THE INFORMATICS BRIDGE OF TURKEY 40 YEARS IN INFORMATICS

THE INFORMATICS BRIDGE OF TURKEY 40 YEARS IN INFORMATICS

THE INFORMATICS BRIDGE OF TURKEY 40 YEARS IN INFORMATICS

4 INFORMATICS ASSOCIATION OF TURKEY 40 Years in informatics INFORMATICS ASSOCIATION OF TURKEY 40 Years in informatics 5 INFORMATICS ASSOCIATION OF TURKEY 40 th Year Informatics Association of Turkey (TBD) which brings people working in the information technologies area in Turkey together under one roof is the oldest informatics professional body of the country with the highest number of members. Since its establishment on April 22, 1971, Informatics Association of Turkey (TBD) has been working for public. approved by the Council of Ministers on March 1994TBD is the oldest and the first non-governmental organization of the Country in Informatics Sector which is open for personal membership. Since the February 25, 2000, TBD is the member of Council of European Professional Informatics Societies CEPIS and the sole representative in turkey THE BRIDGE OF TURKEY EXTENDING TO THE INFORMATICS

6 INFORMATICS ASSOCIATION OF TURKEY 40 Years in informatics INFORMATICS ASSOCIATION OF TURKEY 40 Years in informatics 7 THE VISION OF TBD As a pioneer of the transformation, make a contribution to the economic, social and cultural development of our country towards the information society. For this purpose, bring together the community who has the informatics conscious under the same umbrella to ensure contemporary cultural change. Become a member, have a contribution to the steps towards the future!..

8 INFORMATICS ASSOCIATION OF TURKEY 40 Years in informatics INFORMATICS INFORMATICS ASSOCIATION ASSOCIATION OF TURKEY OF TURKEY 40 Years 40 Years in informatics informatics 9 I THE MISSION OF TBD Making publications regularly open to public to disseminate the informatics culture, Taking the measures to promote the informatics / computer literacy and internet usage. The first mission of the TBD which has taken the role of Intellectual Leadership within the informatics area is do something about all the problems of the sector including the problems of employees working in the informatics services, Working-out for ensuring the Information Technology (IT) to be given priority when determining the national policies Creating Project Management Awareness to ensure the realization of its IT projects successfully Strengthening and develop international relations in the field of informatics Publicizing and leading the effective use of IT, one of the most important tools in increasing the efficiency, to the all segments of society.

10 INFORMATICS ASSOCIATION OF TURKEY 40 Years in informatics l INFORMATICS ASSOCIATION OF TURKEY 40 Years in informatics 11 WORKING ÇALIŞMA PRINCIPLES İLKELERİ Advocates the transformation into a knowledge based society as a prerequisite for sustainable development in today s world Supports using information technologies in education, advocates that increasing computer literacy should be a priority policy Believes that access of all citizens to services under fair circumstances will be possible via expanding the implementation of informatics Advocates that private life and the right to correspondence should be respected within context of personal rights and freedoms Supports the creation of Turkish informatics terminology and increasing Turkish context Advocates that investments should be done in human resources for more productive and effective staff in the informatics sector Supports abiding by the international trade, competition and legal rules and using licenced softwares in relation to protecting intellectual property rights Defends that informatics is a priority area while identifying national technology policies and it should be supported with public resources and projects Advocates that specific policies should be developped for the production and use of national software, and supports the software to be developped at international standards Believes that a national informatics sector can only be possible by increasing the opportunities of design, production and exportation Advocates the importance of the prioritization of national software and the compliance to the quality standards for the public supply of informatics Advocates that a national informatics sector can only be possible by increasing the opportunities of design, production and exportation Supports the prioritization of sensitivity towards health and environment in the production and use of technology Advocates that international success and leadership can be possible through the production and effective use of informatics technologies, especially software Advocates that professionals from informatics should comply with principals on social responsibility and professional ethics Supports competition in favor of public interest, doesn t compete commercially with any real or legal person Advocates the importance of cooperation with international agencies Helping out to increase and improve the use of computers and informatics technologies in a productive manner and to sustaining it at contemporary dimensions Bringing people related to informatics together and ensuring their professional development and cooperation Increasing the productivity and effectiveness of human resources in informatics sector and supporting investments on human Ensuring cooperation on standards, terminology, trainings, legal arrangements, working conditions etc. relevant to informatics Supporting scientific studies on informatics and development of hard and software, overseeing quality improvement in all these work Helping to keep integrated with the world in computer hardware and software, as well as communication Contributing to the coordination within the informatics sector Ensuring that policies and decisions favoring public interest to be made in informatics Increasing the conscious of informatics society concept on whole country Developing solutions for social problems related to informatics Holding several activities in line with the goals of TBD that works for the benefit and prosperity of people and society by attaching enough importance to human beings at all ages as the smallest unit of the society

