Spain Morant Announces Tender

The Minister of Science and Innovation Diana Morant has advanced that the Government allocates 8300 euros for cleaning the facilities of the Instituto de Astrofsicoade Canarias IAC affected by the eruption of La Palma and 27700 euros to reinforce the security of the Large Telescope.Diana Morant has resided on the Governing Council of the Instituto de Astrofsica de Canarias IAC a body attached to the Ministry of Science and Innovation. At the press conference after the meeting Morant explained that for the second year in a row the Government has increased its contribution to the IAC which will allow the promotion of research and the creation of cutting-edge laboratories at IACTEC the space for technological cooperation and business center.In 2021 this Institute has practically doubled its budget going from the 10.15 million it had in the General State Budgets PGE for 2020 to 19.15 million. In the PGE of 2022 it will have 23 15 million euros has indicated Morant.To promote research in the Canary Islands Morant also recalled that the Ministry of Science and Innovation is working with the Canary Government through Complementary Plans an R D I program focused on eight strategic research areas which allows collaborative work between the autonomous communities and the Government of Spain.Specifically the Government of the Canary Islands will participate in two of these complementary plans. The first on Renewable Energy and Hydrogen has already been approved and will involve in the islands an investment from the Ministry of Science and Innovation of 3.85 million euros and 2.15 million euros by the Government of the Canary Islands. In addition it will participate in the complementary plan on Biodiversity which will be launched in the first four months of 2022.Likewise Morant has announced that on December 17 the Council of Ministers is expected to approve the fourth modification to the agreement between the Ministry of Science and Innovation and the Government of the Canary Islands for the creation of the Consortium of the Canary Islands Ocean Platform PLOCAN which allows the carrying out of cutting-edge research technological development and innovation in the marine and maritime field.By virtue of this modification the Government commits 10.5 million euros to PLOCAN between 2022 and 2028 and the annual investment of the Government to PLOCAN is expected to reach 1.5 million euros from 2022 an amount that practically double that destined in 2021 explained Morant.Research grants on La PalmaDuring his speech Morant also expressed his gratitude to the researchers who work on La Palma and recalled that on December 7 the Council of Ministers approved 2.5 million euros in grants for research related to the eruption volcanic.The entities that will receive these grants are the Canary Islands Ocean Platform PLOCAN the Canary Islands Astrophysics Institute IAC the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria the University of La Laguna the Canary Institute for Agricultural Research ICIA the Gran Telescopio de Canarias the Volcanological Institute of the Canary Islands the Higher Council for Scientific Research CSIC and the Carlos IIII Health Institute ISCIII.Within the framework of these grants the IAC will receive 8300 euros for the cleaning of facilities and equipment and the purchase of prevention equipment and the Gran Telescopio de Canarias a project led by the IAC will obtain a subsidy of 27700 euros to reinforce its safety . It is a first package of aid and if necessary more will be approved Morant stressed during his speech.The Minister of Science and Innovation has also insisted that these grants will be used both to reinforce current research and the projects that will be launched for the reconstruction of La Palma. We are in an emergency but we must also guarantee the future of both La Palma and the entire region he stressed.The meeting was also attended by the Secretary General for Research Raquel Yotti lvarez the Minister of Economy Knowledge and Employment of the Government of the Canary Islands Elena Mez Rodrguez the rector of the University of La Laguna Rosa Mara Aguilar the president of the Tenerife Island Council Pedro Manuel Martn Domnguez the Insular Councilor for the Roads Mobility Innovation and Culture Area Enrique Arriaga lvarez and the Government delegate in the Canary Islands Anselmo Pestana Padrn.The director of the IAC Rafael Rebolo the deputy director of the IAC Casiana Muoz Tun and the administrator of the center Jess Burgos. By videoconference the vice president of Organization and Institutional Relations of the CSIC Rosina Afonso and Mariano Hernndez Zapata president of the Island Council of La Palma.