Digital transformation has become corporate culture at SOCAR Turkey

SOCAR Turkey realizes its sustainability and efficiency goals by optimizing business processes with digital transformation projects. Digital transformation is positioned as a fundamental element in achieving the company’s strategic goals and is integrated into the corporate culture.

He sees technology as a tool that enables the transformation of business processes. ‘Project Earth’, the SAP S4/HANA transformation project implemented in this context, enabled the renewal of corporate applications and the support of employees with digital tools. Additionally, thanks to the Citizen Developer program, employees gained digital competencies and more than 140 processes were automated. With these processes, 14,000 person/hours were saved.

The company attaches great importance to artificial intelligence and process automation. Developing digital assistants and increasing the digital competencies of employees are some of the steps taken to respond to the high demand for automation. With these initiatives, SOCAR Turkey has made its business processes more efficient and effective.

With open innovation and collaboration efforts, SOCAR Türkiye supports the entrepreneurship ecosystem. Wennovation open innovation platform is designed to support entrepreneurs offering digital transformation solutions in the refining and petrochemical industry. The company encourages transformation throughout the sector by offering these entrepreneurs cooperation opportunities with SOCAR Türkiye.

As a result of the cooperation with Turkcell in Izmir Aliağa Peninsula, a private mobile communication network (Private LTE) was established. This infrastructure provides real-time data flow in the field, allowing operations to be carried out more safely and efficiently.

SOCAR Turkey continues its projects to grow the entrepreneurship ecosystem and lead in digital transformation. It focuses on supporting innovative ideas and developing new business models through programs such as the Wennovation Start-up Challenge. The company’s digitalization vision also contributes to increasing sectoral gains and sustainability.