Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
PLANLAMA-PLANNING, cilt.30, sa.1, ss.54-65, 2020 (ESCI)
The share of medium and high technology products in world trade is increasing rapidly. The ability to adapt to this situation is an important factor affecting the success of developing country economies. Therefore, each country develops various policies to protect its place in the world economy. Special economic zones (SEZ) are important tools in this context due to their orientation towards advanced technology production, effective management qualifications, logistics capabilities and R&D capabilities. There is also a discussion for the establishment of Special Economic Zones in Konya Region and there are various researches on this subject. Since the characteristics and the structure of special economic zones have changed from country to country, understanding of the strengths and weaknesses of the region can be regarded as the first stage. At this point it is important to reflect the views of the region experts, to understand the expectations of the region, and to make the special SEZ concept for the region. Due to these reasons, a workshop was held with 129 invited experts and a SWOT analysis was conducted with these experts in a systematic manner with the common knowledge platform steps. In the first phase of the workshop, the SWOT study was carried out. In the second phase, solution discussions for the determined problems in the first phase were carried out. As a result of the SWOT study, strong and opportunities such as location advantage, production capacities and cost advantages of the region emerged. Headings such as bureaucracy, institutionalization, lack of qualified employment and distance to the port are shown as threats or weaknesses. The findings obtained in this study revealed the expectation for the SEZ which is likely to be established in the region. For this reason, the article was designed as a preliminary study on SEZ.