Start-up incubators are one of a number of micropolicy interventions used by states to support their technology entrepreneurs. Since 2000, the number of incubators in the United States has almost trebled while that in Europe has more than doubled. This article outlines the challenges involved in attempting to evaluate the contribution of the…

In Yugoslavia, a plan for a decentralized information system based on the cooperation of referral centers in republics and autonomous provinces has been drawn up and is now being implemented. (Author)

Reported are seven primary recommendations on national science policy made by the Task Force on Science Policy to the President. From a review of the Federal Government's existing science policy (in 1969), problems and opportunities considered as inputs to the legislative and executive science program for 1970 were selected. A criterion for…

Articles are presented on technology assessment and activities as proposed by the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Enginering. (DF)

A system in which the function of the library is to acquire, store, and organize materials is proposed which separates the reference function into a group of subject specialists backed up by computerized information retrieval systems. This division of labor is caused by the scientific community's need for access to graphic and other specific (not…

Explores the state-of-the-art of Japanese information activities, detailing the comprehensive national plan Japan has developed. The volume of scientific and technological publications is discussed: monographs and technical reports briefly, and periodicals in more depth, including subject areas, language of publication, and accessibility to…

The first meeting of the National Commission on New Technological Uses of Copyrighted Works (CONTU) established some basic premises and procedures. Commissioners representing various interests concerned with copyright legislation (librarians, publishers, consumers and lawyers) discussed the responsibility of the Commission to review copyright…

To provide interim guidance for the Office in matters of scientific and technical information (STI) prior to the report of the President's Committee on Science and Technology, MITRE conducted an analysis of Public Law 94-282 based upon common precepts of past reports and documents. The report recommends the creation of new organizational…

Discusses the birth and growth of the technology assessment (TA) technique of Japan which has recommended desirable improvements in technological industry. Adopting this technique by developing countries, and obstacles of the application of TA are also discussed. (HM)

Discusses the role of the university-level institutions in the field of science and technology in developing countries. Topics include: (1) deficiencies and accomplishments of universities; (2) assistance to university development; and (3) mission-oriented universities. (HM)

Spanish is increasingly influenced by English, especially in the creation and usage of new, Anglicized technical vocabulary. This article calls for a Center for Terminology, to classify new terms and their meanings, to organize creation of new terms according to Spanish roots, and to compose a dictionary of terminology. (Text is in Spanish.) (CHK)

The functions of the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) and its predecessor agencies in serving as a central source for dissemination of federally funded scientific and technical research reports are examined in this paper. The primary emphasis is on identifying questions which need to be asked before any solutions to perceived problems…

Several reports were considered at the second meeting of the National Commission on New Technological Uses of Copyrighted Works (CONTU). A proposed study to collect data on the present status and extent of photocopying (sponsored by the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science (NCLIS) ) was presented and its eventual usefulness to…