The Presidential Circular No. 2021/18 on the “National Artificial Intelligence Strategy 2021-2025”, prepared in cooperation with the Digital Transformation Office of the Presidency of the Republic of Turkey and the Ministry of Industry and Technology, and with active participation of all relevant stakeholders, has entered into force upon its publication in the Official Gazette dated 20/08/2021 and numbered 31574.
The Strategy was prepared with a participatory approach. A comprehensive work was carried out with the contributions of many stakeholders such as public institutions, academia, professional organizations, private sector, NGOs and international organizations. Having the vision “creating value on a global scale with an agile and sustainable AI ecosystem for a prosperous Turkey”, the Strategy was designed around 6 strategic priorities.
- Training AI Experts and Increasing Employment in the Domain
- Supporting Research, Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- Facilitating Access to Quality Data and Technical Infrastructure
- Regulating to Accelerate Socioeconomic Adaptation
- Strengthening International Cooperation
- Accelerating Structural and Labor Transformation
Within the scope of these strategic priorities, 24 objectives and 119 measures were determined. NAIS sets the measures that will align our country’s efforts on AI for the period 2021-2025.
The National Artificial Intelligence Strategy available at here.