FIGURE 9-3 COMPONENTS OF THE SYSTEM OF RESEARCH, 

 DEVELOPMENT, AND INNOVATION PLANNING 

 IN THE USSR 



Variants of Scientific 

 Technical Forecast 



«-H 



3asic Direction 



in RDI for 

 Perspective or 

 5-year Period 

 (chosen variant) 



Party and Government 

 Economic Decisions 



economic ana aociax 

 Forecasts 



Scientific and Technical 

 Expertise and Information 



3asic Directions in 

 Development of the 



National Economy 

 For Perspective and 

 5-vear Periods 



3asic S&T Problem 

 of 5-vear Period 



3asic SiT Problem 

 of 5-vear Period 



S6.T Program or 

 5-vear Period 



JZ 



General 



Assignment or 



Target 



3*. 



General 



Assignment or 



Target 



Specific 

 (Project or Job) 



Specific 

 Pro-ect or Job 



Source: Louvan E. Nolting, The Planning of Research, 

 Development, and Innovation in the U.S.S.R., 

 p. 20. 



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