"In today's management, managing societies is to manage information, and managing information is only possible with technology." Ö. AKIN
Dear readers, valuable members of the AKINSOFT family; the year is 2009 and we are with you in the 3rd issue of our INOVAX magazine. In this period when we leave one more year behind and say hello to a new year, I wish that our country, our cities, and our lives will be equipped with technology. Not too soon, we will witness that our cities are decorated with technology, robot factories are rising in our country, and brands are emerging from the business world to the top. Information technology will alleviate the intensity in our lives.
How can you solve the traffic in this city?
In today's management, managing societies means managing information, and managing information is only possible with technology. The management of societies can be done by comparing and evaluating many factors at the same time. Good community management is realized by making use of what technology has to offer and providing society with a comfortable, livable, problem-free city where they can easily handle their work. Now imagine that there is a city in your country with a population of over 12 million, the busiest traffic in your country is here, its surface area is 5.712 km2, it is among the largest metropolises in the world, the pulse of the economy in your country beats in this city, in such a busy city there is naturally a very big traffic problem. How would you solve the traffic problem of this metropolis in your country? I would not solve it because if this city is managed with information technologies, there would be no traffic problem.
Let there be a strait in this city, let there be a bridge over it and let this be the artery where the traffic is the busiest in the city. Let's ask the citizens passing through this artery where are you going? You learn that some of them go to official offices to get a document they gave to an official office yesterday, some to have a document signed, some to complete two or three documents to be given to their workplace, some to get a sample of birth registration, some to get an identity card, in other words, everyone goes to official offices for a small signature or seal. However, if we can actively use information technologies with e-government projects, no one will go on the road to get documents, so long convoys will not be formed and this city will be able to breathe to some extent. From now on, people will be able to save time by making use of information technologies and engage in activities that will enable them to be more useful and creative for their businesses, instead of wasting time dealing with documents and disrupting traffic.
Let's save our industry from this psychosis! Intensity is not only in official institutions but also in our private sector. Especially in the phenomenon of industrialization, which developed rapidly after the Second World War, the idea of innovation, which expresses renewal and development, was not included. We need to save our industry, which is opposed to change and innovative perspective, from this psychosis and bring the use of information technologies to the forefront in the industry by educating it with innovative thinking. The development and rise of our industry are possible today with ERP applications and robotics applications. For this reason, there will be no density in the private sector managed with information technologies, businesses will save time, cost, and labor force thanks to information technologies, increase their efficiency, and bring prestige to their business and country with the quality they obtain.
Don't read books! In the Middle Ages, they told us to read books, and we stayed away from reading and the printing press for years. Now someone comes out and says "read books". Reading a book at this age is equivalent to someone memorizing the logarithmic ruler. I say "don't read books." Don't waste time reading books, your time is very valuable. Nowadays, information can be accessed easily thanks to the internet. You do not need to spend hours or even days in libraries. Take advantage of the opportunities offered by the Internet, and do not waste your time in vain. Electronic encyclopedias, electronic books, archives, in other words, all information media are available on the Internet. Do not get stuck between the dusty shelves, the internet is a real treasure trove of information for you with its visuality and information alternatives presented from different perspectives. If you are reading books to have a good time, utilize your free time, and have fun, don't do that either! Nowadays, there are even cinema films decorated with sound effects, rain, wind, and smell effects in the virtual environment, you can read books on the internet that are visually beautiful and supported by effects and become more fluent.
Technology is developing, time is passing rapidly, and we do not have the luxury of wasting time, let's leave the old ways, let's take advantage of what technology has brought together and raise our living standards by living comfortably.
Özgür AKIN
AKINSOFT Chairman of the Board Computer Engineer MSC