facilities in the USSR. In §&T, Gosstroy develops 

 and implements, uniform policies directed at acceler- 

 ating technical progress in construction to raise the 

 effectiveness of this branch of industry. 



Specifically, Gosstroy is charged with identifying 

 basic S&T problems in construction, construction ma- 

 terials, and architecture; with developing plans for 

 research to address such problems; and with coordi- 

 nating the relevant R&D. Gosstroy 1 s S&T plans are 

 developed in collaboration with the GKNT and minis- 

 tries as well as other agencies of the Council of 

 Ministers .15 



The State Committee for Standards (Gosstandart) 



Gosstandart, an all-union body, assigns and di- 

 rects work on the development of technical and eco- 

 nomic standards, approves new standards that have 

 been developed, and conducts statewide inspections 

 to assure introduction of and adherence to approved 

 standards.^" Recently, Gosstandart has become in- 

 creasingly concerned with the elaboration of uniform 

 procedures for such activities as design and produc- 

 tion assimilation. The growing importance attached 

 to standardization relates to stepped-up efforts to 

 improve product quality as well as to economize on 

 design resources. 



The State Committee for Inventions and Discoveries 

 (Goskomizobreteniya) 



The State Committee for Inventions and Discoveries 

 maintains the state register of inventions and dis- 

 coveries and seeks to promote innovation in Soviet 

 science and industry. Among the responsibilities of 

 the Committee are the issuance of "author certifi- 

 cates" and patents, the introduction of inventions 

 into the economy, and the protection of state inter- 

 ests in inventions. Scientific discoveries are recog- 

 nized through the issuance of diplomas. Author cer- 

 tificates, the most common form of recognition, dif- 

 fer from patents in that the rights to the invention 

 accrue to the state, rather than to the inventors. 



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