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Triennio 2020-2022, Le Attività Svolte, Quelle Da Realizzare (In Corso O Nuove), Definendo, Inoltre, Le Risorse Impiegate E Le Modalità Operative Piano Triennale delle Attività 2020-2022 1 INTRODUZIONE E EXECUTIVE SUMMARY .............................................. 3 2 NORMATIVA E DOCUMENTI DI RIFERIMENTO ..................................... 6 3 STRATEGIE E POLITICHE INDUSTRIALI .................................................. 7 L’industria spaziale nazionale ............................................................................................................................ 7 La partecipazione italiana in ESA ...................................................................................................................... 9 La partecipazione ai programmi dell’Unione Europea .................................................................................. 10 Il Documento di Visione Strategica per Lo Spazio - DVSS ............................................................................ 16 L’integrazione dei documenti programmatici - Il Piano triennale della Performance ................................ 17 I rapporti con gli stakeholder ........................................................................................................................... 18 Benessere organizzativo, valorizzazione e politiche inclusive ........................................................................ 19 4 ATTIVITÀ PREVISTE NEL PERIODO 2020-2022 ...................................... 22 Telecomunicazioni, Osservazione della Terra e Navigazione (S1) ................................................................ 22 Studio dell’Universo (S2) .................................................................................................................................. 43 Accesso allo Spazio (S3) .................................................................................................................................... 51 Volo sub-orbitale e piattaforme stratosferiche (S4) ........................................................................................ 59 In-Orbit Servicing (S5) ...................................................................................................................................... 60 Esplorazione robotica (S6) ................................................................................................................................ 63 Esplorazione umana dello spazio (S7) .............................................................................................................. 65 SSA/SST Space Situational Awareness (S8) .................................................................................................... 71 Iniziative nazionali, Relazioni e Cooperazione internazionale (S9) ............................................................... 73 Ingegneria, Innovazione e Valorizzazione Tecnologica (S10) ........................................................................ 81 Space Economy, Finanza e Partecipazioni Societarie (S11) ......................................................................... 101 Sviluppo e valorizzazione della ricerca e della conoscenza spaziale (S12) .................................................. 108 Supporto Tecnico e infrastrutture (S13) ........................................................................................................ 118 5 MIGLIORAMENTO ORGANIZZATIVO .................................................... 129 Il programma Common Assessment Framework (CAF) in ASI ................................................................. 129 Informatizzazione e digitalizzazione .............................................................................................................. 129 Digitalizzazione dei processi e degli iter procedimentali .............................................................................. 130 6 RISORSE UMANE ........................................................................................... 132 Gestione delle risorse umane .......................................................................................................................... 132 1 di 154 Piano Triennale delle Attività 2020-2022 Valorizzazione delle risorse umane e percorsi di formazione ...................................................................... 132 Centralità del capitale umano ......................................................................................................................... 133 Consistenza Organico ...................................................................................................................................... 133 Personale in servizio al 31 dicembre 2019 ..................................................................................................... 134 Costo del personale .......................................................................................................................................... 136 Personale a tempo indeterminato - rideterminazione consistenza organica ............................................. 136 Personale a tempo determinato ...................................................................................................................... 141 Assunzioni obbligatorie di categorie protette ................................................................................................ 142 Progressioni giuridiche ed economiche .......................................................................................................... 142 Mobilità tra profili a parità di livello ............................................................................................................. 142 Mobilità da altre amministrazioni ................................................................................................................. 142 7 RISORSE FINANZIARIE ............................................................................... 144 Le risorse finanziarie ....................................................................................................................................... 144 Quadro Finanziario Complessivo e programmazione di spesa .................................................................... 146 Programmi Strategici Nazionali ..................................................................................................................... 149 8 ELENCO DELLE TABELLE ......................................................................... 153 9 ELENCO DELLE FIGURE ............................................................................. 154 2 di 154 Piano Triennale delle Attività 2020-2022 1 INTRODUZIONE E EXECUTIVE SUMMARY L’Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI), in coerenza con il Documento di Visione Strategica per lo Spazio (DVSS) e tenuto conto dei compiti e delle responsabilità previsti dalla normativa vigente, adotta un Piano Triennale di Attività (PTA) ai fini della pianificazione operativa che, redatto in base alle prescrizioni del suo Statuto, descrive gli obiettivi generali da conseguire nel triennio 2020-2022, le attività svolte, quelle da realizzare (in corso o nuove), definendo, inoltre, le risorse impiegate e le modalità operative. In particolare il PTA definisce gli obiettivi e la pianificazione temporale dei programmi e delle attività e costituisce la base per la predisposizione del bilancio preventivo, e del Piano della Performance. Il PTA, che viene aggiornato annualmente, determina anche la consistenza e le variazioni dell’organico e del piano di fabbisogno del personale. Le attività pianificate e messe in atto dall’ASI, seguendo le finalità statutarie, hanno consentito negli anni di raggiungere l’attuale posizione di eccellenza in un settore di importanza strategica per il Paese. L’Italia oggi dispone di una filiera di conoscenze e di prodotto completa nel settore spaziale che si contraddistingue per un’ampia gamma di applicazioni in ambito civile e militare, un forte posizionamento tecnico scientifico internazionale, una proficua interazione tra ricerca di base, ricerca applicata e imprese. Con il presente Piano Triennale l’ASI, in accordo con la normativa vigente, orienta il suo impegno, tenendo conto delle nuove tendenze, sia dal punto di vista scientifico e tecnologico che nell’ambito delle mutate tendenze del settore a livello internazionale, in primis rafforzando la sua partecipazione ai più importanti programmi e per lo sviluppo di servizi in cui lo spazio è componente abilitante. Al fine di fornire tutte le informazioni necessarie per delineare le attività previste nel triennio di riferimento, il documento è così strutturato: ad un primissimo capitolo dedicato alle strategie e all’inquadramento delle politiche industriali per il Paese, segue un’articolazioni che propone, per ogni Settore Programmatico e Abilitante, delle schede di dettaglio nelle quali sono riversate le attività previste per il periodo di riferimento. Una sezione è inoltre dedicata al miglioramento organizzativo, tema centrale che l’Agenzia sta affrontando ormai da svariati anni. Il documento si completa con le sezioni dedicate alle risorse umane e finanziare necessarie per lo svolgimento delle attività programmate. Il Piano Triennale delle Attività, in un’ottima di completa e sostanziale integrazione dei documenti programmatici dell’Ente, è corredato dall’annesso Piano triennale della Performance 2020-2022, che declina le attività del presente Piano in obiettivi operativi e azioni cui sono associati indicatori e target. Lo spazio, al di là della suo ben noto contributo al progresso scientifico ed allo sviluppo della conoscenza, rappresenta un ambito strategico dal marcato carattere trasversale, che
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