"Developer Partners Human Resources Training" protocol was signed between Ataturk University and Erzurum Metropolitan Municipality within the scope of Vision 2023 Project of 1 Million programmers announced by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

Ataturk University and Erzurum Metropolitan Municipality, who intensified their exchange of views on the issue after President Erdogan called for software about the software, reached an agreement on Joint Software Developer Human Resources Training.

Rector Çomaklı: “This Project is Very Important for the Future of Our Country”

Rector Professor Dr. Ömer Çomakl made an assessment on the subject "I stated that this project, which was launched under the auspices of the Presidency, is very important for the future of our country. Rector Çomaklı emphasized that they are pleased to add a new one to the collaborations with stakeholder institutions within the scope of the new YÖK vision: “Our Erzurum Metropolitan Municipality is primarily to contribute to the national level, primarily at the regional level, in order to contribute to the development of software developers within the scope of our country's 2023 vision. We have signed this protocol.

Today, developments such as the transition to high technology in the industrial sector and the 4th Industrial Revolution have made it necessary to focus on the "informatics and software" sectors, which have a horizontal relationship with other sectors and have strategic importance. In this case, the Turkish Industry, which uses the domestic IT sector and digital technologies more effectively and efficiently, will also receive great shares from the world markets. Turkey in 2023 as one of the main components may be in the 10 largest economies in the information technology sector. "

It is aimed to reach the software developer human resource to 1 million in 3 years

When these developments are taken into consideration, the need for human resources for software developers will increase gradually. Prof. Dr. Çomaklı: "Therefore, initiated under the auspices of the Presidency "1 Million Programmer" project, a human resources software industry for software developers today 140 thousand in Turkey, aims to move 1 million in 3 years. As Atatürk University, we have started our studies in accordance with this purpose. The “Digital Transformation” move, which is among the main elements of our New Generation University Design and Transformation Project, is a product of the importance we attach to the IT sector as management. I hope that the protocol signed in line with this vision put forward will be beneficial to our region and our country, especially our city.”

Mayor Sekmen: "We Aim To Bring A New Breath To The IT Sector"

Expressing that Erzurum Metropolitan Municipality offers different supports in national and regional services with its innovative approach, Mayor Mehmet Sekmen stated that they brought the employment-oriented “Software Developer Training Project”, which is of great importance for both the country and Erzurum, from this point of view.

In this regard, President Sekmen stated that with the “Software Developer Training Project”, Erzurum Metropolitan Municipality and Atatürk University will develop software training that will contribute to the developing and changing world conditions. and we aim to bring a new breath to IT applications in other sectors. ”

CORPORATE COMMUNICATION DIRECTORATE - 13 May 2020