29.06.2018
AGORADA 2018 Event and EURADA Plenary Meeting was held in Charleroi/ Belgium. On the first day of the event, the opportunities and success stories of Industry 4.0 were evaluated. On the second day of the organization, the EURADA General Assembly convened.
Representatives of the Development Agencies from different countries and private companies met on June 20-21, organized by the European Development Agencies Association EURADA, in the city of Charleroi, Belgium, to address the prominent agenda items of regional development.
On the first day of the event that the Secretary General of Istanbul Development Agency also participated, a conference on Industry 4.0 was held by IGRETEC in cooperation with EURADA, SOGEPA, the European Commission and the Charleroi Strategic Committee and many local and national speakers.
Good examples of how the Industry 4.0, which is defined as your future industry, should be addressed, the opportunities to be created and the outcomes of the conference are discussed at the European Union level.
Secretary General Özgül Özkan Yavuz presented the Istanbul entrepreneurship ecosystem and the work carried out by Istanbul Development Agency in this area. Yavuz, “The ecosystem of entrepreneurship in Istanbul offers a unique environment for the establishment of start-ups, rapid development and opening of them to the global arena. As one of the supporters of the successful ecosystem in Istanbul, our Agency has supported 48 entrepreneurship projects with 51 million lira since its establishment ".
On the second day of the event, a meeting was held at the General Assembly of EURADA, the European Development Agencies Association, where the Istanbul Development Agency is a member and the Board of Directors is involved. EURADA's activities for the year 2017 and the program for the year 2018 were evaluated.
In the program, a trip to the historic industrial sites in Charleroi was organized for the participants. Detailed information on the historical development of the industry in Europe was given.
