NOTICE: The Governing Board of the National Research Council approved the initiation of the study resulting in this report. Governing Board members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The report is the result of work conducted by an independent panel appointed by the Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy (COSEPUP), which has authorized its release to the public. The panel members responsible for the report were chosen for their expertise, with regard for appropriate balance.

This report has been reviewed by a group other than the panel according to procedures approved by COSEPUP and a Report Review Committee comprised of members of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine.

SPONSORS: This study was supported by the U.S. Department of Commerce (National Institute of Standards and Technology), U.S. Department of Energy, National Science Foundation, and National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy (U.S.). Panel on the Government Role in Civilian Technology.

The government role in civilian technology : building a new alliance / Panel on the Government Role in Civilian Technology. Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy, National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Technology and state—United States. I. Title.

T21.C56 1992

338.97306—dc20 92-20416

CIP

S584