COVID-19 Salgını ve Teknolojik Değişim: Patent Başvurularının Analizi

Year 2023, Volume: 57 Issue: 3, 549 - 562, 31.07.2023

Metin Yıldırım

https://doi.org/10.51551/verimlilik.1261654

Abstract

Amaç: Bu çalışmanın amacı, COVID-19'un inovasyon üzerindeki etkisinin ölçülmesi ve Pandemi sürecinde teknolojik değişimlerin izlenmesidir.
Yöntem: Avrupa Patent Ofisi’ne yapılan 2012-2021 yılları arasındaki patent başvuruları araştırmanın temel veri kaynağını oluşturmaktadır. İlgili veri seti içinde beş ana kategori ve 35 farklı teknolojik disipline ait yıllık patent başvuru değerleri yer almaktadır. Zaman serisine dayanan Prophet tahmin modeli, 2020 ve 2021 yılları için patent başvurusu sayılarını tahmin edilmesi amacıyla oluşturulmuştur. Pandeminin neden olduğu krizin teknolojik değişimler ve inovasyon üzerindeki etkisinin izlenmesi amacıyla gerçekleşen ve öngörülen patent başvuru değerleri üzerinden analiz gerçekleştirilmiştir.
Bulgular: Çalışmanın bulguları, 2020 ve 2021 yıllarında toplam patent başvuru değerinde önemli bir değişiklik olmadığını göstermektedir. 2020 ve 2021'de, sırasıyla 15 ve 16 teknolojik alanda tahmin edilenden daha fazla patent başvurusunun yapıldığı saptanmıştır. Yarı iletkenler, görsel-işitsel ve nanoteknoloji olmak üzere üç alanda Pandemi sırasında önemli ilerlemelerin kaydedilmiş olması çalışmanın ortaya koyduğu diğer önemli bulgulardan bir diğeridir.
Özgünlük: Bu çalışmanın özgünlüğü, 35 farklı teknolojik disiplin için pandeminin inovasyon ve teknolojik değişim üzerindeki etkilerinin analizinde Avrupa Patent Ofisine yapılan patent başvurularının Prophet tahmin modeli ile kullanılmasında yatmaktadır.

Keywords

Teknolojik Değişim, İnovasyon, Patent, Prophet Modeli, COVID-19

COVID-19 Pandemic and Technological Change: Analysis of Patent Applications

Abstract

Purpose: This study is aimed to measure COVID-19's impact on innovation and monitor technical change during the Pandemic through patent applications.
Methodology: Patent application annual total number of European Patent Office patent applications data on 35 different technological disciplines separated into five key categories from 2012 to 2021 were utilized in the analysis. The Prophet forecasting model to forecast patent applications for 2020 and 2021 has been developed. The technological advancements and Pandemic impact on innovation were then analyzed using the actual and forecasted values.
Findings: The study's findings indicate no apparent difference between actual numbers and forecasted values. It was found that in 2020 and 2021, more patent applications than expected were made in 15 and 16 technological areas, respectively. The study also found that semiconductors, audio-visual, and nanotechnology advancements have been notable during the Pandemic.
Originality: The originality of this study lies in the use of the Prophet forecasting model based on European Patent Office patent application values in the analysis of the effects of the pandemic on innovation and technological change for 35 different technological disciplines.

Keywords

Technological Change, Innovation, Patent, Prophet Model, COVID-19

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