12 INFORMATICS ASSOCIATION OF TURKEY 40 Years in informatics INFORMATICS ASSOCIATION OF TURKEY 40 Years in informatics 13 MEMBER PROFILE THE ACTIVITIES OF TBD AIMING TURKEY TO BECOME AN INFORMATION SOCIETY Information technology managers and employees Those who are working and/or publishing in the field of information processing or informatics Those who are ensuring the use of the computer technologies efficiently and commonly in the estalishment of these technologies Those who are professionally interested in the informadics and those who are adapting and being active in line with the objetives of the association TBD has a distinguished member profile consisting of those who are committed in informatics from various sectors or those whose path crosses with informatics (academicians, businessmen, politicians, information processing staff, informatics sector staff, public and private sector employees etc) as well as the members working in the informatics field Establishes working groups, doing researches on current and oncoming issues or having them done, Provides technical and scientific advises, writes reports or having them written, creates opportunities for exchange of information and cooperation Publishes technical and scientific documents Develops in-service training programs and deliver them Organizes conferences, congresses, seminars, panels etc., Organizes and attends meetings on informatics and other relevant areas at national and international level; building contacts with similar organizations Builds collaborations with similar non-governmental organizations Develops an opinion on any practice and legal arrangement on informatics, submits these to relevant people, and contributes to the developments of plans and policies

14 INFORMATICS ASSOCIATION OF TURKEY 40 Years in informatics INFORMATICS ASSOCIATION OF TURKEY 40 Years in informatics 15 THE WORKING GROUPS TBD WORKING GROUPS AND THE FIRSTs FROM PAST TO PRESENT TBD has been carrying out its activities through various working groups. Some of the working groups are still exists today although their names have been changed. The working groups and their establishment dates are listed below. From its establishment in 1971 until today, the Informatics Association of Turkey has carried out its activities with the principle of teamwork. TBD has carried some activities through the groups called as commission, committee working group etc. has brought something new and is continuing to do so. Here are some firsts : First Informatics Association, April 22, 1971 First Issue of TBD News (TBD Bilişim), 1972 The first Informatics Sub-Committee under the State Economic Enterprises Reform Commission, 1972 Making contribution to the organizations to obtain a computer and the make contribution to formation of DPT Private Working Group, 1972 The first seminar informing the public and private organizations on informatics field (with the contribution of MPM, ASO, TUSIAD and the Universities). 1973 First Informatics Training Courses, 1974 First Training Seminar for Information Processing Center Managers, 1975 First National Informatics Congress, 1976 The First Membership of International Organization, The Council of European Professional Informatics Societies (CEPIS), 2000 The First Informatics Council of Turkey (with Prime ministry and other CSOs), 2002, 2004 Informatics Magazine Editorial Board 1972 Informatics Terms Committee 1973 TBD Training Commission 1975 Computer / Information Law Advisory Committee (Hukuk CG) 1989 Social Activities Group (Sosyal Etkinlikler ÇG) 1989 Informatics Standards Committee 1989 Informatics Activities Advisory and Steering Board 1995 Information Processing Centers Managers Advisory Committee 1995 BIM Club 1995 Civic Information Systems (Information Cities) Work Group 1995 TBD Puplic-BiB Work Group 1996 TBD Young Work Group 1996 Turkish Republics Information Technologies Work Group 1998 TBD Software Work Group 1999 UNI-BiB (The Union of Information Processing Managers of Universities) 2010 BİL-ÇEV (Information and Environment Work Group) 2010

16 INFORMATICS ASSOCIATION OF TURKEY 40 Years in informatics INFORMATICS ASSOCIATION OF TURKEY 40 Years in informatics 17 The work groups which was founded in the past by TBD and currently inactive because of completed their task are listed below. TBD Technical Advisory Committee 1975 TBD Informatics Issues Committee 1975 The Social Rights Advocacy Committee of Informatics Workers 1979 On the Job Training, Coordination and Advisory Board of Informatics 1979 The Executive Committee of Ankara Regional Training and Organization 1979 Technical Advisory Committee 1979 The Committee for Building Relationship with Organizations 1981 Training Committee 1981 Informatics Census Committee 1981 Business Case Review Committee for Informatics Foundation 1981 Community Relations Committee 1981 Seminar Organization Work Group 1989 Concepts Handbook Work Group 1989 Informatics Sector Advisory Council 1989 High Council of Informatics 1990 Information Services Classes Work Group 1990 TBD Informatics Institute Work Group 1992 Computerworld Editorial Board of Turkey 1996 Internet Work Group 1996 Informatics Projects Management Handbook Work Group 1997 ECDL (European Computer User Certificate of Competency) 1998 I-Belde (Yatağan) Work Group 1998 Health Work Group 1998 TBD Childrens Club 1999 International Relations Work Group 1999 Informatic in the Unions Work Group 2000 Information Council Work Group 2001 Members Relationships Work Group 2002 Information Work Group for Visually Impaired 2002 Information Security Work Group 2002 Public Tender Act Work Group 2003

