ISSN:1660-5527    

DOI:10.1093/spp/14.4.CO3

出版商:Beech Tree Publishing    

年代:1987

数据来源: OUP

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AbstractIt is not useful, either in theory or in practice, to equate technology with science or with information. Many empirical studies show that most technology is specific, complex, partly tacit, and cumulative in its development. As a consequence, key questions for analysis and policy are, first, the nature and the extent of the interactions between science and technology; and, second, the accumulation in firms of technological knowledge, necessary not only for new and original inventions and applications, but also for effective assimilation of science and technology developed elsewhere.

ISSN:1660-5527    

DOI:10.1093/spp/14.4.182

出版商:Beech Tree Publishing    

年代:1987

数据来源: OUP

摘要:

AbstractIn recent years there has been considerable concern shown by the general public and the trade unions over the connection between the civil and military nuclear programmes. This paper is the result of research to determine the feasibility of separating the two in the UK and France.The result of the study is that it is technically and economically feasible to adopt a policy of separation. The costs are not overwhelming, rather the difficulty lies in assessing the intangible benefits of such a programme, and in overcoming any political impediments to its adoption. The major political fear is that adopting a separation programme would put that nation at a disadvantage with respect to other nuclear weapon states.

ISSN:1660-5527    

DOI:10.1093/spp/14.4.189

出版商:Beech Tree Publishing    

年代:1987

数据来源: OUP

摘要:

AbstractIntroducing computers into Indian industry has been an uphill struggle. The new computer policy announced by the government in late 1984 has provided some incentives, but areas such as banking are still behind in their applications. In contrast, the railway reservation system has been running successfully for a number of years. Union pressure in the banks, caused by the concern for the security of jobs with the introduction of computers, held up automation.The import of technology into India is high and an indigenous electronics industry is unlikely to flourish unless technology and equipment imports are unpackaged. This presents another set of economic problems. Restrictions should be lifted so that all categories of the electronics industry can perform to the best of their ability and certain items of production are not reserved for some firms.

ISSN:1660-5527    

DOI:10.1093/spp/14.4.199

出版商:Beech Tree Publishing    

年代:1987

数据来源: OUP

摘要:

AbstractIsrael has conducted a good deal of research into cultivation of desert regions and the experience gained could be of great benefit in Africa. The aim has been to improve the soil fertility by careful use of irrigation and fertilizer application, to breed and introduce plants that are tolerant to dry conditions and thus to improve the standard of living of the inhabitants of the arid areas. Many of the techniques have had remarkable success including drip irrigation which has improved food production so that it is above the national average.With careful adaptation to local conditions these techniques could be used in other similar drought conditions.

ISSN:1660-5527    

DOI:10.1093/spp/14.4.207

出版商:Beech Tree Publishing    

年代:1987

数据来源: OUP

摘要:

AbstractAs publicists and enthusiasts of the computer revolution continue to proclaim the coming of a new age and the rise of a new democracy, more and more scholars are increasingly concerned over the specter of bureaucatization, the rise of a “democratic despotism”, and possible dangerous cleavages between the computerizes and the computerized. This article addresses the less benign aspects of the new post-industrial/information society.

ISSN:1660-5527    

DOI:10.1093/spp/14.4.217

出版商:Beech Tree Publishing    

年代:1987

数据来源: OUP

摘要:

AbstractUnesco initiated the ICSOPRU project to improve the ways in which scientific research is utilized. The Ukrainian Academy of Sciences has been involved in this project since 1979. The six stages of the national machinery of the ICSOPRU are described and examples given of how the recommendations made have lead to decisions being made in the USSR.The Unesco project should be built upon to form a permanent national data bank. This could be used to help identify the capabilities of scientific teams in different countries. Further development of computerized data bank networks would improve the approach to data collection, analysis and simulation.

ISSN:1660-5527    

DOI:10.1093/spp/14.4.231

出版商:Beech Tree Publishing    

年代:1987

数据来源: OUP

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AbstractThis article discusses some recent research into the conversion of nitrogen by bacteria associated with specific plants into a form suitable for plant growth. The use of such plants in agriculture would greatly reduce the use of nitrogen fertilizers.

ISSN:1660-5527    

DOI:10.1093/spp/14.4.236

出版商:Beech Tree Publishing    

年代:1987

数据来源: OUP

ISSN:1660-5527    

DOI:10.1093/spp/14.4.238

出版商:Beech Tree Publishing    

年代:1987

数据来源: OUP

ISSN:1660-5527    

DOI:10.1093/spp/14.4.239

出版商:Beech Tree Publishing    

年代:1987

数据来源: OUP