Digital Economy Committee
- Focus on the benefits of the new economy and digital transformation for competitiveness, growth, creation of jobs and innovation.
- The committee monitors a variety of industry sectors, ranging from the traditional telecoms and ICT companies, to a cross-section of companies and sectors spread across the global economy.
- Mission: Address issues related to the digital economy, e.g. digitalization of industry, data protection and free flow of data, cybersecurity, e-commerce platforms.
- In addition to regular meetings aligned with advocacy objectives, a minimum of two theme/guest-focused meetings are conducted each year.
- Due to the cross-cutting nature of the digital economy, we conduct joint projects/meetings with various committees. Advocacy/public consultations in the digital area are led by the Digital Economy Committee.
Examples of Past/Recurring Activity:
- Meeting on KVKK changes (Turkish GDPR)
- Hosting the Head of Legal Affairs Department of the Personal Data
- Protection Authority
- AI and Sectoral Impact Project in partnership with Harvard Business Review Türkiye
- Empower Her / The Impact of AI on Gender Equality (at the Trade Winds event)
- US – TR Digital Dialogue Meetings
- SelectUSA Tech and Select Global Women in Tech
- AmCham Digital Academy
- E-Commerce Mentorship Program in partnership with TOBB