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6 Implementation Planning
6 Implementation Planning
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priorities within the context of the NSF/Geosciences strategic planning process." The committee pointed out in Section 3.1 that the NSF AGS and GS do not currently have a strategic plan or a visible strategic planning process and recommended that a strategic framework be developed within which to assess and prioritize the GS portfolio and related programs and initiatives in future years. The ICCGS report detailed more than 100 recommendations that together address survey priorities.
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6.2 PORTFOLIO EVOLUTION AND RENEWAL There is broad agreement that GS needs to renew and rebalance its portfolio continuously by investing in new instrument development; ensuring the continuing scientific productivity of existing facilities; tuning its core, targeted, and strategic grants programs to address community science imperatives and modeling needs; supporting workforce development and diversity; and being alert to partnerships that leverage resources to enhance GS activities. A GS and AGS strategic plan is needed to provide the framework within which GS establishes priorities (Section 3.3)
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Conclusion: The assessment committee endorses ICCGS Recommendations 9.8 and 9.15 to conduct periodic senior reviews of the NSF Geospace Section's grants programs and facilities. Conclusion: The assessment committee questions the need for two separate senior reviews, one for the Core and Strategic Grants Programs and another for GS facilities.
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In addition, the committee reiterates its strong support for ICCGS Rec. 7.36 for GS to "develop a common set of annual metrics from each facility." The assessment committee is aware that to develop, collect, maintain, and exploit data and metrics from GS facilities, grants, and other programs requires resources in informatics that GS may not currently possess.
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