Organization

TEKNOLOJI ARASTIRMA GELISTIRME ENDUSTRIYEL URUNLER BILISIM TEKNOLOJILERI SANAYI VE TICARET ANONIM TICARET

Istanbul-based IT SME specializing in e-governance platforms, cognitive digital twins, and distributed systems for manufacturing and public services.

Technology SMEdigitalTRSMENo active H2020 projectsThin data (2/5)

H2020 projects

As coordinator

Total EC funding

€463K

Unique partners

What they do

Their core work

TAGES is a Turkish IT company based in Istanbul that develops digital solutions spanning e-governance platforms, industrial analytics, and distributed systems. Their work centers on building software tools for two distinct domains: smart manufacturing (cognitive digital twins, energy-aware optimization) and digital public services (distributed ledger-based identity and document exchange). They contribute software development and systems integration expertise to EU consortia tackling digitalization challenges in both industry and government.

Core expertise

What they specialise in

E-governance and digital public servicesprimary

1 project

GLASS project focused on single sign-on e-governance using distributed ledger technology and AI, their largest funded project at EUR 232,500.

Cognitive digital twins and smart manufacturingprimary

1 project

FACTLOG project addressed energy-aware factory analytics using cognitive digital twins and data-driven/model-driven analytics for process industries.

Distributed ledger and distributed systemssecondary

1 project

GLASS project built a distributed file exchange network for secure cross-border government services.

Artificial intelligence and interoperabilitysecondary

2 projects

AI capabilities appear in both GLASS (AI for e-governance) and FACTLOG (data-driven analytics), suggesting a cross-cutting competence.

Plastics lifecycle and circular economy platformsemerging

1 project

PTwist project developed an open platform for plastics lifecycle awareness and monetization, though with modest funding (EUR 56,047).

Evolution & trajectory

How they've shifted over time

Early focus

Digital platforms

Recent focus

AI, distributed systems, e-governance

TAGES entered H2020 in 2018 with a small contribution to a circular economy platform (PTwist), which suggests early exploratory participation in EU research. From 2019 onward, they shifted decisively toward two clearer technical domains: industrial digital twins for energy-efficient manufacturing (FACTLOG) and distributed ledger-based e-governance (GLASS). The trajectory shows a company that moved from general digital platform work to more specialized, higher-value contributions in AI, distributed systems, and industrial digitalization.

TAGES is moving toward AI-powered distributed systems for both government and industrial applications, making them a relevant partner for projects combining digital transformation with sector-specific challenges.

Collaboration profile

How they like to work

Role: specialist_contributorReach: European17 countries collaborated

TAGES operates exclusively as a consortium participant — they have never coordinated an H2020 project. With 41 unique partners across 17 countries from just 3 projects, they consistently join large, multi-national consortia. This pattern suggests they serve as a reliable technical contributor who integrates well into big teams but does not take on project leadership or administrative coordination roles.

Despite only three projects, TAGES has built a surprisingly broad network of 41 partners across 17 countries, indicating participation in large consortia with wide European reach. Their network spans well beyond Turkey, covering significant portions of the EU member states.

Why partner with them

What sets them apart

TAGES bridges two domains that rarely overlap in a single SME: industrial manufacturing analytics and government digital transformation. This dual competence in both private-sector factory digitalization and public-sector e-governance makes them unusually versatile for an IT company of their size. For consortium builders, they offer a Turkish partner with demonstrated ability to contribute software development across very different application domains.

Notable projects

Highlights from their portfolio

GLASS
Their largest project (EUR 232,500) combining distributed ledger technology with AI for cross-border e-governance — an ambitious scope for an SME contributor.
FACTLOG
Addresses the intersection of cognitive digital twins and energy efficiency in process industries, showing TAGES can operate in deep industrial-tech contexts beyond pure IT.

Cross-sector capabilities

Manufacturing and Industry 4.0Environment and circular economyPublic administration and governanceEnergy efficiency in industrial processes

Analysis note: Profile based on only 3 projects with limited keyword data in the earliest project (PTwist). The early-period keyword set is empty, making evolution analysis partially inferred from project timelines and titles rather than explicit keyword shifts. TAGES appears to be a small but active IT company; however, with modest total funding (EUR 462K) and no coordinator experience, the depth of their independent capabilities is difficult to assess from H2020 data alone.