The Strategic Implementation Plan (SIP)

The Strategic Implementation Plan (SIP) is the EIP’s action plan. It incorporates inputs from EU governments, industry, academia and NGOs, consulted at meetings of the EIP’s Operational Groups. It was endorsed by the EIP’s High Level Steering Group on 25 September 2013.

The Strategic Implementation Plan sets out the objectives, targets and actions to be reached or implemented by 2020. It consists of two parts:

  • Part I - EIP objectives, targets & methodology; overall strategy;
  • Part II - Priority Areas, Action Areas & Actions targeting sector-specific stakeholders & practitioners.

Adoption of the European Research Area (ERA) Progress Report 2016