Federally Funded Research: Decisions for a Decade
Washington, DC: United States, Congress, Office of Technology Assessment, 1991. Presumed first edition/first printing. Wraps. vi, 314, [2] p. 26 cm. Illustrations. Maps. Footnotes. References. OTA-SET-490. The House Committee on Science, Space and technology asked the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) to examine the Federal research system and the challenges it would face in the 1990s. The objective for governemtn was to ensure continued funding for a full portfolio of first-rate resrach and a high-caliber research work force to assure long-term scientific progress. This report analysed what OTA identified as four pressing challenges for the research systems: setting priorities in funding, understanding the trends in research expenditures, preparing human resources for the future research work force, and supplying appropriate data for ongoing research decisionmaking. It asserted that managing the Federal research system required more funding and devisin ways to retain the diversity and creativity that had distinguished U.S. contributions to scientific knowledge. From Wikipedia: "The Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) was an office of the United States Congress from 1972 to 1995. OTA's purpose was to provide Congressional members and committees with objective and authoritative analysis of the complex scientific and technical issues of the late 20th century, i.e. technology assessment. It was a leader in practicing and encouraging delivery of public services in innovative and inexpensive ways, including distribution of government documents through electronic publishing. Its model was widely copied around the world. Princeton University hosts The OTA Legacy site "the complete collection of OTA publications along with additional materials that illuminate the history and impact of the agency." On July 23, 2008 the Federation of American Scientists launched a similar archive that includes interviews and additional documents about OTA." Condition: Fair. Front cover marred where sticker or label removed, leaving large scuff.
Keywords: Research Expenditures, Cost Effectiveness, Decisionmaking, Graduate Education, Interdisciplinary, Biomedical, NASA, National Science Foundation, Peer Review, Productivity, Superconducting Super Collider, Technology Transfer
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