HANDE BERKTAN
AGENDA TECHNOLOGY / BLOOMBERGHT
Ömer Karadeniz, Chairman of the PLASFED Board of Directors, and Ali Sami Aydın, Deputy Chairman of İTHİB, who participated in the Agenda Technology program hosted by Hande Berktan and broadcast on BloombergHT, discussed digital transformation in industry. Karadeniz stated that investments related to digital transformation are spread over time, and said, "Industrialists are facing serious difficulties in terms of access to finance. We wish the Public to adopt facilitating regulations regarding access to finance."
Ömer Karadeniz, Chairman of the PLASFED Board of Directors, stating that industrialists have been experiencing serious difficulties in accessing finance recently, pointed out that investments related to digital transformation are spread over time. Karadeniz emphasized that when looking at the capital structures of businesses in our country, a quite insufficient picture is observed, and said, "We wish the Public to adopt facilitating regulations regarding access to finance. When we look at the order of priorities, we see that digital transformation remains in the background. However, digital transformation is important for our country and our industry."
Our industrialists are making great efforts to implement their long-term projects, Karadeniz stated, emphasizing that their sector, which provides employment for 500,000 people, needs qualified employees. The President requested the Public to be a bit more proactive and solution-oriented in terms of both vocational high schools and qualified education. Karadeniz drew attention to the need to consider production-oriented solutions and stated that it would be possible to take all kinds of actions to implement the necessary measures for sustainability.
The Federation President, explaining that there is no developed country left where the Deposit Refund System is not implemented in recycling technologies, said, "DRS should be implemented, but before that, the Source Separation System (SSS) needs to be put into operation. If SSS is not adequately implemented, I believe we will unfortunately not be able to reach a sufficient point in terms of sustainability and recycling technologies."
Karadeniz noted that SSS should be implemented as soon as possible and emphasized the need to raise public awareness on this issue. The President, explaining that NGOs constantly inform their members on this matter, also requested the Public to support them with their advertisements. Karadeniz pointed out that this work cannot be done only with local administrations and noted that local administrations and the central government should act together.
İTHİB Deputy Chairman Ali Sami Aydın:
"Companies that invest will integrate with the world"
Evaluating the first six months of the textile sector, İTHİB Deputy Chairman Ali Sami Aydın stated that business was not good during this period and unfortunately, they experienced a 10 percent contraction in employment.
Aydın stated that the textile sector, which has gained a very different dimension with global developments since the 1970s, has not fallen behind in investments despite all the negativities experienced in recent months and will continue investments in the second half of the year, adding, "If you want to compete with the world, it is necessary to integrate with issues such as Industry 4.0, digitalization, and artificial intelligence. This is no longer a matter of choice but a necessity. Companies that achieve this transformation will be able to adapt more easily with both Europe and other global companies in the world. My advice is that companies should absolutely not postpone investments and should do whatever is necessary."
This content has been translated using artificial intelligence technology.
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