Comments Requested on Government-University Research Partnership

The Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) has invited public comments on the draft Statement of Principles for the Government-University Research Partnership.

The complete December 21, 1999 Federal Register notice, including the draft Statement of Principles, may be viewed at the following web address: http://www.ssti.org/Digest/Tables/122399t.htm  

The original draft of the principles was published last spring in the National Science and Technology Council report, Renewing the Federal Government-University Research Partnership for the 21st Century. Since then, OSTP has been working in consultation with major research universities and associations to refine the principles. Some of the correspondence and documentation of that dialogue may be found on the “Policy” webpages of the Association of American Universities: http://www.tulane.edu/~aau/AAUPolicy.html  

The intent of the statement of principles is to define the partnership by broader national goals, instead of the current, ad hoc practice of definition by detailed accounting, administrative, and financial management requirements.

The entire NSTC report may be viewed at: http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/EOP/OSTP/html/rand/index.htm

Comments are to be postmarked no later than February 18, 2000 and may be submitted on-line (follow the “Your Comments” link at the whitehouse URL provided above).