A graduation ceremony was held for 1,600 young people who successfully completed the 12-week training program as part of the 鈥淎rtificial Intelligence at Work鈥 project, carried out in collaboration between the Esenler Municipality and the Istanbul Development Agency (陌STKA). The ceremony, held at the Y谋ld谋z Technical University Congress and Culture Center, was attended by Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kac谋r, Istanbul Governor Davut G眉l, and Esenler Mayor Mehmet Tevfik G枚ksu, along with numerous students and guests.
Speaking at the ceremony, Minister of Industry and Technology Mehmet Fatih Kac谋r stated that by allocating approximately $3 billion in public funds to data center and artificial intelligence investments, they would mobilize $10 billion in private sector investment. Minister Kac谋r said, 鈥淲e will allocate at least 2 percent of total public spending within our own investment program to artificial intelligence projects, thereby generating over 1 trillion lira in value for the national economy.鈥
Prof. Dr. Ey眉p Debik, Rector of Y谋ld谋z Technical University (YT脺), explained that sustainable and fully independent growth is only possible when built on the solid foundations of the three pillars of education, technology, and development, and noted that artificial intelligence is changing paradigms across all fields.
Noting that the artificial intelligence model developed by the Department of Artificial Intelligence and Data Engineering鈥which they recently established to offer instruction in English鈥攈as turned their ambitions in this field into tangible success, Debik added:
鈥淭he pace of this transformative power is dizzying. To keep up with this pace, we must carry out the necessary work without delay. Because the best way to predict the future is to invent it. As universities and technology parks鈥攖he heart of science and technology鈥攚e must roll up our sleeves and work alongside our government agencies and entrepreneurs. Our university bears the historic responsibility of assuming academic and practical leadership in this strategic field."
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