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Strategy & Workplan

A clear agenda for the next five years.

CIAC-PLDIS defines a strategy focused on interdisciplinary research, digital literacy, social inclusion and internationalisation, with scientific, educational and societal impact.

Scientific objectives

Three priorities to consolidate and expand the hub.

The strategy strengthens the integration of digital culture, communication, literacy, inclusion and internationalisation, with strong links to networks and national and international priorities.

O1

Integrate digital culture, inclusion and communication within a global ecosystem.

O2

Strengthen digital literacy and communication to respond to societal and labour-market challenges.

O3

Deepen internationalisation across all research and innovation activities.

Strategic axes

Three axes to drive research, innovation and collaboration.

Priorities are presented clearly and grouped to support easy reading and monitoring.

Axis 1

Digital Culture & Inclusion

  • Promote research, prototyping and POC in educational and community contexts.
  • Strengthen international partnerships in diversity, inclusion and socio-educational contexts.
  • Explore behaviours, values and impacts related to the use of digital technologies in society.
  • Investigate the role of emerging technologies such as IoT, DLT and AI in digital culture.
  • Promote new collaborative project opportunities and digital literacy as a determinant of inclusion.

Axis 2

Digital Literacy & Communication

  • Develop an international training offer, including a doctoral programme in digital communication.
  • Consolidate participation in national and international networks linked to literacy, data, AI and cybersecurity.
  • Launch pilot projects and POC with national and foreign institutions.
  • Support process digitalisation, secure environments and cybersecurity models.
  • Set concrete targets for internal efficiency and dissemination of results.

Axis 3

R&D in the context of internationalisation

  • Design future strategies with a focus on new global collaboration opportunities.
  • Promote participation in international consortia, networks and projects.
  • Increase scientific co-authorship with foreign researchers.
  • Track targets related to funding, quality and impact of international participation.
  • Strengthen CIAC-PLDIS presence in international research networks and missions.

Across all three axes

Cross-cutting action lines.

These shared priorities ensure coherence across research, career development, public communication and impact evaluation.

Global presence

Strengthen CIAC-PLDIS international visibility and participation in scientific and academic events.

Careers & research community

Align the hub strategy with career development, integration of new researchers and sustainable stabilisation.

Communication & dissemination

Disseminate results to policy actors, the scientific community, local stakeholders and the wider public, with stronger public communication quality.

Responsible technology

Use digital technologies to address social and environmental challenges, with mitigation measures and responsible practices.

Monitoring & quality

Set targets for publications, activities, reach, satisfaction, impact and compliance with the activity plan.

Activity plan

Planned actions with measurable goals.

The operational plan has been synthesised into work clusters for easier reading without losing the key expected outcomes.

01

Research & publications

  • Conduct R&D on digital culture, literacy and social inclusion.
  • Conduct qualitative studies and thematic reports.
  • Outcome: at least 1 publication per year.
02

Training & capacity building

  • Develop doctoral training and short courses, workshops and webinars.
  • Create educational campaigns on AI, IoT and emerging technologies.
  • Outcome: 1 course proposal by year 2 and 1 training action per year.
03

Partnerships & funding

  • Expand research partnerships and submit national and European funding applications.
  • Involve partners from RIAL, METARED, COST and other networks.
  • Outcome: 1 new network every 2 years and 2 applications per year.
04

Technology & applied innovation

  • Evaluate digital platforms, publish cybersecurity guidelines and develop collaborative events.
  • Promote hackathons and technological solutions with social impact.
  • Outcome: 1 platform evaluated per year and 1 event every 2 years.
05

Communication & public presence

  • Develop digital content, podcasts, guides and strengthen the website and social media.
  • Participate in European Commission initiatives and thematic conferences.
  • Outcome: publish results within 1 month and social media updates within 1 week.
06

Governance & evaluation

  • Conduct annual evaluations, strategic meetings and support national and international missions.
  • Promote post-doctoral and aggregation programmes for integrated members.
  • Outcome: 1 annual report and 1 annual review meeting with recommendations.

Strategic planning

A strategy designed for growth, collaboration and impact.

A public and concise overview of the CIAC-PLDIS strategic and activity plan.