R&D and innovation ideas expand in the SME ecosystem

With the protocol signed between KOSGEB and DMO on November 4; medium-high and high-technology domestic and national products produced with the support of KOSGEB will also be sold on DMO’s ‘Techno Catalog Platform’.

KOSGEB President Hasan Basri Kurt and DMO General Manager Mücahit Özdemir signed the cooperation protocol at a ceremony held at the KOSGEB building. In his speech, Kurt said that they support SMEs to produce high technology products and to commercialize them. Stating that they provided commercialization support to 110 products within the scope of the “SME Techno-Investment Support Program” this year, Kurt noted that they see these products as values for the development of the country. Noting that DMO has a widespread network and a strong capacity, Kurt emphasized that it is very important for them to include medium-high and high-technology products on DMO’s ‘Techno Catalog Platform’. Noting that this situation will expand the idea of R&D and innovation in the SME ecosystem, Kurt stated that SMEs who believe they can enter the catalog of DMO will tend to R&D even more.

DMO General Manager Özdemir underlined that DMO continues its activities as the central purchasing institution of the country and noted that they have implemented some projects specially to support new entrepreneurs. Özdemir also informed the customers in the KOSGEB ecosystem that they are planning to offer the opportunities of DMO’s electronic sales store. The protocol signed between the two institutions aims to support the commercialization and branding processes of domestic and national products that emerged as a result of the R&D and technology-based supports provided by KOSGEB, to reach the public market and to ensure that domestic and national products are preferred in public procurement. 110 projects supported by KOSGEB, including sectors such as biotechnology, defense, health and nanotechnology, are ready to take part in the platform.