Turkey Cyber Security Cluster held two separate online conferences last week and informed its members about the commercial environment, business habits, market dynamics, company establishment and support mechanisms, start-up ecosystem, and opportunities for IT companies in the United Arab Emirates and Qatar.
At the first online conference held on March 6, 2023, United Arab EmiratesInformation was given about i. The opening speech of the conference was made by the Director of the Department of Cyber Security and Information Systems of the Presidency of Defense Industries. Ahmet Bahadır Bülbül did. In his speech, Bülbül stated that they aim to strengthen the cyber security ecosystem and bring it to the global level. Bülbül thanked our stakeholder, the Ministry of Commerce, for supporting the work carried out towards this goal.Then, the Head of the Department of Informatics, Software and Communication Services Exports of the General Directorate of International Services Trade of the Ministry of Commerce took the floor. Hürol Karlı, Talking about our country's IT sector vision, he said that the Turkish Cyber Security Cluster is very valuable, not only in the country; He stated that he is doing his best to be active abroad. He underlined that they supported the ecosystem by considering the GISEC'23 Fair as a National Participation Fair, with the efforts of the Siber Cluster. Karlı emphasized that this fair has 80% support.Consul General in Dubai Onur Şaylan He also emphasized the importance of cyber security and stated that they were expecting Cyber Cluster members to Dubai. Stating that there are many opportunities in Dubai, Şaylan stated that they, as the Consulate General, will provide all kinds of support.Trade Attaches Ersoy Erbay and Haci Hasan Carefreegave general information about the country and talked about the work and opportunities in the field of cyber security. In the presentation, which also touched upon the commercial relations between the UAE and Türkiye, information about the market was also shared.Then Sector Expert and Consultant Ethem Eldem, provided information and evaluation about the UAE market and gave advice to those who want to enter the market.Finally, Deputy General Manager of Arksigner, one of our members Özlem Kahramaner, shared his UAE experiences with his colleagues.The online event, which attracted great interest from members, ended with a question-answer session.The second online information conference was held on March 9, 2023. QatarGeneral information about and online conference on the cyber security ecosystem, General Coordinator of Türkiye Cyber Security Cluster Alpaslan CutterIt started with the speech of . Kesici stated that their members are doing their best to expand abroad. Then, the Head of the Department of Informatics, Software and Communication Services Exports of the General Directorate of International Services Trade of the Ministry of Commerce took the floor. Hürol KarlıHe reminded again that they financially support companies that expand abroad within the scope of the internationalization of the IT sector and e-turquality.
Doha Embassy Commercial Counselor Sinem Entertenmade an informative presentation to the participants about Qatar's cyber security, defense and software sector.Mannai ICT Deputy General Manager of Sales and Business Development Ghassoub Steven He gave information about Mannai Cooperation specifically for the Qatar software and cyber security sector.Speaking afterwards, Software AG Türkiye and Qatar Country Manager Ebru Kılıç Ekershared his knowledge about the Qatar software industry.Finally, one of our members, CEO of Beam Technology Mehmet Cakir, shared his experiences in Qatar and talked about the opportunities and problems in the country.The online event, which attracted great interest from the members and shared information such as the commercial environment, business habits, market dynamics, company establishment and support mechanisms, start-up ecosystem, and opportunities for IT companies, ended with a question-answer session.
