Preliminary Study on Turkey's AI Policy: Strategic Ambiguity or Long-term Uncertainty?

Alican Tonka, Burcu Demirdoven, Ecem Buse Sevinc Cubuk

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Abstract

Despite the discussions over the national artificial intelligence (AI) strategy of Turkey since 2019, the report has not yet been published. This makes it difficult to comprehend Turkey's national AI targets and strategies. Digital Transformation Office (DTO) was established as an inter-institutional coordination unit to lead digital transformation (including AI). This study analyzes tweets, official website and YouTube videos of the Digital Transformation Office based on the principles in World Economic Forum's 2019 White Paper, "A Framework for Developing a National Artificial Intelligence Strategy". The main motivation of the research is to reveal Turkey's main concerns and priorities on the AI agenda. Despite the initial efforts and investments on AI, the inadequate evaluation of social and economic structures together with technological infrastructure indicates that Turkey has been experiencing long-term uncertainty in AI strategy.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 22nd Annual International Conference on Digital Government Research
Subtitle of host publicationDigital Innovations for Public Values: Inclusive Collaboration and Community, DGO 2021
EditorsJooho Lee, Gabriela Viale Pereira, Sungsoo Hwang
Place of PublicationNew York, NY, USA
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Pages569-571
Number of pages3
ISBN (Electronic)9781450384926
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021
Event22nd Annual International Conference on Digital Government Research: Digital Innovations for Public Values: Inclusive Collaboration and Community, DGO 2021 - Virtual, Online, United States
Duration: 9 Jun 202111 Jun 2021

Publication series

NameACM International Conference Proceeding Series

Conference

Conference22nd Annual International Conference on Digital Government Research: Digital Innovations for Public Values: Inclusive Collaboration and Community, DGO 2021
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityVirtual, Online
Period9/06/2111/06/21

Keywords

  • AI Strategy
  • Content Analysis
  • Digital Transformation Office
  • Strategic Ambiguity
  • Turkey

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