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Science and technology in France

JUN 01, 1983
Increases of the civil R&D budget of nearly 20% per year, new links between science and industry and more involvement of scientists in research policy constitute an experiment to revitalize French science and industry and the nation’s economy.

DOI: 10.1063/1.2915699

Abraham S. Friedman

Jean‐Pierre Chevènement had a bold plan: to bolster the French economy by envigorating science and technology. As the first head of the new French Super Ministry of Research and Industry, this brilliant young socialist sought to create new jobs—especially in high‐technology production—by making French companies internationally competitive.

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Abraham S. Friedman. Scientific and Technological Affairs, United States Embassy, Paris.

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