{"id":18759,"date":"2025-12-10T14:13:57","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T11:13:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ingev.org\/?p=18759"},"modified":"2025-12-10T14:17:13","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T11:17:13","slug":"turkiye-at-the-threshold-of-artificial-intelligence-a-digital-leap-or-a-deepening-inequality-trap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ingev.org\/en\/news\/turkiye-at-the-threshold-of-artificial-intelligence-a-digital-leap-or-a-deepening-inequality-trap\/","title":{"rendered":"T\u00fcrkiye at the Threshold of Artificial Intelligence: A Digital Leap or a Deepening Inequality Trap?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul>\n<li>&nbsp;\u201cOnly 24 percent of enterprises in T\u00fcrkiye use Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems, and an even smaller share use Customer Relationship Management (CRM). SMEs that fail to digitalize face the risk of being \u2018left out\u2019 of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) revolution.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cT\u00fcrkiye accounts for 3 percent of global ChatGPT traffic, indicating strong individual-level digital engagement; however, firm-level digital infrastructure remains critically weak.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cDespite a young population, NEET (Not in Education, Employment or Training) rates and skills mismatches are rising. Without intervention, the AI transition will create a new wave of inequality.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cOnly 56 percent of businesses in T\u00fcrkiye have a website, and many SMEs lack even basic data collection infrastructure, which severely limits the country&#8217;s ability to benefit from AI-driven productivity gains.\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u201cWith roughly 30 percent of employment being informal, the impacts of AI and automation could be far more destructive for millions of workers who have no access to social protection systems.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Now in its seventh year in collaboration with Sabanc\u0131 University\u2019s Istanbul Policy Center, the ActHuman Social Inclusion Initiative launched its 2025 report in November, titled&nbsp;<em>\u201cArtificial Intelligence and the Future of Work in T\u00fcrkiye: Digital Transformation for Inclusive Growth\u201d<\/em>, authored by rapporteur Emrehan Aktu\u011f.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year\u2019s findings show that T\u00fcrkiye is at a critical turning point in its digital transformation. While individual digital engagement is high, gaps in institutional infrastructure and the digitalization deficit among SMEs reveal that the AI revolution brings a serious risk of widening inequalities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Vural \u00c7ak\u0131r, President of \u0130NGEV, highlighted the risks posed by the AI revolution, stating: \u201cIt is now clear that the AI revolution, along with its many opportunities, is creating a severe inequality problem. Regulations are needed to ensure that productivity gains are applied in favor of workers. Otherwise, a deep human crisis may emerge, hidden beneath the enchantment of AI myths.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Senem Ayd\u0131n D\u00fczgit, Director of IPC, offered the following assessment of the report: \u201cThe pace of digital transformation today redefines not only economic competitiveness but also social equality and democratic participation. This process can only become a true opportunity if it is governed in a fair, accessible, and inclusive way for all segments of society.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The report shows that T\u00fcrkiye faces three possible pathways: a scenario of deepening inequality without intervention; a digitally divided future; or an opportunity for inclusive growth made possible through SME digitalization and human capital reform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As ActHuman, our aim is to support this transformation in line with social inclusion, fair competition, and shared prosperity. The report\u2019s policy recommendations provide a concrete roadmap for guiding T\u00fcrkiye\u2019s digitalization process toward a more just and sustainable foundation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Click here to read the report:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/ingev.org\/reports\/Digital-Transformation-for-Inclusive-Growth.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/ingev.org\/reports\/Digital-Transformation-for-Inclusive-Growth.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Now in its seventh year in collaboration with Sabanc\u0131 University\u2019s Istanbul Policy Center, the ActHuman Social Inclusion Initiative launched its 2025 report in November, titled&nbsp;\u201cArtificial Intelligence and the Future of Work in T\u00fcrkiye: Digital Transformation for Inclusive Growth\u201d, authored by rapporteur Emrehan Aktu\u011f. 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