The Spanish Strategy for Science, Technology and Innovation (EECTI) 2021-2027. This Strategy serves as the framework for research and innovation, articulating the State Plans for Scientific, Technical and Innovation Research (PEICTI) for the 2021-2023 and 2024-2027 periods, as well as the various regional plans in R&D&I.
The PEICTI 2021-2023 is the instrument for implementing this Strategy, establishing 6 thematic priorities -among which is FOOD, BIOECONOMY, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND ENVIRONMENT– for carrying out R&D&I activities.
The PEICTI 2021-2023 is aimed at all agents of the Spanish System of Science, Technology, and Innovation, both public and private, who will be responsible for executing the proposed R&D&I activities, disseminating and promoting their results, and providing R&D&I services for the progress of Spanish society and the economy.
The new Plan consists of four state programs, organized around the objectives of the Spanish Strategy for Science, Technology, and Innovation, converging on the need to address the major challenges facing society and to boost the competitiveness and growth of the Spanish economy, providing the necessary resources and instruments to the agents of the Spanish System of Science, Technology, and Innovation. Its implementation is marked by transversality: it directly involves 12 ministries and their dependent units and entities, thus integrating all the activities of the General State Administration in R&D&I.
The funding for the actions outlined in the Plan will be carried out through various instruments, including grants, non-repayable or partially repayable aid, loans, public procurement, or investment mechanisms.
In addition to funds from the General State Budget, the actions planned in the Plan may rely on other sources of funding such as European funds, particularly the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund, and funds from the Recovery and Resilience Mechanism.