18 INFORMATICS ASSOCIATION OF TURKEY 40 Years in informatics INFORMATICS ASSOCIATION OF TURKEY 40 Years in informatics 19 THE COMPETITIONS AND AWARDS TBD, organizes competitions on various subjects and give awards in order to popularize the informatics culture and establishment of the informatics awareness within the community TBD Young IT Specialists Necdet Bulut Science Award (1982), TBD-TUBISAD Life-Long Service Award (1996 -...), TBD Informatics Magazine Science Fiction Story Contest (1998 -...), BTIE Web Page Design Contest (Between the children with the age of 7-12 - 1998) TBD Unifying Trade Body TBD, intending to provide contributions effectively to Turkey to become an information society, will continue to maintain its unifying role effectively within all segments of the informatics sector from now on. Relationships with Non-governmental Organizations TBD is working with various non-governmental organizations, giving contribution to them and getting contributions from them. Some of these are: BiYESAM-Trade Body BMD - IT Journalists Association A TBD class is established in a school founded by CVDD, 1996 INETD - The Association of Internet Technologies Association of statisticians KALDER LKD The Association of Linux Users The Association of Mathematicians METU Alumni Association TBV Turkish Informatics Foundation TEDER TELKODER TEMA Foundation TBD Dr. Necdet Bulut Forest of DemocracyG, Gebze, 1996 TID TISSAD TOBB - Turkish Union of Chambers and Exchange Commodities (Informatics Sector Committees) TURKMIA Some memmers of Medical Informatics Association are also the member of TBD TUBIDER TUBISAD Association of Informatics Industrialists TZV Turkish Intelligence Foundation YASAD Association of Software Industrialists

20 INFORMATICS ASSOCIATION OF TURKEY 40 Years in informatics INFORMATICS ASSOCIATION OF TURKEY 40 Years in informatics 21 SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY PROJECTS COMPLETED PUBLIC PROJECTS Have a Computer In Nursery (SHÇ EK) AJOY - A New Job Opportunity for Unemployed Young People: For SMEs, E -Commerce and The Projects for Young People who has Gained Data Security Skills (ATO) Eskişehir Software Base : TBD strengthen its efforts towards Turkey to become the center of informatics with the cooperation of Eskişehir Province and KOSGEB. Eskisehir Software Base was established for this purpose. The base served only for SMSs that want to operate for R&D and exportation, young entrepreneurs and multinational companies. TBD strengthen its efforts towards Turkey to become the center of informatics with the cooperation of Eskişehir Province and KOSGEB. Eskisehir Software Base was established for this purpose. The base served only for SMSs that want to operate for R&D and exportation, young entrepreneurs and multinational companies. e-signature Presentation Meetings: Informatics Association of Turkey organized conferences in 34 cities and reached to over 700 top and middle level managers and 4,500 participant to create awareness and inform the organizations about the implementation of e-signature i-belde: By the internet technology, the products produced at the home workshops in Yatagan, Buldan, Tavas and Yesilyuva towns of Denizli introduced to the world markets. The producers have a chance to promote their products over the web sites created on the computer in the internet cafes. With this rapidly disseminated practice everyone s great effort and labor is utilized on the internet. TBD Dr. Necdet Bulut Forest of Democracy (TEMA Foundation, 1996) TBD Class( ÇV DD, 1996) Computer Literacy for Housewives: TBD aims the housewives never to be far from the information sector. Women with conscious, broad vision and strong communication skills will bring better individuals in the society. TBD meets its commitments and responsibilities in this field Informatics Training for Physically Handicapped: TBD is taking on a task towards removing the barriers. National Studies The Informatics Council of Turkey (2002,2004) e-turkey works Organizing trainings for handicapped to enable them work without any physical effort with the help of technology in order to include to the life. ECDL (European Computer Certificate of Competency: TBD has started the ECDL programs for promoting the informatics literacy in our Country. This program aims the people living in the European Community Countries having the computer literacy with the same standards. The certificate is valid in all European Countries. International Representations and Relations CEPISMembership ECDL-F Membership IFIP Membership Organizations that presenting representatives TOBB Informatics Sector Committees TBV Board of Management E-Transformation Executive Board

