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'UNRESOLVED ISSUES'
Pages 34-36

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... At the level of specific individual federal policies and programs to stimulate commercial technology, however, there is less agree­ ment. There is broad support for the traditional federal role in supporting basic scientific research and technology development and acquisition for specific federal missions, most notably national defense.
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From page 35...
... Most of the reports, however, shy away from such direct government measures. They also, for the most part, stop short of supporting trade policies designed to manage competition from dominant foreign producers or broad industrial policy-i.e., coordinated technology, industry, and trade policies to promote key industries.
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... These reports tend to recommend strengthening of government organization for science and technology policy so that the government can play a leadership role. Such calls for federal leadership and coordination of national technology policy are often met with distrust.
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