BEBKA News 33

Bursa Eskişehir Bilecik Development Agency Published Quarterly Year 9 Issue 33 January-February-March 2020 RESILIENT CITIES Today, cities are already planning to deal with the risks of future climate change, energy, water and food shortages, increasing population, natural disasters. The city's administrators think about how to minimize these risks, how they can be affected the least when faced with these incidents and how they can return to the fastest and most effective way. The pandemic, which has been on our agenda recently, and cyberattacks, which have been on the agenda of previous years, are examples of these risks. ws30 VOCATIONAL EDUCATION PREPARATION FOR DISASTERS

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// RESILIENT CITIES RESILIENT COUNTRIES Elif BOZ ULUTAŞ In the 21st century, all countries way. The pandemic, which has been are more interconnected than ever on our agenda recently, and Head of Planning Department before. From natural disasters such as cyberattacks, which have been on the floods and earthquakes to refugee agenda of previous years, are crisis, pandemic to cyber-attacks, examples of these risks. It is not countries today need a governance always possible to anticipate how model to anticipate risks, reduce these cities will provide water and food risks, and respond to the challenges supply, transportation, medicine and posed by risks. The existing strategies health services, and infrastructure are not considered sufficient against alternatives under any shock. This today's shocks. issue varies according to the type of ‡Source: https://www.tr.undp.org/content/turkey/tr/home/sustainable-development-goals.html shock, but it is directly Today, cities are already planning proportional to to deal with the risks of future climate how strong and change, energy, water and food flexible the city's shortages, increasing population, economic and natural disasters. The city's social dynamics administrators think about how to are. minimize these risks, how they can be affected the least when faced with Plans should these incidents and how they can be made, taking return to the fastest and most effective into account other shocks, along with city-level policies that move housing development areas to safer areas, resisting a particular threat such as floods. Cities that focus solely on one sector or shock may miss opportunities to transform the city positively and, as a result, can trigger new threats. Developing a residential area that is protected from floods but does not provide affordable housing or leave people disconnected from livelihoods can ignite social tensions and pose other risks. Resilience strategies therefore have to be inclusive for the whole city. BEBKANews 2020 2

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// THE CORONA EPIDEMIC THAT TAKES THE WORLD UNDER ITS IMPACT Every day, new information and views damages caused or may be caused by the Yasin DALGIÇ about the corona epidemic surrounding the disease. world are being revealed. While everyone tries to Planning Specialist dominate the information in order to survive, on The Covid-19 epidemic, which is already the other hand, follows the precautions and described as a pandemic by the World Health prohibitions. Data is updated every day, even Organization, seems to once again reveal the every hour; It is updated with the findings you importance of public health and practices for have never heard before. countries. Especially, it reveals the need of an aging population in the world for the health Many countries around the world have system, applications and infrastructure. started to take critical and radical precautions in order to take control of this disease, which It should not be overlooked that the conscious continues to spread rapidly in many different movement of all segments of the society is the regions around the world, and to take most important factor in overcoming this process precautions for health, economic and social in preventing the spread of the virus and returning the daily life to normal. ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// <We talked to Prof. Dr. Beyhan Bayhan, Bursa Technical University Earthquake Engineering Application and Research Centre Manager and Dean of the Faculty of Architecture and Design, about active fault lines and earthquake risk in our region. Prof. Bayhan also evaluated the structure and earth science along with the measures to be taken to minimize the damage to the region in a possible earthquake. ERATHQUAKES POSE Identification, SAFE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION A GREAT RISK strengthening or MATTERS Prof. Bayhan also noted Considering the economic demolition and that the time saved by the earthquake early warning value of Bursa province reconstruction of systems in the current technology is at most 10 and the earthquake that nondurable buildings in seconds, “This period is very valuable in terms of will occur in the Marmara Bursa; architects, stopping public transportation, securing Sea Basin, Prof. Bayhan engineers and planners the flow in energy transmission lines, and said “It can be said that it should be actively cutting operations in nuclear power plants and poses the greatest risk involved in these critical industrial facilities, but it is not yet among the three activities. Giving priority at a level to save people and save life. Anyway, the provinces in the region. to buildings that provide target should be to provide safe building public services and construction rather than early warning.” Professor Dr. Beyhan BAYHAN to be used during emergencies; It is essential to “DISASTER PREVENTION immediately implement disaster emergency plans in PLANS URGENTLY the historical, cultural and naturally rich MUST BE IMPLEMENTED” industrial, trade and tourism centers such as Bursa.” BEBKANews 2020 3

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// MY FUTURE, Turkey's future, is through the younger MY PROFESSION generation, armed with knowledge. While BEBKA strengthens the technological infrastructure of schools with the funding to vocational education, the Agency also leads the training of qualified personnel. FULL SUPPORT TO VOCATIONAL EDUCATION Signatures have been signed for the projects of schools in Eskişehir that are entitled to receive funding within the scope of BEBKA's Financial Support Program for Improving Vocational Education. PROJECTS QUALIFIED FOR SUPPORT: <Eskişehir Çifteler Şehit Osman Genç Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School with the project “Creating Innovative Vocational Training Methods in the Augmented Reality Environment”, <Sabiha Gökçen Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School with the “New Generation Industry 4.0 Project”, <Atatürk Vocational and Technical Anatolian High School with the project “Integration of Industrial Automation Technologies with Industry 4.0” GREAT SUPPORT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION <Technical trips for 9th grade Education\" with the motto of \"My students of Bursa rural districts future, my profession\" determined by Vocational and Technical Anatolian the General Directorate of High Schools were organized by Development Agencies of the Ministry BEBKA under the theme of \"Vocational of Industry and Technology. BEBKANews 2020 4

