Global foresight capability of US Government. Joint hearing before the Subcommittee on Governmental Efficiency and the District of Columbia of the Committee on Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Environment and Public Works, United States Senate, Ninety-Ninth Congress, First Session, April 30, 1985
Both active and retired representatives of the Executive and Legislative branches of government, as well as Icelandic author Valfells testified on US capacity to anticipate global problems and public policy changes. The concept includes anticipating which crops and manufactured goods to pursue for world markets and technology transfers, as well as political and economic disruptions. Planning based on foresight would also anticipate natural disasters and affect population, including immigration and retirement, policies. Senator Gore of Tennessee spoke of the need to analyze and use data for better planning. A. Alan Hill of the Executive Office described the work of the Global Issues Working Group, while others discussed the role of global forecasting and such joint undertakings as the Global 2000 model. Valfells described the Iceland 2000 model and its role in policymaking. Additional material for the record follows the testimony of the six principal witnesses.
- OSTI ID:
- 6048958
- Resource Relation:
- Related Information: S. Hrg. 99-327
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Similar Records
Plutonium-use policy. Hearing before the Subcommittee on Energy, Nuclear Proliferation, and Government Processes of the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, Ninety-Seventh Congress, Second Session, September 9, 1982
Transfer of technology. Hearings before the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, Ninety-Eighth Congress, Second Session, April 2, 3, 11, and 12, 1984
Related Subjects
POLICY AND ECONOMY
PUBLIC POLICY
FORECASTING
GLOBAL ASPECTS
USA
ECONOMIC POLICY
EMERGENCY PLANS
HEARINGS
NATIONAL SECURITY
PLANNING
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
DOCUMENT TYPES
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
NORTH AMERICA
SECURITY
290200* - Energy Planning & Policy- Economics & Sociology
293000 - Energy Planning & Policy- Policy
Legislation
& Regulation