― 27 Eylül 2024
President Recep Tayyip ERDOĞAN “The Turkish Patent and Trademark Office has risen to the top of leading trademark and industrial design indexes as a result of its endeavours"
President Recep Tayyip ERDOĞAN:
“The Turkish Patent and Trademark Office has risen to the top of leading trademark and industrial design indexes as a result of its endeavours. These achievements undoubtedly reflect Türkiye’s commitment to building a dynamic and strong innovation acosystem."
President Recep Tayyip ERDOĞAN, in his video message sent to the Global Innovation Indicators 2024 Report Presentation Event, 26 September 2024, greeted the participants and thanked World Intellectual Property Organization Director General Daren TANG for inviting him to the event and those who contributed to the organization of the event.
Stating that he is proud of the level reached in the field of innovation over the years, President ERDOĞAN said, "Thanks to our gradually realised vision, we have climbed 31 positions in the Global ınnovation Index over the last 11 years. Likewise, we stand above the average for upper-middle-income countries in the sub-indexes for “human capital and research”, “infrastructure”, “market sophistication”, “knowledge and technology outputs” and “creative outputs.”
President ERDOĞAN emphasized that the Turkish Patent and Trademark Office has risen to the top of leading trademark and industrial design indexes as a result of its endeavours, and said:
"These achievements undoubtedly reflect Türkiye’s commitment to building a dynamic and strong innovation acosystem. The Türkiye Global Innovation Index Roadmap 2024-2026, published this year, will contribute to our objective of innovative economic growth by encouraging investments in this area.
One of the targets in our 12th Development Plan covering the period 2024-2028 is to be among the top 10 countries in the Global Innovation Index. In our National Technology Move approach, we have attained a stage where we can independently develop and manufacture advanced technologies with our own means and capabilities today. In our 2053 vision, we aim to become a hub for advanced technologies by embracing innovation in the field of science and technology. While taking these steps, we are acting with the principle of “leaving no one behind” in order to avert the exacerbation of injustice.
We remain committed to providing support for the United Nations Technology Bank for the Least Developed Countries, which we proudly host."
President ERDOĞAN, who conveyed his congratulations on the publication of the Global Innovation Index 2024 Report, added that he wanted to express once again that they are determined to advance cooperation with the World Intellectual Property Organization and to rank higher in the global innovation ecosystem.
