Information Technologies and Communication Authority President Ömer Abdullah Karagözoğlu attended the Introduction of the Software Movement Program and Cyber Security Training organized in collaboration with the North Anatolian Development Agency and BTK.
Speaking at the program held in Kastamonu, President Karagözoğlu spoke about the importance of domestic software. Karagözoğlu stated, “Domestic software plays a major role in international development, growth, creating sustainable systems, and establishing integrated structures. Due to its input characteristics, its critical importance in terms of national security, and its high impact on foreign trade, the importance of domestic software is increasing exponentially today.”
President Karagözoğlu: Our Software Sector Needs Solid Soldiers Who Know What It Wants
Mentioning the need to invest in young people for the development of the software sector, Karagözoğlu provided information about the trainings offered at BTK Academy under BTK. Touching upon the impact of the trainings given at the Academy on young people managing their careers, Karagözoğlu said, “Since 2017, under the roof of our Institution, BTK Academy has prepared trainings in 22 career paths, that is, occupational categories, which we refer to as the profession of the future. Here, lessons given by Turkey's most respected educators are offered with free state support. There are approximately 100 thousand minutes of training under 194 different training titles on the platform. Today, approximately 900 thousand users benefit from the trainings provided by BTK Academy. Our goal is to increase this number. Let's increase it so that everyone benefits even more from these trainings. Because our coding and software sector needs solid soldiers who know what it wants.”
At the end of his speech, Karagözoğlu asked the students to participate at a high level in the trainings given within the scope of the event, and said, “As BTK, our greatest aim is to create awareness with the 'Software Movement Program' introduction and 'Cyber Security Training', to reveal the potential of the youth of our country and region in the field of digital transformation, and to contribute to their employment.”