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Potential Problems That Should Be Considered in Evaluating the
Experimental Technology Incentives Program. PSAD-77-132;
B-114821. Jujy 25, 1977. 2 pp. + appendix (9 pp.).
Report to Secretary, Department of Commerce; by Henry Es:hwege,
Director, Community and Economic Development Div.
issue Area: Science and Technology: Policies and Regulations
Affecting Technology Innovation by Private Industry (2005).
Contact: Community and Economic Development Div.
Budget Function: Commerce and Transportation: Other Advancement
and Reguldtion of Commerce (403).
Organizaticn Concerned: National Bureau of Standards.
Congressional Relevance: House Committee on Interstate and
Foreign Commerce; Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, ani
Transportation.
Under the Experimental Technology Incentives Program
(ETIP) of the National Bureau of Standards, studies and
experiments are conducted to develop policy recommendations on
hrw the Government can affect the rate at which the private
sector innovates. Problems encountered in program performance
could hinder tne program's ability to meet its objectives.
Findings/Conclusions: In managing projects, the ETIP staff has
encountered difficulties that have hampered program activities
and could continue to do so in the future. The size of the
present staff and its reliance on agencies to assist in
conducting cooperative experiments have made it difficult to
plan and conduct the desired number of experiments. Also, the
effectiveness of the method being used to evaluate experiments
has yet to be determined. More effective interaction is reeded
between ETIP pdrsonnel and Federal policymaking and policy
resea- h organizations that have similar or related objectives.
More coordination and cooperation could help ETIP staff achieve
the objectives of the program by improving the performance of
necessary background research, enabling the staff to conduct
experimeiLts on technology policy issues and enhancing the
usefulness of experiment results to policymakers.
Recommendations: The Department of Commerce's current evaluation
of the program should determine the extent to which these
problems have an impact on its performance. If it is found that
the program's objectives are not being achieved, then action
should be taken to overcome them and/or modify the objectives.
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