Table D-3.— Complete List of Issues Taken from Government Sector 



Need for co-ordinated research policy at the national level involving long-range planning, 



commitments and priorities. 



Increased emphasis on short-term research and neglect of basic research. 



Overmanagement as evidenced by too many restrictions, especially on longer term research. 



Need for increased or stable funding. 



Desire for improved personnel management (e.g., personnel changes, salary scales, staff 



levels, etc.). 



Need to maintain research staff vitality with more positions for young scientists and 



continuing education for older ones. 



Meeting public demand for justification of basic research programs with respect to mission. 



Lack of Congressional or Executive support and understanding of basic research. 



Balance between role of public and role of scientist in choosing applications of technology. 



Fear that science has become unattractive as a career. 



More funds needed for scientific equipment. 



Need for more interaction between government laboratories. 



Need for more interaction between government sector and other research sectors. 



Concern over decrease in the amount of "in-house" research. 



Need for improved general management skills. 



Table D-4.— Complete List of Issues Taken from Independent Research Institutes 



Need for long-term continuity in funding. 



Lack of coherent national science policy especially toward IRI's. 



Need for adequate justification of research. 



Manpower needs— particularly in IRI's— as problems associated with multi-disciplinary 



efforts. 



Federal pressure toward over-direction of research with emphasis on short-term or applied 



research. 



Need for research funds including construction funds. 



Overemphasis on short-term or applied research. 



Is the applied research-basic research distinction useful in explaining research? 



Problems about preferential distribution of research funds to other sectors. 



Need for continuing assessment of research quality at all institutions by means of peer 



review. 



Time to establish national priorities and associated research needs. 



Adverse effects of government regulations on research output (e.g., rulings on tax status, 



excessive accountability, etc.). 



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