AYCAN YUKSEL
Ankara
Summary
More than 18 years of experience in policy and funding program development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation in the fields of R&D, innovation, SME and industrial policies.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
11
11
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Policy Specialist
Presidency of Strategy and Budget
5 2024 - Current
- Policy Fields: R&D and innovation; green transition; net zero
Visiting Researcher
Manchester Institute of Innovation Research / The University of Manchester
09.2023 - 05.2024
- Conducting research on the mission oriented innovation policies to deal wıth clean growth/net zero missions by analyzing the UK's 'Industry Strategy Challenge Fund' experience (Supervisor: Professor Kieron Flanagan).
Head of R&D and Innovation Department
Presidency of Turkiye, Presidency of Strategy and Budget
03.2021 - 09.2023
- Leading a team of policy specialists to ensure effective and productive functioning of the department.
- Managing R&D and innovation policymaking processes by leading and coordinating public and private institutions.
- Managing and allocating the public R&D budget portfolio.
Policy Specialist
Presidency of Strategy and Budget/ Ministry of Development
01.2011 - 03.2021
- Developed R&D, innovation and entrepreneurship policies and contributed to the preparation of relevant national policy documents such as Development Plans, Annual Programs, Sector Strategy Documents.
- Allocated the annual budget for public R&D investments (Research Infrastructures, R&D support programs etc.), monitored and evaluated the projects.
- Research Infrastructure project call preparation, project assessment, project selection, monitoring and evaluation.
- Developed coordination mechanisms for large-scale research infrastructure (RI) projects, monitored and resolved conflicts.
- Actively involved in developing a new performance based support system for Research Infrastructures and drafting the related legislation.
- Developed international relations and cooperation of Research Infrastructures with their European counterparts.
- Actively involved in the decision-making and strategy development processes regarding Turkey's participation to Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe.
Assistant Policy Specialist
State Planning Organization
12.2005 - 01.2011
- Developed SME and entrepreneurship policies and contributed to the preparation of relevant national policy documents such as Development Plans, Annual Programs, Sector Strategy Documents.
- Allocated the annual budget for public industrial investments (Organized Industrial Zones, Technology Development Zones, SME funding programs, etc.), monitored and evaluated the projects.
- Actively involved in the program development, implementation and evaluation phases of EU accession process.
- Acted as the Steering Committee Member of several EU funded development projects. - Small Enterprises Loan Programme (SELP) 1-2 - UNDP/Technical Assistance for the Industrial Restructuring - UNDP/Development of Cluster Support Program - Enlargement of the European Turkish Business Centers
- Prepared Policy Analysis Thesis in Turkish: SMEs' Access To Bank Credits in Turkiye (Analyzing the current situation of SME finance and effectiveness of policies and support system in Turkiye and providing policy proposals)
Education
M.S. Science and Technology Policy Studies -
Middle East Technical University/ Turkiye
01.2013 - 04.2019
B.S. Business Administration - undefined
Middle East Technical University/ Turkiye
01.2001 - 04.2005
Accomplishments
- Appointed as the Turkish Delegate to the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI), 2019-2023
- Appointed as the Turkish Delegate to the European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ERIC) Committee, 2014-2018
- Chaired the 12th National Development Plan Adhoc Committee on R&D and Innovation Ecosystem, 2022
Affiliations
- Technology Development Foundation of Turkiye, Member of the Board of Directors, 03/2021, 09/2023
- TUBITAK/ R&D Support and Continuum Management Group (ARGES), Member of the Executive Committee, 05/2021, 09/2023
Languages
Turkish
English
Timeline
Visiting Researcher
Manchester Institute of Innovation Research / The University of Manchester
09.2023 - 05.2024
Head of R&D and Innovation Department
Presidency of Turkiye, Presidency of Strategy and Budget
03.2021 - 09.2023
M.S. Science and Technology Policy Studies -
Middle East Technical University/ Turkiye
01.2013 - 04.2019
Policy Specialist
Presidency of Strategy and Budget/ Ministry of Development
01.2011 - 03.2021
Assistant Policy Specialist
State Planning Organization
12.2005 - 01.2011
B.S. Business Administration - undefined
Middle East Technical University/ Turkiye
01.2001 - 04.2005
Policy Specialist
Presidency of Strategy and Budget
5 2024 - Current