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Allocating Federal Funds for Science and Technology by National Research Council; National Academy of Engineering; National Academy of Sciences; Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences; Institute of Medicine; Committee on Criteria for Federal Support of Research and Development is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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<p>The United States faces a new challenge?maintaining the vitality of its system for supporting science and technology despite fiscal stringency during the next several years. To address this change, the Senate Appropriations Committee requested a report from the National Academies of Sciences and Engineering and the Institute of Medicine to address "the criteria that should be used in judging the appropriate allocation of funds to research and development activities; to examine the appropriate balance among different types of institutions that conduct such research; and to look at the means of assuring continued objectivity in the allocation process."</p> <p>In this eagerly-awaited book, a committee of experts selected by the National Academies and the Institute responds with 13 recommendations that propose a new budgeting process and formulates a series of questions to address during that process. The committee also makes corollary recommendations about merit review, government oversight, linking research and development to government missions, the synergy between research and education, and other topics. The recommendations are aimed at rooting out obsolete and inadequate activ

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Author
National Research Council; National Academy of Engineering; National Academy of Sciences; Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences; Institute of Medicine; Committee on Criteria for Federal Support of Research and Development
Publisher
National Academies Press
Published
1995
Language
EN
ISBN
9780309053471
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
Science, Technology, Political Science

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