The situation and the necessary strategies in Turkey's European Union membership process in new economic consept (European Union and Turkey's information and communication infrastructure comparison)

At the dawn of the 21st century, changes in the economic structures as a result of the developments in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) demonstrate that economies are transforming form micro to macro scales. It means that the new economy necessitates the review of the Neoclassic economics theories. This is because the Neoclassic Economics relations have been changing with the emergence of the new economy in terms of both forms and content. As the temporal and locational differences in universal scale evaporate, productivity and competitiveness increase. Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) are very important. New Economy show their effects on growth in different ways such as increase in production, increase in productivity, new employment opportunities and rise of economic effectiveness. The Lisbon Strategy which aims to make the European Union the most competitive and dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world by 2010 is one of the most comprehensive examples of the efforts to adapt to this change. The eEurope 2002 Action Plan prepared within this framework has continued with the eEurope 2005 Action Plan which includes new and more refined objectives. The Lisbon Strategy which was updated in 2005 as i2010 is redirected towards new targets with information, innovation and social inclusion as its core topics. In this process, ?Turkey?s Information Society Transformation Policy? which was prepared with the participation of all relevant parties, has been adopted by the e- Transformation Turkey Executive Board. The policy document states Turkey?s vision of transformation into an information society as follows: ?To be a country that has become a focal point in the production of science and technology, that uses information and technology as an effective tool, that produces more value with information-based decision-making processes and that is successful in global competition, with a high level of welfare. The aim of the present study is to identify all of the process what effects in Turkey Economy and Turkey?s nformation Society Strategy. KEYWORDS: