides consultancy and information services to entrepreneurs, investors and business people willing to invest or do business in Ankara. ISO searches for business and partnership opportunities in Ankara and is a regional public service point for official local guidance and regional information. ISO can also help with bureaucratic operations of investments. In addition to consultancy services, ISO is responsible for introduction, promotion and presentation of Ankara and its economic climate. All services of ISO are public services and are free of charge. Entrepreneurship Ecosystem and Innovation Another critical focus of the Ankara Development Agency is to foster and prosper entrepreneurship ecosystem and innovation activities in Ankara. In addition to conventional ways of implementing financial support programs, Ankara Development Agency organizes networking platforms and sector based cooperation activities to create locally unique solutions against the problems of industry. WE SET UP NETWORKS Being aware of the gaining importance of local networks and channels of cooperation, Ankara Development Agency directs resources to strengthen and extend the tools of collaboration among partners. As also mentioned above, executive board and development board of the Ankara Development Agency is already an important platform to increase the collaboration among the stakeholders in Ankara. Additionally, there have been some important projects realized that directly targets to create local partnership links. “Tech-Ankara”, for instance, a networking project of “Technology Development Zones”, is one of the most successful examples that shows the perspective of Ankara Development Agency against setting up networks. WE PROMOTE ANKARA Promoting the local, cultural and touristic assets of Ankara in the big markets and international platforms is another main activity of agency. Since the very first day of establishment, Ankara Development Agency has been implementing a systematic approach to promote the opportunities in Ankara. To do so, with other relevant partners Ankara Development Agency participated in some of the the biggest events of the world such as; East Mediterranean International Tourism and Travel Exhibition (EMITT), Internationale Tourismus-Börse Berlin (ITB Berlin) and Moscow International Travel and Tourism Exhibition (MITT). Furthermore, in particular Ankara Industry Fair, European Innovation Summit, International Health Tourism Congress and Ankara Finance Summit are other noteworthy events that Ankara Development Agency has participated. Aşağı Öveçler Mahallesi 1322. Cadde (Eski 6. Cadde) No:11 06460 Çankaya/Ankara Phone: +90 312 310 03 00 - Fax: +90 312 309 34 07 E-posta: [email protected] www.ankaraka.org.tr
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