22 INFORMATICS ASSOCIATION OF TURKEY 40 Years in informatics INFORMATICS ASSOCIATION OF TURKEY 40 Years in informatics 23 PUBLICATIONS OF INFORMATICS ASSOCIATION OF TURKEY III. The Books Published by TBD: TBD is publishing books to ensure the coordination in the information sector and to contribute to the expansion of Going Towards Information Society: Symposium on Effects of Electromagnetic Pollution, Declaration Books 1. Practical Numerical Analysis, Atalay YUNUSOGLU, 1974 2. The Technical Science of Computer in Development Translation: Aydin KOKSAL, 1974 11. Internet for Those Fighting Against the Crime, Bahadir AKCJAM, 1999 12. Information Technology Innovation of Education in Turkey, Emrah ORHUN, 2000 consciousness towards becoming an information society. These are: I. Declaration Books: Informatics Congress declaration book since 1976, BIMY - The Seminar of Information Processing Centers Managers declaration books The Union of Public Information Processing Centers, Efficiency Meetings books, Going Towards Information Society: Symposium on Effects of Psychology, Sociology and Law Declaration Books. Congress and Exhibition of Education in the Light of Information Technology, Declaration Book The Declaration Book of each seminar and symposium carried aut are published besides these book. II. Informatics Magazine Informatics Magazine, the first Turkish informatics and computer culture magazine, started its publication in 1972 and since its 112 th issue (August 2009) it is being published monthly over the www.bilisimdergisi.org web address. 3. Informatics Terms and Recommendations Manuel, Aydin KOKSAL, 1978 4. Certification in the Information Processing Systems, Nezih KULEYiN, 1982 5. Projects, Planning and Inspection Techniques, M. Tamer OZSU, 1986 6. Technical Manpower in the Information Processing Units, Job Descriptions, Editor: ErsinTÖ RECi,1990 7. The Software Industry in turkey at the Threshold of Twenty-First Century, Editor: Ersin TORECi, 1991 8. Why Software?, Semih BiLGEN, 1992 9. Dictionary of Informatics Terms, TBD Terms Dept, 1996 10. Information Project Management Handbook, TBD Project Group, 1998 13. Ethics and Informatics, Gö zde DEDE0GLU, 2001 14. Subventions in Software Production, Sami D0NMEZ, 2002 15. Turkey, on the way of E-State, Puplic-BiB WG, 2002 16. BTIE 2002 Declarations Books, 2002, Ankara 17. TBD 18 th and. 19 th Informatics Council Declarations Book., March 2003, Ankara 18. BiMY-10 Activities Declarations Books, April 2003, Ankara TBD is waiting for the applications to print the works of IT specialists who has useful resources that could not be printed because of having to change to sell.

24 INFORMATICS ASSOCIATION OF TURKEY 40 Years in informatics INFORMATICS ASSOCIATION OF TURKEY 40 Years in informatics 25 IV. TBD Publications of Public-BiB Work Groups: The number of repots prepared by TBD Public-BIB Work Group, both in its own organization as well in the sub-working groups formed on voluntary basis under the scope of efficiency meetings are closer to 70. The said reports can be accessed through the title All Public-BIB Work Group at the web site: http://www.tbd.org.tr. Turkish Informatics Council The Report of e-state Work Group (May 2002) The Role and Priorities of Informatics in Effective Public Administration and Functioning (May 2003) Informatics Regulations Handbook (May 2006) The Handbook of Information Systems Security (May 2006) e-state Concepts Handbook (May 2006) Information Management Handbook (May 2006) TBD Web Services TBD i-magazine The first victual Informatics Magazine of TBD, TBD i-magazine started publishing at the pace of http://dergi.tbd.org.tr as of January 1, 2001. The publication is continuing with its new layout through http://www.bilisimdergisi.org address. Informatics Calendar Web Page The Calendar of Informatics Events covering whole of Turkey has been prepared to be announced on this page The page is active as of May 9, 2001. The informatics events from both public and private sectors has been announced on this page (December 5, 2004) www.bilisimtakvimi.org.tr. The events are announced on this TBD home page. e-mail Services, Free of Charge The E-mail service, a free electronic mail service which has been started in 2000 by the Informatics Association of Turkey is constituted the beginning of similar services of today with the increasing number of members. One of the projects of the Informatics Association of Turkey in 2000 and the services to anyone who wishes to obtain a free e-mail address has been provided for the service under the domain of www.e-mail.gen.tr (October 2000 September 2002)..

