Teknolojik Yenilikten Sosyal Yeniliğe Türkiye Ekonomisinin Yakın Dönem Yenilik Performansının Değerlendirilmesi

Abstract

Bu çalışmanın temel amacı Türkiye ekonomisinin 21. yüzyıldaki yenilik performansını kendi gelişmişlik düzeyine yakın farklı coğrafyalardan seçilmiş ülkelerle karşılaştırmalı analizler aracılığıyla ve farklı bileşik endeks değerlerini kullanarak incelemektir. Elde edilen bulgular ülkenin, 2000’lerin ortalarıyla karşılaştırıldığında, göreli konumundaki iyileşmenin tatminkar olmaktan uzak olduğunu göstermektedir. 2025 yılında Türkiye AB’ne üye ülkelerin ortalama performansından önemli ölçüde geri kalmış, sadece AB’ye sonradan katılan bir kaç ülkeyle kısmen başedebilir konumdadır. Benzer durum yüksek orta gelirli ülke grubuyla yapılan karşılaştırmalarda da karşımıza çıkmaktadır. Ülkenin yenilik performansı mutlak değer olarak 2010’lu yıllarda yükselmekle birlikte, göreli konumunda beklentilerin ötesine geçen bir iyileşmenin olmadığı tespit edilmektedir.

Keywords

• Sosyal Yenilik
• Teknolojik Yenilik
• Yenilik Ölçümleri
• Türkiye Ekonomisi

An Assessment of the Recent Innovation Performance of the Turkish Economy from Technological Innovation to Social Innovation

Abstract

The primary objective of this study is to analyze the innovation performance of the Turkish economy in the 21st century through comparative analyses with selected countries from different geographies close to its own level of development, using different composite index values. The findings indicate that the improvement in the country's relative position compared to the mid-2000s is far from satisfactory. By 2025, Turkey significantly lagged behind the average performance of the EU member states, remaining only partially competitive with a few countries that joined the EU later. A similar situation is detected in comparisons with upper-middle-income countries. While the country's innovation performance increased in absolute terms in the 2010s, its relative position has not improved beyond expectations.

Keywords

• Social Innovation
• Technological Innovation
• Innovation Metrics
• Turkish Economy

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