Экономический Фонд политических исследований Турции

tepavThe Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey

Ozan AcarAnkara, April 19, 2012

How TEPAV contributes to economic policies?

The need for a think-do tank in Turkey After 2001 crisis, a successful macroeconomic reform program

– but, what next? Second generation reforms to manage transformation

(industrial policy/competitiveness, regional integration, education, health, social policy, public administration, constitution…)

Challenging policy choices in the EU accession process Especially affecting private sector activity

New forms of engagement with the “region” Supporting regional economic integration, how?

Capacity constraints in the public sector Need for civil society participation

Working on regional disparity issues Participatory governance schemes

TEPAV as a think-do tank

Overview of TEPAV TEPAV – The Economic Policy Research

Foundation of Turkey Established 2004, largest economic policy think

tank in Turkey Supported by the Union of Chambers, funding

sources increasingly diversified Competitiveness, regional economic

development, international economic integration Self sustaining business model: a policy

advisory and consultancy services arm Multilaterals, government agencies and regional

entities



Focusing on policy analysis and establishing platforms Cutting edge action research Playing a “connector” role, dialogue

mechanisms Working extensively with public institutions

and the academia Enriching the information content of the

public policy debates related with our inter-disciplinary research agenda

Feeding policy-making process by translating knowledge into solutions

What we do at TEPAV con’t


What makes TEPAV unique in Turkey and surrounding region? Knowledge production

A strong in-house research capacity An extensive network with academics and experts (based

in the campus of TOBB Economics and Technology University)

Strong ties with the international organizations (The EU Comission, World Bank Group, Islamic Development Bank, OECD, Brookings Institution, CSIS, Aspen Institute)

Knowledge distribution / dissemination Close contact with TOBB’s grassroots organizations (364

chambers all around Turkey) Network with the public administration (Presidents Office,

Speaker of TBMM, Prime Ministry, various line agencies and ministries)

Strong impact on the media (daily columns, press releases and briefings)

Diversified financial resources to sustain activities

Some of our projects: Investment Climate Assessment (with the World Bank

and Treasury, 2006) Competition Environment Assessment (with the World

Bank and FIAS, 2006) Higher Education Sector Project (with the World Bank,

2007) Regulatory Impact Assessment Projects (EU-funded) Industrial Policy Document (with State Planning

Organization, 2006) Secretariat of the Competitiveness Council of Turkey

(2007) Industrial Policy Design Project (for M of Industry &

Trade, 2008) Beceri 2010: Vocational training project for Ministry of

Labor and TOBB


UZBEKISTAN

TAJIKISTAN

KYRGYZSTAN

KAZAKHSTAN

TURKMENISTAN

AFGHANISTAN

IRAN

PAKISTAN

TURKEYAZERBAIJAN

ARMENIA

GERORGIA

RUSSIA

INDIA

IRAQ

SYRIA

LEBANON

ISRAEL

SAUDI ARABIA

Tahran

Ankara

QuettaZahedan

Kerman

TebrizMalatyaKayseri

Taftan

Esfehan

İstanbul

Islamabad

ZahedanRailway conversion: 6 hoursRolling stock arrival: ?? days

TaftanCustoms6 hours

KapıköyCustoms6 hours

Van LakeFerry 13 hoursTo be reduced to 6 hours in 2012 Taftan – Quetta

Old rails18- 36 hours

Turkey’s economic transformation

Istanbul – Islamabad Railway A product of Istanbul Forum between Pakistan, Afghanistan and Turkey A concrete project targeted at physical and institutional bottlenecks A direct link to Pakistan & India A model of PPP that may involve IPOs for financing

Samples of our recent activities at national level Design of the new state-aid scheme

With the Ministry of Economy Export strategy design for Turkey’s 81 provinces

With the Undersecretary of Foreign Trade Regional competitiveness agenda framework and

pilot application With United Nations Development Program

Value chain analysis on machinery and food industries With the Economy Ministry and Ulker Group

Climate Change report Ministry of Environment


Our regional activities In Turkey’s regions:

Restructuring of Sanliurfa’s industry (2009) Manisa 2023 Vision (2009-2011) Increasing Female Labor Force Participation in Amasya (2010-2011) Mardin-Batman-Şırnak External Economic Environment Analysis (2010-

2011) Erzurum Turkcell Call Center Economic Impact Analysis (2011)

In Turkey’s surrounding region: Jenin Industrial Zone Project (2010 – present) Islamabad-Istanbul Railway Project (2011 – present) Armenia-Turkey Cross Border Cooperation Project (2010 – present)

• Caucasus Corridor Management Project

Northern Cyprus Functional Review of the Government (2011) Advisory support to the Islamic Development Bank for Special

Economic Zones in Yemen, Mauritania and Benin (2011) Training and Research Institute for Public Policy (TRIPP) to deliver

courses targeting officials from the greater region


Our modus operandi: Building bridges Building bridges

Multi-actor initiatives (Constitution platform)

Conflict countries (Ankara Forum, Istanbul Forum)

Private sector and government (DÖİK)

Academia, media, and government (round table discussions)

Local administration and central government (Regional development initiatives)

Labor unions and employer unions (Tuzla)

Government agencies in turf battles (Industrial policy and UMEM)


2012 agenda: Constitution Platform – Turkey Speaks

Turkey’s first and so far the biggest experiment in deliberative democracy

An endeavour to contribute to the parliamentary process by organizing a series of citizens’ meetings in many different provinces of Turkey

The main question in 2007 was “How to Make a New Constitution?”

