"Entrepreneurship and Innovation Research Project" for the DOKAP Region was signed between the Eastern Black Sea Project (DOKAP) Regional Development Administration and TÜBİTAK TÜSSİDE on December 18, 2015.

In the project to be carried out by TÜSSİDE, the current situation of the entrepreneurship and innovation ecosystems of the DOKAP Region will be analyzed, project studies will be carried out for priority intervention areas and a strategic road map will be revealed. Thus, it is aimed to reveal the innovation, entrepreneurship capacity and competitiveness level in the region. The outputs of the project aim to increase the income level of the local people and support sustainable development.

Within the scope of the project, the entrepreneurship and innovation infrastructure of organized industrial zones and small industrial sites, technology development zones and business development centers, universities, SMEs and free zones in the region will be analyzed. Needs will be determined through field interviews, surveys and workshops and strategic road maps will be put forward.

Identifying cluster potential and creating a cluster road map to increase competitiveness in the region, and establishing a system/model and feasibility analysis to increase entrepreneurship and innovation capacity are also important steps of the project. The project is aimed to be completed in April 2017.