Bimsa has been converted into SabancıDx and attempted to be a role model in the digital transformation of Turkey
Sabancı Holding took another important step in the digital transformation process commenced under the philosophy of ‘Sabancı of the New Generation’. Generating technological solutions within the structure of Sabancı Holding for 43 years, Bimsa will invest in new generation technologies hereinafter and lead the digital transformation of organisations, and Turkey, under the trade name of SabancıDx. Stating that they focused on production based on the technology needed by Turkey, with high added value, Mr. Mehmet Göçmen, the CEO of Sabancı Holding, asserted “The responsibility of being a leader requires leading the transformation. SabancıDx will be a role model in the digital transformation of Turkey.”
Sabancı Holding is making a further investment that will lead the digital transformation of Turkey. Having been generating technological solutions for 43 years within the structure of the Sabancı Group, Bimsa will proceed on its way under the trade name of SabancıDx with its new vision, accompanied by Advanced Data Analytics, Robotic Labour and Cyber Security that have been included in this service portfolio, as well as its improved services and solutions, changing management structure, qualified human resources and the strength it gains from Sabancı Holding.
Mr. Göçmen noted that the mission of SabancıDx was to guide the world of the future, rather than simply the Sabancı Group, for the sake of a stronger Turkey. “Being a leader requires leading the transformation as well. We are fulfilling this responsibility of ours with SabancıDx.” said Mr. Göçmen and added that SabancıDx would contribute to product and service production based on technology with a high added value.
WE WILL BE A ROLE MODEL FOR TURKEY
Mr. Göçmen continued as follows, “The Sabancı Group, which has played an important role in the industrialisation process of Turkey, acted as a playmaker in all industries it involved and kept its motivation to create value for Turkey alive, is determined to assume the leadership in the implementation of this global change in business life.” He further asserted, “The way to achieve products and service production based on technology with added value, requires Turkey to be a strong society in the world of today and the future. As the Sabancı Group, we will continue the leadership assumed in the industrialisation of Turkey in the past into this transformation age, which is as strong as the industrial revolution.
SabancıDx will guide the Sabancı Group and Turkey in digital transformation in the light of its new vision, improved services and solutions and the mission it undertakes. We will achieve this with a roadmap expanding from the inside out. Investments in areas with a high added value that will enhance the competitive power of our companies, and business models resulting from the synergy of the Group and globalisation of industry specific solutions, under a model covering our other stakeholders as well, are the outlines of this roadmap. The Sabancı Group has been investing in the field of technology for over 40 years. So far, we have created 1.2 billion USD total business volume and 5 billion USD added value. In the light of our vision of ‘Sabancı of the New Generation’, SabancıDx will lead the process of the Sabancı Group, which does not confine itself to this “new” but also seeks the next new, and helps Turkey to reach to the future more powerfully. In this new period, we will double the amount of software produced by us in a short period of time. Additionally, we are planning to start software exports from 2019.”
SABANCIDX IS THE DRIVING FORCE OF THE CULTURAL TRANSFORMATION
Specifying that their target was to add value to Sabancı through cultural transformation, Mr. Mehmet Göçmen said, “Today, technology is the most powerful tool required for cultural transformation. It is insufficient to invest in technology alone. The main goal is to have a compliant business method with the new world. As the Sabancı Group, we, in turn, will create such an ecosystem that complies with the spirit of this period, focuses on new technologies and collaborations and places cultural transformation at the centre. At this point, SabancıDx will lead the companies of the Sabancı Group in Advanced Data Analytics and Digital Transformation projects, ensure the best management of the synergy between Sabancı companies operating in different industries, put new business opportunities into practice and act as a driving force for cultural transformation.”
Mr. Göçmen continued as follows, “The activities of SabancıDx will be managed from our “Digital Campus” that is to be established. Furthermore, we attach great importance to university-industry collaborations in this field just like in all other issues. Our journey that started with EDU and the Advanced Data Analytics Academy of the Sabancı University, will continue at an accelerated rate thanks to SabancıDx. Additionally, we will work closely with some of the leading centres in the world in this respect, such as BAV Lab and MIT Media Lab.”
WE ARE PENETRATING INTO A DIGITAL ECOSYSTEM WORTH 100 TRILLION USD
Mr. Mehmet Göçmen concluded his speech as follows, “We are expecting that SabancıDx will create industry specific global trademarks by penetrating into the digital ecosystem that is estimated to reach 100 trillion USD worldwide in the next 10 years. We will ensure that our country and the Sabancı Group are more powerful and competitive in the world of tomorrow thanks to this investment, which is made with our faith and belief in the future of Turkey just like we have at present.”
WE WILL ACT AS THE DIGITAL MULTIPLIER OF COMPANIES
Pointing out that the power owned by everybody, from companies to countries, was based on power in the digital world, Mr. Burak Aydın, the General Director of SabancıDx, put an emphasis on the necessity to uninterruptedly develop the ability to discover, implement and scale the digital technology waves. Mr. Burak Aydın continued his speech in which he asserted that SabancıDx will create great value not only for Sabancı but also for Turkey as follows:
“We have started a critical period with SabancıDx, which was founded for creating higher values for our country and our Group. By making investment in high technology, SabancıDx will be one of the companies which shape the future of digitalisation in Turkey. As SabancıDx, we will be the digital multiplier of companies and try to reveal their digital energies. Besides, we will develop the Advanced Data Analytics services, on the basis of collaboration with the university, and combine our industrial experience with the university. We are planning to create a global value, based on our own strength through new brands we will develop, by combining the industrial background and know-how of the companies in the Sabancı Group with our digital competencies.”
IT WILL PROVIDE COMPANIES WITH A TIME AND COST ADVANTAGE
Addressing the solutions and services offered by SabancıDx as well, Mr. Burak Aydın asserted, “SabancıDx is planning to add value to companies by way of providing time and a cost advantage to them and a competitive advantage to their customers thanks to its new generation technologies. While we are aiming at becoming one of the companies which shape the future of digitalisation in Turkey, we are focusing on Big Data, Cyber Security, Industrial IoT, Robotic Labour, Artificial Intelligence and Blockchain technologies. Advanced Data Analytics will be an important area of service to be provided with companies in today’s business world where the new oil is defined as data.”
NEW COLLABORATIONS UNDER THE CATALYST START-UP PROGRAMME OF SABANCI
Indicating that the total investment value of active start-ups, which have currently reached around 5,000, amounted to 431 million USD, Mr. Burak Aydın, the General Director of SabancıDx, noted that they regarded start-ups as an important value chain for the future of the Turkish economy and had taken significant steps in supporting the start-ups in the new period. He stated, “As SabancıDx, we will collaborate with start-ups, particularly in the fields of Data Analytics and Industrial IoT based on the Catalyst programme.”
DIGITAL CAMPUS FOR SABANCIDX
Mentioning that SabancıDx will stand out with its value adding aspects, both to the Sabancı Group and its surrounding environment, Mr. Burak Aydın continued as follows, “Our new headquarters will be a complete Digital Campus. We will focus on developing new technologies and collaborations in this new campus that will be equipped with a garage culture. Moreover, university-industry cooperation is an important step in achieving innovations in many developed markets including Silicon Valley; in this sense, we will work more closely with the Sabancı University. We are carrying out joint studies with the Sabancı University, BAV Lab and MIT Media Lab. We will maximise the industry-university combination with the help of our university and business partners. As a result of all these efforts, SabancıDx will be earning 25% of its revenue from new generation technology areas in the upcoming 3 years.”