Public Support of SMEs in the Republic of Turkey
By Nilay Unsal, Ankara University, Turkey, unsaln@ankara.edu.tr
Abstract
The Republic of Turkey adopted a policy in the early 1980s to support private sector R&D. However, the country’s legislative process for supporting R&D in small firms had not started another decade. The government’s realization of the importance of small businesses in the national and international markets led to establish the Small and Medium-Sized Industry Development Organization (KOSGEB) in 1990 (Public Law 3624). Aspects of KOSGEB mirror aspects of the U.S. SBIR program.
The Globalization of the U.S. Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program
The Globalization of the U.S. Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program presents how SBIR programs have spread across the globe. The U.S. SBIR program has become a template for legislation in other countries that seek to enhance the innovative nature of small firms. This special issue presents works by leading eminent scholars who describe individually the population of international emulated programs. The works are ordered by the date that the country adopted an SBIR-like program, including Turkey (1995), Australia (1996), Brazil (1997), South Korea (1998), Japan (1999), Taiwan (1999), United Kingdom (2001), The Netherlands (2004), and New Zealand (2012).
Companion
Annals of Science and Technology Policy, Volume 8, Issue 1-2 Special Issue: The Globalization of the U.S. Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program
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