Presentation from Sinem Altuncu, CFO of CARDTEK with regard to EUREKA Clusters and EUROGIA2020.

1. Industry insight into EUREKA
Clusters and EUROGIA
Sinem ALTUNCU
CFO,Cardtek
CHICAGO / NEWYORK / TORONTO / ISTANBUL / DUBAI / MUMBAI / BAKU
16/12/2015
Eureka Kümelerine Bakış

2. is Intergovernmental; a publicly-funded, intergovernmental network, involving over 40 countries
Enhance European competitiveness by fostering innovation-driven enterpreneurship in
Europe
Concentrates existing potential for wider impact
What is EUREKA?
emphasize Co-operation; research based cooperation among large industry, small-medium
enterprises, research institutes, and universities.

3. Eureka Instruments
Network Projects
Transnational, market-driven innovative
research and development projects. Projects
supported by the public administrations and
public funding agencies that representing
EUREKA in each of its 40+ member countries.
Eurostars
Joint programme between EUREKA and the
European Commission and the first European
funding and support programme to be
specifically dedicated to research-performing
SMEs.
Umbrellas
association of at least five national thematic
networks in a specific field of technology or
service. Umbrellas are comprised of experts
from science and industry as well as
representatives of national funding institutions.
Clusters
Initiated by European industry, EUREKA Clusters
are long-term and strategically significant
initiatives that develop technologies of key
importance for European competitiveness.

4. Eureka Instruments
Network Projects
Transnational, market-driven innovative
research and development projects. Projects
supported by the public administrations and
public funding agencies that representing
EUREKA in each of its 40+ member countries.
Eurostars
Joint programme between EUREKA and the
European Commission and the first European
funding and support programme to be
specifically dedicated to research-performing
SMEs.
Umbrellas
association of at least five national thematic
networks in a specific field of technology or
service. Umbrellas are comprised of experts
from science and industry as well as
representatives of national funding institutions.
Clusters
Initiated by European industry, EUREKA Clusters
are long-term and strategically significant
initiatives that develop technologies of key
importance for European competitiveness.

5. Eureka Clusters
Supporting innovative,
industry-driven, pre-
competitive R&D projects in
the area of Software-intensive
Systems & Services (SiSS).
Research projects in the
area of telecommunications,
new media, future Internet,
and applications & services
focusing on a new "Smart
Connected World"
paradigm.
Has the goal to develop a
complete ecosystem
around the semiconductor
industry.
The focus of its projects is
increasing productivity
and reducing time to
market.
EUROGIA2020 aims to
support and promote
transnational, low carbon
energy technology projects
Catalyses the generation
of innovative, industry-
driven, pre-competitive
R&D projects in the area
of Smart Electronic
Systems.
Aims at generating wealth,
growth and well-being in
Europe, by securing global
leadership in industrial
metallurgy and advanced
manufacturing across a broad
range of market sectors.
It is a market and industry driven
initiative, joined by more than
26 countries and 100 companies
across Europe and beyond. The
main objective is to promote
transnational collaboration for
developing innovative projects in
water technologies.

6. Eureka Process
Select
a
cluster
Follow call
calendar and
participate in
Cluster
Information Days
Develop a project
idea or contribute
to existing project
ideas.
Submit a
project
outline
before the
call deadline
Cluster
Label
Awarded
Funding
Application
to Tübitak

7. Why Participate in Eureka Projects?
is an incubation hub; for research-based growth, for companies of all scale
Labelling of Research & Development
High – Profile Partners
İs an excellent network for dissemination, for academic partners and research institute
Opportunities of New Business Relationships
Opportunities to extend Your Vision and Business Domains

8. TWIRL
First ITEA
Project in
2008
ITEA
2010
CELTIC
EUROGIA
Visca
Turkey
Country
Coordinator
2012
IDEA4SWIFT
BAAS
Solomon
Turkey
Country
Coordinator
2014
SecureGrid
EmoSpaces
2015
M2MGrids
2013
UPSC
First Celtic
Project in
2013
Eurogia
2020
Board
Member
3 More
Project in
Submission
Phase
Cardtek in Eureka

9. Cardtek in Eurogia2020
Extending the Business
Payment
Systems
Cardtek is a leading group company in payment systems
• 6 fully owned subsidiary companies
• Directly operating from 7 countries
• Serving to 30+ countries.
Security
Embedded
Software
Applications
Data Processing Privacy Protection
Transportation
Smart Cities
&
Smart Contexts
Energy Health

10. Cardtek in Eurogia2020
Gateway for Turkish Companies
Colloboration
opportunities
in Europe
• Turkish Large Industries
and SMEs
• Turkish Energy
Companies
• Turkish Universities

11. “sinem.altuncu@cardtek.com”
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