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 us from the advanced to the underdeveloped context now brings us back to the 

 starting point. 



VI 



In assessing the current posture of U.S. institutions vis a vis 

 "international" activity and postulating a revised one more responsive to 

 the new circumstances and opportunities, it should be remembered that our ob- 

 jectives in this discussion, while important, are limited ones. Our conclu- 

 sions may have nothing to say to programs that have other and, in some cases, 

 complementary objectives. These conclusions treat exclusively of the achieve- 

 ment in the underdeveloped world of critical-size, science-producing entities 

 whose objective is research directed at technological innovation. They iden- 

 tify existing universities and research institutes as the proper setting 

 for such activity. They point to the interface and regenerative capabilities 

 of the research components of such institutions as the prior area for atten- 

 tion. They propose an extension of arrangements that have proven serviceable 

 in the case of certain binational research institutes as an economic method. 

 They isolate the hitherto absent technological specialist from the advanced 

 sector as the missing ingredient. And, finally, they suggest that new cir- 

 cumstances arising out of improved communications technology now make it 

 feasible to bring him into the picture. The role of administrative service 

 at the home base is to bring these elements into effective interaction. This 

 calls for a venturesome, future-oriented, at times outriding type of adminis- 

 trator which all institutions may not possess. 



The administrator's first task will be to provide for a reevalua- 

 tion of a set of myths and perceptions which, although obsolete, are still 

 widely held. Here he must bank heavily on the openness of science and the 



