The challenges of technology in education I am a big fan of decentralization. I love the prospect that one day, all our energy production, distribution and usage will be decentralized. I believe that people and communities should govern themselves without the intervention of a central authority who plans everything. But the Turkish…

We need more motorcycles on the roads I had the opportunity to peruse the Motobike Istanbul 2020 fair before it opened its doors to the public. It was a blast and a must-see for anyone who is interested in motorcycles or bicycles – or anything with two or three tires. To see…

Online education amid the coronavirus I am sure that all the technology journalists have always been volunteer promoters of online learning. For me, e-learning has always represented equality. Why should a child get a worse education than another, just because they were born in a different country or city? Equality in getting…

Archives to fight boredom Last week I wrote about online education. The day after that all schools were closed in Turkey. Only a handful of institutions were ready for it. It means that millions of students will have to stop their education as well.class="cf"> If the online teaching methodologies had been adopted before,…

Turkey’s choices for a post-COVID-19 society The pandemic hit us all in various degrees. Some of us are just remaining at our homes getting bored out of our minds, but some people are losing their jobs, losing their houses, losing their health, losing their loved ones and some are losing their lives.…

How important is private data security? The coronavirus got billions of people stranded at their homes. According to the latest Endeavor Turkey survey, around 90 percent of firms are working from home. class="cf"> This has created a surge in demand for all kinds of digital services. Online meeting applications, online learning platforms, online…

What’s happening to entrepreneurs during this crisis? Turkish firms are somewhat used to crises - at least more than many developed countries. However, the COVID-19 crisis is unlike anything we have seen so far and believe me Turkish startups and entrepreneurs have seen it all, from terrorism to military coup attempts, from…

1 million coders initiative This week, first President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan hinted at the possibility and then Treasury and Finance Minister Berak Albayrak announced the 1 Million Coders Initiative. Albayrak said that anyone can sign up to the 1milyonistihdam.hmb.gov.tr website and then start their lesson at the Communication Technologies Institution’s (BTK) online…

COVID-19 and the application industry COVID-19 has changed our daily behaviors greatly. We are not behaving like we were two months ago. We try to avoid going out, and when we do, we try not to commute and stay as far away as possible from other people. This behavioral change has…

Global joblessness in highly educated workforce All around the globe, in every industry people are losing jobs. class="cf"> According to Forbes, the latest numbers are as follows: Tripadvisor eliminated 600 roles in the U.S. and Canada and 300 more in other countries, as part of a 25 percent workforce reduction. An…