The closing meeting of the "Research Project on Impact Analysis of Supports for Cultural-Artistic Activities and Strengthening the Intellectual Property System (IPS)" between the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Directorate General of Copyrights (DGCA) and TÜBİTAK TÜSSİDE was held online on March 16, 2021.

At the project closing meeting attended by the Director General of THGM Dr. Ziya Taşkent, THGM managers and experts and TÜSSİDE managers, the project outputs were shared by TÜSSİDE project coordinator, Principal Researcher Ayşe Üstünoldu Kandemir, and suggestions regarding the support program were presented.

Within the scope of the impact analysis of the supports provided by THGM in 2017, 2018 and 2019, firstly the boundaries and indicators of the impact analysis were determined, and then field studies were carried out with the sponsors, participants, service providers and artists/academics involved in the events, especially the parties receiving support. The data obtained through surveys, focus group discussions and one-on-one interviews were analyzed to determine the impact of the support, and recommendations on the support program were presented and reported.