Bilgi Ekonomisi De i kenlerine Y nelik lk zlenimler: Türkiye-OECD ülkeleri Kar la t rmalar (1995-1999) First Impressions on Information Economic Variables :A Comparative Study between Turkey and OECD Countries (1995-1999)

Bilgi ekonomisinin zellikle 1990’l y llar n sonlar na do ru artan nemi, farkl ara t rmasorular n n gündeme gelmesine neden olmu tur. Bu al ma, hem bilgi ekonomisig stergelerini olu turan de i kenlerin neler olabilece ini ele almakta ve hem de Türkiye’yidi er ülkelerle kar la t ran bir konumland rma yapmay ama lamaktad r. B ylece, bilgiekonomisi ba lam nda, Türkiye’nin zaman i erisinde bilgi ve ileti im teknolojileri faaliyetleribak m ndan hangi ülkelerle benzerlik g sterdi i ortaya konulmaya al lm t r. Bu amacay nelik olarak al mada, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development(OECD)’nin bilgi ekonomisinin varl n l mede kulland kriterler g z nündebulundurularak g rgül bir al ma yürütülmü tür. al mada, ok de i kenli istatistiksely ntemlerden biri olan kümeleme analizinin kullan lmas ile elde edilen bulgulara g re,Türkiye’nin, y llar itibariyle g sterdi i geli me y nünden daha ok Kuzey Avrupa ülkeleriile benze ti i tespit edilmi tir.The gradual growth in the importance of Information Economics, especially in late 1990s;has led to different research inquiries along with broadened study fields. In addition, therehave been continuous disputes on subjects like; how “an information economy” shouldbe defined theoretically, and with which variables can its intensity and characteristicsbe measured. Thereby, this study covers both the possible variables that build up theinformation technology, and also it aims to set forth a positioning, by means of comparingTurkey with other countries. Furthermore, in the context of information technology, it hasbeen intended to designate Turkey’s resemblance to other countries in due course, in terms of its information and communication-based technological activities. This studyconceives OECD’s (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) criteriafor an information economy assessment, and conducts an empirical research. Throughoutthe study, it has been identified that, in terms of the progress exhibited by Turkey mostlybears resemblance to North European countries, according to the findings which wereobtained by using hierarchical cluster analysis.