ENEA's Three-year Plan sets out the tasks for the period 2001-2003, meeting the need to focus on well-defined targets in order to streamline all activities and optimize all available financial and human resources, as well as equipments and expertise.

The Plan has been developed taking account of the following key reference points:

• an analysis of ENEA's mission and tasks as defined in Italian Legislative Decree no. 36/99;
• a definition of strategical R&D priorities in several fields;
• the structure of competencies and actual capabilities as well as existing fields of excellence;
• the role of ENEA in the research field;
• technical and scientific support to the Public Administration and enterprises;
• the Guidelines set out by the 2001-2003 National Research Programme;
• the Recommendations set out by the sixth EU Five-year Research Plan.

The Plan envisages seven aims and 21 objectives that define ENEA's mission, while highlighting its various areas of activity.

The seven aims are:

• Energy for the future
• Protection of the Planet
• Protection of Mankind
• Large-scale advanced techniques
• New technologies for competitiveness
• Global changes
• Services for the Country.

In order to reach these aims ENEA is focusing all its activities on major projects, significant in terms of contents and resources.

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