Today we face an even more challenging question:“How to Solve Our Problems Through Constitutional

Dialogue?”We are asking this question directly to citizens.

Slide 11

Citizens’ Meeting – Ankara – 8 Jan

Slide 12


Slide 13

Participants are invited to deliberate the constitutional framework for a common future. They are given the title of Constitution Volunteers.


Slide 14

1. Freedom of expression and right to assembly

2. Public services3. Controlling and balancing

political power4. Accountability,

responsiveness and transparency

5. Cohabitation of divergent groups within the society

6. Governmental systems7. State-religion relations8. Nature and cultural

heritage9. Local government10. Elections and political

parties11. Economic and social

rights, social/welfare state and affirmative action

Participants are asked to discuss the listed constitutional issues about which they later express their opinions through an electronic voting system. They can also communicate everything they consider to be left out of the debate’s list.

Training and Research Institute for Public Policy (TRIPP) Offers short-term courses mainly to

government officials from ECA and MENA region on public policyHands-on approachPolicy-oriented curriculum

A wide range of courses Works closely with the World Bank,

IsDB, ADB and TİKA


Some of the courses that TRIPP offers Public financial management

Fiscal decentralization

Improving the investment climate

How to prepare and analyze citizen score cards


TEPAV in the West Bank: Jenin Industrial Park TEPAV executes and coordinates the activities of

the Ankara Forum on behalf of TOBB Technical reports, network coordination and negotiations

A institutional dialogue, problem solving and confidence building mechanism among Palestinian, Israeli and Turkish business communities.

An industrial estate is under construction in Jenin. Opportunity for Turkish businesses to move parts of their value chains to lower operation costs.

More opportunities for the growing Palestinian economy


Erez Industrial

Estate (2005-2007) Tarqumia

Industiral Zone

(2007-2008)

Jenin Industrial

Zone(2009-2011)



Buffer Zone (250 m)Israel

West BankJenin

Industrial

Zone

(876 dönüm)

Servis Alanı (40 dönüm)

Jalemeh Crossing

1700 m

Haifa Port (40 km)

Jordanian Border (35 km)

Jenin Industrial Zone

Partners for a new Beginning Projects:

TOBB: Chamber academy TOBB: Allworld Turkey 25 CISCO: Spark for Women (IT &

entrepreneurship trainings) Coca-Cola: Grant program to support

woman entrepreneurs in Istanbul Intel & Youth for Habitat: University entrepreneurship network

Meetings: Kick-off: March 2011 First summit: June 2011 Secretay Clinton visit: July 2011 Second summit: Dec 2, 2011

(Istanbul)

Slide 20

GEP Turkey

Global Entrepreneurship Program Turkey:Second Presidential Summit on Entrepreneurship

GEP TurkeySlide 21

Global Entrepreneurship Program – Turkey

ProgramEntrepreneurship Delegation: 12 American angel investors and venture fund representatives to invest in Turkish start-upsAngel and VC Network development

Media training on start-up news

Diagnostics on business incubators

Policy analysis

Next step: Organize Turkish delegations to Pakistan, Egypt and Maghreb countries

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GEP Turkey


Growth has been challenging but a testament to the need in Turkey

Number of TEPAV’s full-time staff

2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 20100

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

8

21

34

46

59

65

72

TEPAV Team: A mix of senior directors and younger analysts Our HR goal: Creating a new career path in

think-tanking and policy analysis in Turkey Directors Senior Policy Analysts (+ program manager) Policy Analysts ( + project manager)

• Economic Policy Analyst• Governance and Social Policy Analyst• Foreign Policy Analyst

Research Associates Interns and junior researchers


Conclusions TEPAV is about building bridges

This is why we are producing knowledge and designing projects

Our function is to technicalize frozen conflicts Regional autonomy vs. efficiency trade-off Female labor force participation Israel-Palestine; Afghanistan-Pakistan, Armenia-Turkey;

Kurdish Question within Turkey… Major issue is human resource development in our

area No area studies in Turkish universities Established International Business Department within the

TOBB University of Economics and Technology• Slovanic Studies-Russian• Near Eastern Studies-Arabic

Building capacity for TEPAV public policy PhD.


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