Introduction: the end of OTA and the future of technology assessment
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Congress voted to shut down the Office of Technology (OTA) on Sep 30, 1996, due to budget difficulties and partisan politics. The OTA's $20 mil appropriation was eliminated from the federal budget and its staff have joined various institutions. The agency had pursued the understanding, education and application of technical change to improve public policy. Its demise leaves the future of technology assessment in question.
Publication Name: Technological Forecasting & Social Change
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0040-1625
Year: 1997
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Congress and policy analysis: a context for assessing the use of OTA projects
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Congress deprived itself of a valuable policy analysis resource when it decided in 1995 to close the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA). During the session of the 99th Congress, the level of policy analysis support provided by the OTA to 92 different congressional enterprises compared favorably with that provided by other support agencies such as the General Accounting Office and the Congressional Budget Office.
Publication Name: Technological Forecasting & Social Change
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0040-1625
Year: 1997
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The Congressional Office of Technology Assessment: a retrospective and prospects for the post-OTA world
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The US Congress greatly affected the technology assessment process at the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA). Congress provided the OTA with conditions that enabled it to efficiently merge democratic participation and expert advice. An analysis of the interaction between Congress and the OTA, along with that interaction's effects on technology assessment is provided.
Publication Name: Technological Forecasting & Social Change
Subject: Social sciences
ISSN: 0040-1625
Year: 1997
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