Looking Forward: Comparing Future Options

Peter D. Blair

Chapter 9 in Congress’s Own Think Tank: Learning from the Legacy of the Office of Technology Assessment (1972–1995), 2013, pp 83-94 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Some of the forces shaping the need and character of science and technology advice are identical to the circumstances that existed when OTA was created, and in some cases have grown stronger, such as the accelerating pace of technological change, globalization of science and technology development, a strengthening link between science and technology development and economic growth and welfare, and the increasing role of science and technology dimensions in many, if not even most, issues the Congress faces. Given history and current circumstances, a number of key requirements for an effective source of science and technology policy advice—tuned to the needs of Congress—can be summed up as ensuring that the work of such a source is viewed as (1) relevant and considered of high priority in the Congress, (2) independently arrived at and widely perceived to be so, (3) ideologically balanced and authoritative, and (4) produced with the evidence presented that is transparent and clear in language as well as context familiar to congressional deliberations.

Keywords: Technology Assessment; Advisory Panel; Executive Order; Executive Agency; Strengthening Link (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1057/9781137359056_9

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