The report consists of 3 parts. Part 1 is divided into 3 analytical chapters. It suggests the importance of solving such global and human issues as global warming and environmental hormone use. On the other hand, the people have a mix of expectations and anxiety about science and technology.
Some young people view it too soberly.
Science and technology need to become more readily acceptable within the society, the report suggests. It is necessary for the state to increase the strategic character of science and technology policy through these efforts, the chapter suggests. In the annual report, questions set forth differences in opinions between the people and the scientists. The document also reported on a survey on the number of Nobel-prize awardees in 20 high ranked, U.S. universities dealing with numbers of patent applications and technology transfer. Results indicated that U.S. universities do not limit their activities only to basic research and other studies but also are aggressive in transferring research results.