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More than 25 innovative startups operating within ITU Çekirdek, the 360-degree incubation center of ITU ARI Teknokent, have been meeting the shelter, health and psychological support needs of the region since the earthquake disaster on February 6 last year. The startups, which coordinated after the earthquake and started to offer their solutions in a short time, supported thousands of people in a one-year period.
ITU ARI Teknokent, one of Turkey's leading technopolis, which met the needs of the region with the Disaster Relief Campaign launched after the February 6 earthquake centered in Kahramanmaraş and many companies within its structure, continues its support with technology-oriented ITU Çekirdek initiatives. Thanks to more than 25 technological initiatives that have integrated their technologies into earthquake zones and developed new technologies since the first day of the earthquake, the initiatives that meet the needs of earthquake victims for heating, shelter, health and psychological support after the disaster continue their social responsibilities with applications that can be used online and mobile.
ITU ARI Teknokent calls for support to 11 technocities in the earthquake zone
ITU ARI Teknokent General Manager Prof. Dr. Attila Dikbaş stated that our country, which is located in an earthquake zone, should take more serious steps in terms of measures to be taken against earthquakes after what happened on February 6. "After the Kahramanmaraş-based earthquake disaster last year, we had a great responsibility to support our citizens in many areas of need, especially rescue work. We were able to do this not only as ITU ARI Teknokent, but also thanks to more than 25 startups from ITU Core. The startups within ITU Core coordinated very quickly and voluntarily launched support projects and campaigns. At the same time, we continue to support BIM (building information modeling) and earthquake-resistant cities and settlements with many of our startups and strengthen R&D projects in this field. Another issue that should not be forgotten is that 11 technocities are located in the regions affected by the earthquake. We are ready to do our best to realize joint projects by providing the necessary support and coordination for the development of the region. Like many other institutions, technopolises, which are technology hubs, have important duties to prevent the same sufferings from happening again."
Earthquake solutions of ITU Çekirdek initiatives are as follows:
1. Assistbox
ITU Core initiative Assistbox is an online communication and remote support platform developed for customer and technical support processes. In the aftermath of the earthquake, the communication and support platform was made available free of charge, enabling damage reports to be examined in a minimum time and insurance loss adjusters to make safe appraisals.
2. Bimcrone
Bimcrone, an ITU Çekirdek initiative, has conducted interviews and guidance with relevant institutions to support the reconstruction and urban reconstruction process in earthquake zones.
3. BlindLook
ITU Çekirdek initiative BlindLook team enables brands to serve the visually impaired in an inclusive way with the voice simulation technology it has developed. While hosting visually impaired people in need of shelter in their homes after an earthquake, it also brings together people who want to host them voluntarily in their homes with those in need on its online platforms..
4. Bugbounter
ITU Çekirdek initiative Bugbounter is a crowdsourcing platform that will enable organizations and companies to find, verify, report and track cyber security vulnerabilities thanks to independent security researchers. In the aftermath of the earthquake, Bugbounter conducted online security tests of all active aid and support platforms free of charge and opposed the blocking and exploitation of aid to earthquake victims.
5. Bulut Klinik
Bulut Klinik, an ITU Core initiative, enables its users to fulfill all their healthcare needs online or face-to-face on a single platform thanks to the application they have developed. After the earthquake, it made its online healthcare platform free of charge for earthquake victims and provided services to more than 500 people.
6. Classest
Classest, an ITU Çekirdek initiative, is an online education platform that provides 360-degree education services, where private lessons are given with expert teachers and provides the opportunity to match the appropriate teacher to the student. After the earthquake, it participated in the Education Mobilization campaign and provided free education support to 700 students affected by the earthquake during the LGS and YKS preparation period in line with their applications..
7. Evbee
ITU Core initiative Evbee is a mobile charging station network that offers innovative and clean solutions for all users in need of charging with fast on-site charging. After the earthquake, it modified mobile charging station vehicles and allocated them to provide electricity and support engineering services in the disaster area.
8. Evimdeki Psikolog
ITU Core initiative Evimdeki Psikolog (Psychologist in My House) is an online therapy platform that brings together psychologists and those who seek psychological support. It provides free online psychological support for people affected by the earthquake. It received 2,500 psychological support applications after the earthquake.
9. From your eyes
ITU Çekirdek initiative From your eyes is a mobile application that provides both fast and qualified visual explanations to the visually impaired with the collaboration of human and artificial intelligence. From your eyes application contributed to visually impaired earthquake victims in many critical issues such as gathering points, aid points and many other critical issues. After the earthquake, more than 2400 images received from visually impaired users were described. Artificial intelligence could take up to three minutes to return to users, but this speed was specially optimized to exceed the standards and reduced to 50 seconds.
10. Gonullupsikolog.org
ITU Çekirdek initiative Gonullupsikolog.org is a social initiative that brings together volunteer mental health professionals and disadvantaged groups who cannot access psychological support online. The initiative provides free psychosocial support online for people affected by disasters, while including experts who want to participate in psychological support work voluntarily. After the earthquake, as a result of the evaluated applications, the initiative brought together 63 experts specialized in disaster and trauma with earthquake victims.
