TÜBİTAK 1004 - Center of Excellence Support Program was launched to support Turkey's research programs with high commercialization potential while preserving their scientific quality. The program has led more than 20 R&D programs so far, aiming to accelerate innovation processes by bringing industry and academia together in priority areas determined in line with national goals and policies. Increasing the number of research programs and developing research infrastructures in higher education institutions are among the main objectives of the program.
In line with these objectives, a project was initiated between TÜBİTAK ARDEB and TÜBİTAK TÜSSİDE to increase the effectiveness of the program and to improve the management of the program's processes. In this context, international best practices were analyzed, detailed interviews were held with program stakeholders, and each process from the identification of the call topic to the completion of the research program was analyzed. As a result of these studies, solution proposals were developed to simplify the processes.
As a result of the work carried out, the processes of the 1004 program will be managed more effectively and efficiently, thus ensuring better management and monitoring of the projects within the scope of the program. On the other hand, it is also aimed to pave the way for more qualified R&D applications to be submitted to the program. As the number of qualified R&D activities increases, it is planned to contribute to the increase of Turkey's competitiveness in international fields with new technological developments to be achieved at the national level.