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Science 14 October 1983:
Vol. 222. no. 4620, pp. 133 - 135
DOI: 10.1126/science.222.4620.133
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Improving R&D Productivity: The Federal Role

Lewis M. Branscomb 1

1 Vice president and chief scientist at International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, New York 10504.

Despite widespread concern about lagging productivity growth rates and renewed interest in research, federal support for the review and packaging of hard-won new knowledge continues to languish. Yet accurate, accessible data are critical, not only in every R&D project but also in the most advanced manufacturing processes. Ensuring reliable, retrievable data is not a function that can be left to the professional societies, the publishing industry, or the private sector. In this article a six-point national science and technology data policy is proposed, and it is suggested that progress ultimately will depend on an overall science and technology policy, the first priority of which is to make available existing knowledge.


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