PNRR
After the global emergency caused by Covid-19, the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) was approved, part of the European recovery project Next Generation EU, with financing of 750 billion euros to relaunch growth, investments and reforms.
The PNRR is divided into 6 missions managed by the National Centers : research bodies, institutions, universities and companies in the national territory committed to carrying out, managing and developing research, control, consultancy and training activities, developing infrastructures, projects and solutions that are immediately usable and highly scalable for the entire social context.
These research networks are dedicated to five strategic areas for the development of the country:
- High-performance computing and data analysis
- Agritech
- Development of gene therapy and drugs with RNA technology
- Sustainable Mobility
- Biodiversity
Mission 4, “Education and Research”, directly concerns the world of education and universities with allocated funds amounting to 30.88 billion euros.
Links:
Documents
National Recovery and Resilience Plan
Mission Guidelines Slide 4 - Component 2
Mission Guidelines 4 - Component 2
Funded projects
The Università Mediterranea participates in 4 projects related to the PNRR:
Tech4You is a Research and Innovation (R&I) Programme aimed at creating an Innovation Ecosystem between four public universities, six research centres, nine private actors (affiliated companies), three public bodies (natural parks and environmental agencies), one NGO and two regional administrations.
Inspired by the Horizon Europe mission “Adaptation to Climate Change”, the project aims to develop technologies for adaptation to the climate crisis by improving the resilience of communities and reducing the economic gap in the territory.
The RESTART program “RESearch and innovation on future Telecommunications systems and networks, to make Italy more smart” represents the most important public research and development program ever carried out in Italy in the telecommunications sector.
It is funded by the European Union – NextGenerationEU under the P NRR – M4C2, Investment 1.3, Notice no. 341 of 15-03-2022 of the Ministry of University and Research (MUR), with 116 million euros for a duration of 3 years , starting from January 2023.
MOST - National Center for Sustainable Mobility through collaboration with 24 universities, the CNR and 24 large companies , has the mission of encouraging and supporting the development of modern, sustainable and inclusive solutions for the entire national territory .
The areas and fields it deals with are many: air mobility, light vehicles and active mobility, water transport, rail, new fuels . The MOST National Center aims to make the mobility system " greener " as a whole and more " digital " in its management, through lightweight solutions and electric and hydrogen propulsion systems; digital systems for reducing accidents; more effective solutions for public transport and logistics; a new model of mobility, accessible and inclusive.
Producing sufficient and safe food for a growing population without overexploiting natural resources is one of the major problems that our society must face, finding sustainable solutions in the long term. It is a global challenge, placed in a difficult context of unstable climate, growing competition for land, water and energy, in an increasingly urbanized and globalized world. The importance and scope of this challenge require a significant research effort that goes well beyond the capacity of any single institution. To adequately address this problem, it is mandatory to develop an integrated, large-scale and multidisciplinary research program .
This is the ambition of the Agritech partners , who, leveraging pre-existing collaborative research, high-level training initiatives, networking of infrastructures and sharing of large equipment, have defined a program motivated by the need to:
- To combine the best research skills needed to adequately address, in a truly multidisciplinary context, the multiple problems associated with sustainable agriculture.
- Integrate the research infrastructure and equipment available at each site.
- Exploit and apply the most suitable Key Enabling Technologies (KETs) that can enable profitable progress in terms of productivity, sustainability, ecological and digital transition in the agricultural sector.
- Collaborate with companies and farmers to co-design research efforts and leverage results to increase the resilience and economic competitiveness of agri-food supply chains.
- Develop and disseminate new organizational models and capabilities to create and implement large-scale strategic research programs that cross disciplinary boundaries and industry sectors.
- Train the next generation of Agritech scientists and managers to create the human capital and skills needed.
- Support policy makers and influence public opinion to promote a social context conducive to the development of stable and fair agri-food supply chains.
The main feature of the Agritech research program is its structural organization, which reflects the high level of integration between a wide variety of participating research institutions and companies.