The state incentives for export support the exportation activities for export companies and Small and Middle Enterprises (SMEs) in production and marketing processes and help them to solve their problems in the market. The main aim is to encourage export, to develop the export markets and to increase the competitive power of our firms in international markets.
There are 11 support programs in terms of “the state incentives for export”. The last ruling concerning the application of incentives was made by the Undersecreteriat of Foreign Trade (DTM). The 11 programs are:
R&D incentives
Supporting domestic fairs which have international features
Supporting national or individual participation in international fairs and exhibitions
The export returns in agricultural products
Supporting the environmental costs
Supporting market research
Incentive for education
Incentive for employment
Supporting the opening of branch offices abroad and their management and the advertisement activities of the firm’s trademark
Supporting the expenditures for patents, useful model certificates and industrial design
Trademarking of Turkish products abroad
Supporting trademarking, advertisement and setting the image of “Türk Malı”
Within the framework of state incentives, the tenants of METU- Technopolis can get the most benefit from the incentives, for their projects, given below:
THE R&D INCENTIVES
Definition of R&D Projects: R&D projects are the activities which aim at producing a new product, improving the quality or standards of the product, applying new methods for increasing the standards and decreasing the costs, developing new production technologies, adopting a new technology to domestic conditions and also the transformation of the results of these activities to useful tools, materials, products, management, system and production techniques and improving the quality of existing technology. In addition, the aim, scope, period of time, budget, special conditions, the quantity of incentives given by the institutions or real/legal persons and the rules of the sharing of the rights of the invention that can be provided, are determined in advance.
Aim:
meeting a definite proportion of R&D projects of industrial companies that can be evaluated
providing financial support for the research of new systems, production techniques to create a new product or to improve the competitive power of existing products.
Users: All industrial companies and the firms that produce software, can get that support. In order to support the R&D activities, the expenditures should be measured and invoiced.
The Support in R&D Projects:
personnel expenditures
expenditures on tools and software used in the R&D activity
expenditures on consultancy for R&D activity and other services which have equal value
The R&D services taken from domestic R&D institutions
The expenditures on official registrations of patents, useful models and industrial design certificates
The expenditures on materials for R&D activities
The Amount of the Support: The basic proportion: 50%
The max. proportion: 60%
The Period of Support:
The support is provided for R&D activities at the project level for 3 years. There are 2 ways to receive capital support for projects:
two years with the capital support for the projects concerning developing products (max. $1 million)
two years with the capital support for the projects on strategic subjects (max. $100.000)
Implementing Institutions:
The support of R&D activities at the project level: The Turkish Scientific and Technical Research Council (TÜBİTAK) and Technology Monitoring and Evaluation Board (TİDEB)
For capital support: The Turkish Technology Development Foundation (TTGV)
The ways that these institutions can be used are given below:
a) TÜBİTAK- TİDEB: The support from TÜBİTAK for R&D activities such as developing a notion, experimental production or services...etc, also include expenditures on personnel, tools and materials, software, consultancy, application for patents...etc. In that respect, the activities that are considered R&D are:
developing a notion
the study of economic and technological feasibility
the lab. activities during the period from the development of the notion to the design
the work on design
the production of the prototype
the establishment of pilot centers
the experimental production
the work on patent and licence
the services used to solve the problems after the sale
The firms that want to get the support should fill in the “Proje Öneri Formu” and give it to TİDEB. A booklet for more information can also be obtained by fax or information can be found on the web site.
The expenditures for projects which have earned the right for R&D support will be taken into consideration at the beginning of the application period. The periods are: 1 JAN-30 JUNE and 1 JULY-31 DECEMBER.
For more information about the process, requirements and faqs:
TTGV is an another institution providing support for R&D activities. Its support includes the expenditures for a project in terms of personnel, equipment, travel and services. The maximum support is 50% of the budget of the project. The repayment (in USD) has to be made at regular intervals within 4 years but without interest. The amount is about $1-2 million. (depending on its source).
The industrial companies which have the ability to get INDUSTRIAL REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE and all software companies can make applications for “the support for the project of Technology Development”.
For more information about the period of evaluation, requirements and methods of application:
