While making detailed planning of SMARTNET activities and introducing our support, we came together with parties other than our project partners, with whom we can develop cooperation and benefit from their opinions to discuss the needs and solution proposals.

On 12 December 2022, we first visited Istanbul University and Vice Rector Prof. Dr. Mustafa Oral Öncül, Istanbul TTO General Manager Barkın Arak, Istanbul Teknokent General Manager Muhammet Fatih Özsoy who hosted us and shared their experiences.

On 07.09.2023, we visited Gaziantep OSB companies this time in the Gaziantep ecosystem (which we have visited many times within the framework of the project activities) and introduced the project and exchanged views.

On 21.09.2023, we came together with the officials of Robeff Technology and Genpra Softbox Technology, which carry out their activities in Yıldız Technopark campus, to chat about technological initiatives and their own needs and to inform them about SMARTNET supports.

On 23.09.2023, we were in Samsun and met with academicians from different faculties of Samsun University and Technology Transfer Office. We discussed the potential of the region and cooperation opportunities.

On 19.10.2023, we visited Istanbul Technical University, one of our project partners, and discussed the project activities, and on 18.11.2023, we were at the Istanbul Paternity School Foundation and discussed the role that civil society can play in supporting entrepreneurship.

Within the scope of our Ankara activities, on 15.11.2023, we met with Game Circle, which operates on game incubation and acceleration. On 29.11.2013, we met with Ankara Chamber of Commerce, Ankara Technopark and Ankara Informatics Association and exchanged ideas on the dynamics of entrepreneurship, related processes and supports.

We would like to thank the universities, Technoparks, TTOs and Technocities, companies and non-governmental organisations for their hosting and sharing that guided us in the light of our meetings.