26 INFORMATICS ASSOCIATION OF TURKEY 40 Years in informatics INFORMATICS ASSOCIATION OF TURKEY 40 Years in informatics 27 ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE HEAD OFFIC - Ankara BRANCHES - Ankara, İzmir, İ stanbul, Samsun, Antalya, Eskişehir REPRESENTATIONS - Adana, Afyon, Denizli, Elazığ, Erzurum, Gaziantep, Giresun, Kayseri, Sivas, Trabzon, Uşak, Van. 28 th Term of Bodies of Association Board of Directors Turhan MENTEŞ - Chairman / Hacettepe University, Lütfi VAROĞLU Accounting Officer / Under secretariat for defense industries, Department of International Cooperation Levent BERKMAN / SoftTech Co., General Director Korary ÖZER / Turkish Petroleum Corp., Director Kemal KARAKOÇ AK/ General Secretariat of TBMM, Counselor for the Chairman of TBMM Türker GÜLÜM / Profelis Informatics, Consultancy, Company Manager Serdar BiLECEN / Keys Consultancy Ekrem YENER / Turkcell, Deputy Director General / International Expansion Necati ETLACAKUŞ / Union of Notaries Aslıhan TÜFEKÇ i / Gazl University Industrial Arts Faculty of Education, Computer Education Department R. Erdem ERKUL / Microsoft Türkiye Corporate Social Responsibility and Education Programs Manager Board of Supervisors Tuncay BiLMEZ / Turkish Petroleum Co., Deputy Head of Dept. Üveyiz Onal ZAİM /Ç ankaya Municipality IT Department Vural Rıza İ BRiŞ im / Kelebek Mutfak The Honorary Board Ünal YARIMAĞAN Rahmi AKTEPE Kaya KILAN/ Lecturer, Başkent University Dept. of Computer Engineering Nezih KULEYiN / Semor A.Ş, General Director. Former President of TBD İnci PEKGÜLEÇ APAYDIN

Contact Information INFORMATICS ASSOCIATION OF TURKEY Cevizlidere Mah. Ceyhun Atuf Kansu Cad. 1246. Sok. Yavuz Apt. No:4/17 Balgat/ANKARA Tel:+90 (312) 473 82 15 Fax:+90 (312) 473 82 16 tbd-merkez@dbd.org.tr www.tbd.org.tr TBD Ankara Branch Cevizlidere Mah. Ceyhun Atuf Kansu Cad. 1246. Sok. Yavuz Apt. No:4/17 Balgat/ANKARA Tel:+90 (312) 479 34 62 Fax:+90 (312) 479 34 67 ankara@dbd.org.tr TBD Antalya Branch Şarampol Cad. No. 86 K:2, D:24 Ömer Melli İş Merkezi TBD Antalya Branch Tel: +90(242) 247 86 09 TBD Eskişehir Branch Mustafa Kemal Paşa Cad. Uygurlar Sok. No. 8/B Kat: 4 Eskişehir Tel: +90 (222) 223 54 54 Fax: +90 (222) 223 53 78 eskisehir@tbd.org.tr TBD EskL ehlr ubesl Mustafa Kemal Pa a Cad. UygurlarSok.No:8/BKat:4 Eski ehlr Tei:+90 222 223 54 54 Faks:+90 222 223 53 78 eskisehirptbd.0r9.tr TBD İstanbul Branch Kurbağalıdere Cad. Ali Ruhi Sok. No: 2/3 Hasanpaşa Kadıköy Istanbul Tel: +90 (216) 337 70 41 Fax: +90 (216) 337 70 09 istanbul@tbd.org.tr TBD İstanbul ubesl Kurbagaiidere Cad. All Ruhi Sok No:2/3 Hasanpa a Kadikdy - istanbul Tei:+90 216 337 70 41 Faks:+90 216 337 70 09 istanbuiptbd.0r9.tr TBD İzmir Branch Mahmut Esat Bozkurt Cad. 1459 Sok. No. 3 Alsancak İzmir Tel: +90 (232) 463 28 33 Fax: +90 (232) 463 07 23 izmir@tbd.org.tr TBD İzmir ubesl Mahmut Esat Bozkurt Cad. 1459 Sok No:3 Alsanoak- izmir Tei:+90 232 463 28 33 Faks:+90 232 463 07 23 izmirptbd.org.tr TBD Samsun Branch Kale Mahallesi, Bankalar Cadb Anakent İş Merkezi Kat: 2 Merkez - Samsun Tel: +90 (542) 820 22 22 eskisehir@tbd.org.tr