State of Louisiana Science, Engineering and Technology Program, Final Grant Report. A Study Conducted by the Governor's Office of Science, Technology and Environmental Policy (SSET)

摘要

The report discusses eight tasks undertaken to identify ways the State of Louisiana could utilize science and technology to improve the overall quality of life. These tasks were to: (1) access the existing mechanism for science and technology (S & T) input into the policy process of Louisiana's state executive and legislative branches, (2) review other states' S & T programs, (3) perform a problem assessment and needs analysis for Louisiana, (4) perform a technical resource assessment, (5) sponsor a seminar and workshop on S & T applications and resources available to state policy formulators and administrators, (6) investigate the potential costs and benefits of modernizing the classification system of S & T related material utilized and available to state lawmakers and executive department officials, (7) investigate the costs and benefits of the role econometric modeling can play in assisting policy formulation within the decisionmaking process, and (8) investigate recommendations concerning advisory structures for policy formulation on matters of science, engineering, and technology.