3. Production assimilation of new industrial 

 products 



4. Introduction of advanced technological proces- 

 ses and mechanization and automation of pro- 

 duction processes 



5. Sale of Soviet patents abroad, purchase of 

 foreign patents and models of new products, 

 and their utilization in the USSR national 

 economy 



6. Introduction of computer technology into the 

 national economy 



7. Establishment of state standards governing the 

 most important types of products and metrolo- 

 gical support of the national economy 



8. Introduction of scientific organization of la- 

 bor 



9. Basic indicators of the technical and economic 

 level of production and output 



10. Financing of scientific research 



11. Training of scientific personnel and science 

 teachers. 130 



The content of each chapter is self-explanatory. Cer- 

 tain chapters are concerned with a general category 

 of R&D, such as the introduction of new products; 

 some pertain to a special category, such as licensing 

 or the application of computer technology; and still 

 others focus on the establishment of operating and 

 evaluative criteria, such as standards and technical 

 indicators, which support the remaining chapters. In 

 addition, the universal correspondence between phys- 

 ical and financial flows is exemplified by inclusion 

 of the financial plan. 



At the stage of the intermediate level management 

 organs, plans become more concrete. Plans incorpo- 



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