スペインの財務省は、300件の農業の科学研究の1280万0000ユーロの助成金を滞納
Hacienda paraliza fondos para I+D
Casi 300 equipos de investigación en agricultura se quedan sin las ayudas comprometidas
El CSIC les pide que no gasten un euro de esos proyectos
El Gobierno reduce la financiación de la ciencia al retrasar pagos
Alicia Rivera Madrid 31 ENE 2013 - 20:51 CET
Treasury freezes funds for R & D
Nearly 300 agricultural research teams are left without the committed support
The CSIC asked not spend a euro of these projects
The government reduced funding of science by delaying payments
Alicia Rivera Madrid 31 ENE 2013 - 20:51 CET
Nearly 300 scientific teams dedicated to agricultural research, which was reported in late September last year that their projects had been favorably evaluated and approved for subsidies stipulated, are still to receive the money. The total budget of 12.8 million euros. Nor have received an official explanation about it from the Secretary of State for R & D + i (Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness, Mineco). However, an internal notification of National Research Council (CSCI) recently exposed the situation to managers and center managers: "Indeed, the Ministry of Finance and Public Administration has reported unfavorably this call." This means, simply, that the department has not given the necessary authorization for the payment of these projects.
"It is an open question to be decided," said a spokesman COUNTRY State Secretariat of Mineco, admitting that no payment has been made, although the final decision of the projects approved after the assessment process and selection was communicated to the researchers who were granted in late September and early October.
"It is desirable that the centers do not initiate, under provisional acceptances have signed with INIA [National Institute for Agricultural and Food Technology, under the Mineco], any expenditure under this call until instructed to do otherwise receive "noted CSIC internal notification on 21 January. This means that anyone spend a single euro against these projects, ie who are paralyzed. The INIA derives any explanation from the Secretary of State for R & D.
It is "fundamental research projects oriented agricultural resources and technologies", specifies the call for them, almost a year ago (February 6, 2012, and published in the Official Gazette on March 1). Is a subprogram triennial National R & D, in coordination with the autonomous communities, managed by INIA.
The scientific objectives of this program are obvious social and economic impact: improved production and processing in the agri, obtaining and processing food products safe, healthy and quality food production from the perspective of environmental conservation and integrated land use.
The Secretary of State for R & D has not given any explanation of this anomalous situation, although it acknowledges that the term is very lengthy elapsed since the final allocation of funding to research groups. Scientists are waiting for four months and not give fear Hacienda budge, not to authorize the payment and the call remains in the air.
The discomfort is added to the alarm triggered last week in the scientific community when it was published in the BOE the final resolution of the last call for the scientific projects of the National R + D + i. It turns out that this year, in addition to cutting the total amount (which rose from 384 million in the previous call to 309 million this) now stretches financing within three to four years (although the research has to be conducted three) for most approved projects. In addition, the first year (with some exceptions) does not even reach 10% of the total, just as at the beginning of a research project are to make significant expenditures on personnel, equipment and material to boot. This unexpected and new organization of the National Plan projects shows how far are empty coffers of government R & D and make mess in scientific work, it needs stability and good planning to grow and be fruitful.
Keep in mind that the budget cuts of 2012 (15.63% for R & D, according to the Confederation of National Associations of Spain) compared to 2011, the decree of unavailability of July last year imposed a spending cuts of 600 million to various departments and Mineco, namely, 94 million were for him. From there it was harder still balance the books.
Another scientific subroutine already approved and is outstanding for Health Research. The last call was resolved in December, 736 scientific projects were approved for a total of 68 million euros. The three installments will be paid in this case, with a ratio 45%, 30%, 25%, specified yesterday COUNTRY spokesman Secretariat of State, and said that the payment of these specific projects will be "soon" .
Letter to Mariano Rajoy
A group of 39 leading scientists Spanish, most prestigious directors of research centers, a few weeks ago he wrote a letter to Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy, with copies to the Minister of Economy, Luis de Guindos, and Secretary of State for R & D + i, Carmen Vela, exposing the plight of the science. About the National Plan explained:
"The National Plan is the primary source that nourishes the basic research in Spain. Researchers in Spain have no recurring funds to carry out their work, but regularly compete to get them. According to international standards such system ensures proper use of funds. However, operation below a certain level or fade, even temporarily, the system freezes. The National Plan is the basic input for researchers to have the means to perform the work for which they receive their salary, whether researchers or academics. Thanks to these funds based science professionals in our country compete internationally and negotiate contracts with companies.
If it should happen that a year is not convene the National Plan, which was delayed until lost one year clearly proves effective or economically underfunded, would be one of the worst events in research, not only for the direct impact, but by the unequivocal signal lack of credibility of our policy of R & D worldwide. Such a situation would make it impossible to attract and retain talent, would spread a great discouragement among our scientific community can only act in a stimulating environment and have actually a large economic cost and that could result in thousands of researchers (many officials) could not work because they have no funds to do so. In return, you have numbers between 100 and 200 million euros, orders of magnitude below other actions being undertaken. "
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