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// “EFFECTIVE PRESENTATION TECHNIQUES” TRAINNING TO YOUTH <Entrepreneurial Steps Competent Hands (GAYE), Training Program on \"Effective Presentation Techniques\" organized by BEBKA started in Bursa, Bilecik and Eskişehir. The students participating in the program gave the message, \"Mr. President, we are ready to produce technology with our entrepreneurial steps and competent hands.” THE HISTORICAL BAZAAR FROM THE ROMAN PERIOD WILL STAND UP WITH BEBKA <BEBKA continues its support for the revitalization of historical places. Thanks to BEBKA, historical artifacts stand up again. In the Osmaneli district, which dates back to the Byzantine period and witnessed important events in the Ottoman and Republican periods, the bazaar from the Roman period will stand up with the support of BEBKA as the \"Business Development Center\". BEBKANews 2020 5

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ESKİŞEHİR INDUSTRIAL SYMBIOSIS PROJECT IS COMPLETED \"Eskişehir Industrial Symbiosis and South Korea Energy Agency.\" waste and using resources among the Project\", which was carried out Küpeli said that with the project, their companies. together with BEBKA, Eskişehir goal is to improve the partnership Organized Industrial Zone (EOSB) culture of companies operating in the Giving information about their and Eskişehir Chamber of Industry region, making use of each other's work on the subject, General Secretary (ESO) was completed. The project of BEBKA, İsmail Gerim said, “The aimed to utilize the wastes in the industry and to use the resources culture of working together is very effectively and contribute to the important. In addition to our economy. Provincial Directorate of Environment and Urbanization, President of EOSB Board of studies were carried out with Directors made the opening speech of businesses in Eskişehir. The obtained the meeting , \"Eskisehir Organized data was analyzed with the surveys, Industry Zone was chosen as pilot what the waste is and how it will be industrial zone Within the scope of evaluated. A workshop was held 'Green ASD Implementation in Turkey here with the participation of Project\" carried out in cooperation representatives of 42 companies and with the Industry and Technology institutions. Pre-feasibility was Ministry, World Bank Group (DBG) prepared for 5 potential projects by prioritizing”. ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// BROAD PARTICIPATION IN ANIMATION SECTOR MEETING The Animation Sector Advisory Board Meeting was important institutions attended the meeting. organized by BEBKA in coordination with the Ministry \"I BELIEVE THAT VERY NICE PROJECTS WILL BE of Industry and Technology. The prominent names in LAUNCHED\" the Turkey's animation industry and representatives of many Speaking at the Animation Sector Advisory Board Meeting, BEBKA Secretary General İsmail Gerim stated that BEBKA has been carrying out various studies at the national and international level in order to draw attention to the potential of the sector and to further develop the sector. Stating that all the stakeholders' opinions and opinions were taken in order to make the works planned for the animation sector more inclusive, efficient and effective in 2020, Gerim said: “The sector is a dynamic sector, the place where the foundations were laid from the past. In an individual sense, you are already making serious efforts in the business on the commercial side of this business. There are also very good success stories. At this point, I would like to congratulate you first. We organized National Animation Festival with your contributions. We also have efforts to make Eskişehir the centre of cinema sector. I believe that very nice works will be done with this meeting and your contributions.” BEBKANews 2020 6

////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// SOCIAL 15 MILLION TL DEVELOPMENT GRANT FROM SUPPORT BEBKA TO PROGRAM FIGHT WITH (SOGEP) COVID-19 <BEBKA launched applications for the Combat and Resilience Program with FEASIBILITY COVID-19, in which 15 SUPPORT million TL in total will be awarded. The purpose of the program, which is initiated AND by the Ministry of Industry and Technology, is to develop innovative practices aimed at TECHNICAL preventing and controlling the spread of corona virus, SUPPORT the implementation framework for public health, supporting emergency PROGRAMS preparedness and response, and reducing negative effects of the epidemic on the STARTEDBursa Eskişehir country and regional economy. Deadline for Bilecik applications to the program is 30 April 2020. <Development <Agency (BEBKA), BEBKA has launched Feasibility Support and conducting financial and Technical Support technical support activities Programs for works that are for institutions and important for regional organizations in the region development and will accelerate under the coordination of regional development. the Ministry of Industry The amount of support that and Technology, launched can be requested for feasibility Social Development support, which will remain open Support Program (SOGEP) until 30 October 2020, is minimum in the fields of \"Increasing 25 thousand TL and maximum 200 Employability\", \"Social thousand TL, and the support rate Entrepreneurship and is 75%. In the technical support Innovation\", \"Social program, which will remain open Inclusion\" and \"Social until October 27, 2020, 100% Responsibility\". Deadline support will be provided up to TL for preliminary applications 75 thousand per activity (varies on is 15 May 2020. priority basis). BEBKANews 2020 7

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