11. Hummingdrone
ITU Core initiative Hummingdrone develops autonomous drone systems for industrial needs and offers aerial inspection and analysis solutions for the energy, urban planning and public safety sectors. After the earthquake, the Hummingdrone team, which was involved in the works in Hatay region, where intense destruction was experienced, conducted a needs analysis in coordination with public and private institutions, and created a high-resolution digital twin of the city with photos taken by drone with permission. Then, using the AI models they developed on the digital twin, they identified damaged and collapsed buildings, damaged energy distribution lines and lighting poles, and accelerated critical infrastructure repair processes..
12. inSuppliers
ITU Çekirdek initiative inSuppliers is a global digital platform that provides networking opportunities between stakeholders that will make it easier for companies doing business with employers to find the most suitable business partners directly. After the earthquake, it provided supply chain solutions for temporary and permanent shelter for those in need. It is involved in the city's reconstruction process together with the local government and ministries.
13. Kanka Host
ITU Çekirdek initiative Kanka Host is a platform that serves the sharing economy, where people can earn income by sharing their homes with each other and meet their housing needs more affordably. After the earthquake, it brought together 1782 people who needed a place to stay and those who wanted to share their homes through the application, and supported the provision of transportation and accommodation services.
14. Kidolog
ITU Çekirdek initiative Kidolog is an online counseling platform that provides 24/7 expert support in 10 different categories to parents and adults before and after pregnancy. After the earthquake, psychological support was provided to more than 1000 earthquake victims free of charge via the application and WhatsApp with experts who volunteered to participate in psychological support activities.
15. Microfon
ITU Çekirdek initiative Microfon is an online platform where scholarship giving institutions and individuals gather. With the Education Mobilization campaign they launched after the earthquake, they brought together students affected by the earthquake and in need of educational assistance with the support of people and institutions that provide educational support in line with their applications.
16. Missafir
ITU Core initiative Missafir is a platform that provides end-to-end management for hosts and guests in short/medium term house rentals: It is a platform that provides profile management, advertisement optimization, dynamic pricing and technology-supported operational support services on 15+ platforms, managing the process end-to-end for hosts and guests. Thanks to the "Missafirimizsiniz" platform developed after the earthquake, it brought together homeowners and earthquake victims in need of accommodation.
17. Musichool
ITU Çekirdek initiative Musichool is an online music education platform where expert musicians and educators' live or pre-recorded educational programs can be accessed individually or as a group, and music lovers from all over the world come together and share their experiences. It aims to benefit from the unifying power of music by organizing music education for students, children and adults after the earthquake..
18. Octo
ITU Core initiative Octo is a customizable communication and interaction platform developed specifically for communities. In the aftermath of the earthquake, communication platforms were put into service for people affected by the earthquake and organizations going to help. On the platform, a space was created where teachers affected by the earthquake can share their needs and teachers who want to help can view them.
19. Peace Therapist
Peace Therapist, an ITU Core initiative, is an award-winning platform and social enterprise that provides trilingual services to enable everyone to receive psychological therapy from expert psychologists in their mother tongue. During the earthquake, it provided free online psychological support to more than 200 people affected by the earthquake.
20. RePG Energy
ITU Çekirdek initiative RePG Energy realizes the production and applications of electricity generation based on renewable energy sources that can operate for most of the year, range extenders based on renewable energy sources for electric and hybrid vehicles, fuel systems based on renewable energy sources for conventional vehicles, propulsion systems for land and marine vehicles, heating - cooling - HVAC and air conditioning systems for residential and vehicles, fresh water production systems based on renewable energy sources for residential and industrial applications. After the earthquake, its patented energy and water technologies were used to meet the heating needs of 250 field tents with grid-independent, smart and self-sufficient containers, as well as 40 liters of drinking water per day with the technology of producing potable water from moisture in the air.
21.RumiTech
After the February 6 earthquake, RumiTech, an entrepreneurial idea that emerged after the earthquake, developed self-sufficient smart pole solutions that store the green energy produced from the sun and wind in a hybrid way in the batteries on the system and can operate independently from the grid, and produced a sustainable and feasible solution to these problems.
22. Sesver
23. Stemist Box
ITU Core initiative Stemist Box produces STEM and Maker education sets for children aged 4-14 and contributes to the development of a manufacturing culture. After the earthquake, with the Educational Toy Aid campaign they launched, 5,860 children were reached by sending 4 toys to the region for every 1 toy donation for children affected by the earthquake. They physically took part in the region together with educators and organized training and student workshops in tents.
24. Steto
ITU Core initiative Steto is a platform that enables psychology experts and clients to meet online. After the earthquake, it provided free online psychological support to over 150 people affected by the earthquake.
25. Terappin
ITU Core initiative Terappin is an online psychology platform that brings together expert psychologists and clients. In the aftermath of the earthquake, Terappin provided free psychological support for 2 thousand people affected by the earthquake and included experts who volunteered to participate in psychological support efforts.
26. Walkers
The ITU Core initiative Walkers is a health and real-time gaming application that makes donations on your behalf in the category you choose from the moment you become a member, where every step turns into points, and you benefit from unlimited opportunities. After the earthquake, in collaboration with the Training Box, the Walkers application provided free online earthquake training for 5 thousand users.
