Scientific potential and policies in the EEC member states

Technical Report ·

OSTI ID:5755441

Bartoli, P; Blossier, D

When it was realized in the mid-sixties how far ahead of Europe the USA was in the fields of science and technology, steps were taken to narrow this 'technology gap' between the New and the Old World. The report reviews the situation 15 years after that realization. In Part 1, a study is made of the scientific and technological fields such as biotechnology, microelectronics and robotics, in which governments intervened by encouraging higher education and public research, of major technological developments in nuclear and space programmes, as well as other industrial activities of tomorrow. The result has been a definite narrowing of the 'technology gap' despite some hostility towards science in certain quarters, despite the economic slow-down, difficulties in political co-operation, and a fresh competitor on the scene, Japan. Part 2 surveys the budgetary action of each country and the priorities involved. International cooperation, another major factor, is described generally and more specifically by instructive examples from NATO, the European Space Agency, and the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN). (Copyright (c) ECSC-EEC-EAEC, Brussels, Luxembourg, 1982.)

• Research Organization: Commission of the European Communities, Luxembourg
• OSTI ID: 5755441
• Report Number(s): PB-83-184259; EUR-7973-EN
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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