LEE- Şehir ve Bölge Planlama Lisansüstü Programı

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Yazar "Alp Özcan, Gülfiye" ile LEE- Şehir ve Bölge Planlama Lisansüstü Programı'a göz atma
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    A digital transition roadmap for Türkiye: Bridging the digital divide at national, urban/regional, and enterprise levels
    (Graduate School, 2024-06-11) Alp Özcan, Gülfiye ; Baycan, Tüzin ; 502172814 ; Urban and Regional Planning
    The primary findings of the study indicate the reasons: Uneven digital skills, socioeconomic and demographic divides, and R&D expenditure as a percentage of GDP. This chapter was transformed into an article published in the Journal of Quaestiones Geographiceae. A comparison between IDI and T-IDI underscores the importance of regional-based analysis in understanding the national context of the digital divide. The third phase uses the digital divide and the new digital economy as a primary approach to unveil the relationship between ICT and urban space, specifically within the context of innovative enterprises. (Chapter 7). As an emerging economy, Türkiye needs to use new technologies to maximize the tangible benefits and foster urban and regional development. Thus, the research shifts its focus to spatial analysis. Analytical methods include a Hotspot Analysis of Innovative Industries, an examination of the xxv volume of innovative industries within Turkish cities using spatial regression models (Ordinary Least Squares and Geographically Weighted Regression), and an investigation into the locational patterns of innovative industries in cities with varying levels of ICT development. This chapter is also the first attempt to define innovative industries in Türkiye. Results reveal that the digital development level and technoparks play a significant role in shaping the volume and distribution of innovative industries. Major metropolitan cities such as Istanbul, Ankara, and Kocaeli have emerged as innovation hubs, hosting more than half of the innovative enterprises. Additionally, the study emphasizes the importance of sectoral differences in explaining the spatial patterns of these industries alongside the digital divide. Innovative industries are located on both the periphery and city centers. This chapter was transformed into an article to be published in an international journal and is presently being given full consideration for publication. After enlightening the impact of the digital divide on innovative industries, the focus shifted to an enterprise context. This enabled us to establish the fourth phase of the research (Chapter 8), which investigates the digital divide and the primary motivations for digitalization at the enterprise level. Enterprises in Türkiye and the EU were evaluated within the scope of descriptive, comparative, and correlation analyses using secondary information from national and international datasets. The findings reveal that the digital development levels of enterprises are highly dependent on their size and sector. Additionally, the country's level of digital development also emerges as a significant factor. The utilization of Industry 4.0 technologies remains very low due to their high costs, and the lack of experts emerges as the primary obstacle to the digitalization of enterprises. Another noteworthy finding is that relatively more digitally advanced enterprises adapted more quickly during the pandemic. This chapter will be transformed into an article for publishing in an international journal. The concluding chapter briefly highlights all empirical research findings as a holistic outcome of the thesis. Identifying both shortcomings and advantages of the digital transition process aids in formulating policy recommendations to overcome the digital divide at national, urban/regional, and enterprise levels in Türkiye. As a result, the digital transition roadmap proposes strategies with a timeline starting by 2025 and ending by 2040 to make Türkiye a new digital pioneer with equally developed cities, regions, and enterprises. The chapter also outlines the thesis's limitations and recommendations for future research suggestions.