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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
TEPAV as a think-do tank
TEPAV as a think-do tank
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
TEPAV as a think-do tank
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
TEPAV as a think-do tank
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
TEPAV as a think-do tank
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
TEPAV as a think-do tank
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)
TEPAV as a think-do tank
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.
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Citizens’ Meeting – Ankara – 8 Jan
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Citizens’ Meeting – Ankara – 8 Jan
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Participants are invited to deliberate the constitutional framework for a common future. They are given the title of Constitution Volunteers.
Citizens’ Meeting – Ankara – 8 Jan
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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
TEPAV as a think-do tank
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 as a think-do tank
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
Turkey’s economic transformation
Erez Industrial
Estate (2005-2007) Tarqumia
Industiral Zone
(2007-2008)
Jenin Industrial
Zone(2009-2011)
Turkey’s economic transformation
Turkey’s economic transformation
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)
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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
TEPAV as a think-do tank
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
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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
TEPAV as a think-do tank
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.
TEPAV as a think-do tank