Complementary Plans for Science

The Complementary Plans is a new instrument designed to build partnerships with the Autonomous Regions in R&D&I actions that have common objectives based on interests reflected in the State and Autonomous Region's Smart Specialisation Strategy (RIS3).  

Eight areas of scientific-technical interest have been selected within the EECTI lines: (1) Biotechnology applied to health, (2) Marine Sciences, (3) Quantum Communication, (4) Energy and renewable hydrogen, (5) Agri-food, (6) Astrophysics and high energy physics, (7) Advanced materials and (8) Biodiversity. 

In order to build territorial synergies, the Complementary Plans envisage the participation of several Autonomous Regions in a programme, with the possibility of participating in several of them. In this way, unique capacities and infrastructures can be harnessed, together with the possible participation of companies. The programmes will have a duration of 2 or 3 years, with co-financing commitments and co-governance mechanisms, boosting territorial economic transformation. 

By 2023, more than 260 million euro have been transferred to the autonomous regions.