Action Plans

Action Plans

• Plan de Acción 2022 (pdf)

Action Plans

• 2018 Action Plan (pdf)
• 2019 Action Plan (pdf)
• 2020 Action Plan (pdf)
• 2021 Action Plan (pdf)

Action Plans

• 2016 Action Plan (pdf)
• 2017 Action Plan (pdf)

As in the 2006–2009 Strategic Plan, all CSIC centres and institutes, as well as Horizontal Units and Scientific-Technical Areas, participated in the 2010–2013 Plan, conducting a self-assessment of their current situation and defining the objectives they aimed to achieve.

However, this Plan introduced several new features in both approach and scope. The main innovations included its orientation towards research lines and the incorporation of new evaluation dimensions in performance objectives, such as outreach, internationalisation and the assessment of the impact of scientific output. It also applied to the entire institution, including common services. As in the previous edition, the Strategic Plans were evaluated by panels of international experts, who indicated aspects requiring revision. Human and financial resources were then allocated annually to each centre/institute/unit in accordance with its Strategic Plan. Institutional horizontal strategic actions and the necessary resources to implement them were developed over the four-year period covered by the Action Plan.
 

Summaries of the CSIC 2010-2013 Action Plans by Areas:

• Summary of the Humanities and Social Sciences Area (pdf 536k)
• Summary of the Biology and Biomedicine Area (pdf 464k)
• Summary of the Natural Resources Area (pdf 432k)
• Summary of the Agricultural Sciences Area (pdf 440k)
• Summary of the Physical Science and Technology Area (pdf 800k)
• Summary of the Materials Science Area (pdf 464k)
• Summary of the Food Science and Technology Area (pdf 584k)
• Summary of the Chemical Sciences and Technology Area (pdf 408k)

The 2006–2009 Action Plan was developed through a bottom-up process, whereby CSIC centres and institutes established their own strategic plans by conducting a self-assessment of their situation and defining the objectives they aimed to achieve.

These strategic plans were reviewed by panels of international experts appointed by EMBO (European Molecular Biology Organization) and ESF (European Science Foundation), who identified areas for revision.

Subsequently, the Scientific-Technical Area Committees approved the revised strategic plans and allocated human and financial resources to each centre/institute for each year of the period, in line with its Strategic Plan.

Horizontal Units and Scientific-Technical Areas also developed their own strategic plans following a similar framework.

The General Strategic Plan of CSIC addressed the analysis of CSIC’s institutional situation and defined strategies aimed at achieving clearly established objectives.

A key feature of the 2006–2009 Action Plan was its focus on the achievement of specific objectives measured through quantitative indicators enabling effective monitoring of the Strategic Plans and of the overall Action Plan.

The Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) Position Paper on the 7th Research Framework Programme (2007-2013)

Paper describing the CSIC position vis-à-vis the European Union's 7th Framework Programme and the construction of the European Research Area (ERA).

Ingenio 2010 Programme

The Spanish Government launched the INGENIO 2010 Programme as a commitment to involve the State, industry, universities and other Public Research Organisations in a concerted effort to reach the level of research and innovation corresponding to Spain’s economic and political weight in Europe.