A Study on the Need for Research and Eco-innovation in Digital Technology

Authors

  • Burhan Davarcioglu  Physics Department, Aksaray University, Aksaray, Turkey
  • Alpgiray Lelik  Law Faculty, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey

Keywords:

Sustainability, Sustainable Development, Industry, Technology, Research And Development

Abstract

Our country is experiencing a very important transition period for the future. Future success is largely due to the correct determination of the science and technology line and its application with a strategic planning approach. Environmental impacts of technological activities include environmental problems that arise as a result of any process. The steadily declining current energy sources direct attention to the development of technologies for the use of alternative energy sources. 2016 has brought many challenges for the global and Turkish economy. With the global stagnation in its seventh year, Turkish economy has seen a recession in the third quarter of 2016 after 27 consecutive quarters of growth. Nevertheless, the fiscal discipline in place since 2002 and stable implementation of macroeconomic policies are among the key elements which increase the resistance of Turkish economy against external shocks. Turkey’s impressive economic performance over the past 14 years has encouraged experts and international institutions to make confident projections about Turkey’s economic future. In Today’s world where the natural resources are rapidly consumed, regional and global environmental problems get to a point that threatens the future of humanity, cultural values melt in the globalization pot, sustainable strategies need to be considered in a holistic approach. The beginning of the 21. century has been a turning point in technology and industrial developments reaching the peak access to resources, whereas the degradation of ecological balance and the destruction of natural resources has been a severe result.

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Burhan Davarcioglu, Alpgiray Lelik, " A Study on the Need for Research and Eco-innovation in Digital Technology , International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Volume 4, Issue 2, pp.739-750, January-February-2018.