tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3124283.post5944592309027182618..comments2023-10-23T11:58:43.116-05:00Comments on Rhetoric & Rockets: Barthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01956864183240824354noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3124283.post-27380477758984190592009-11-22T19:24:13.761-06:002009-11-22T19:24:13.761-06:00Anonymous:
I've got no idea what you're ...Anonymous: <br /><br />I've got no idea what you're asking about, sorry.<br /><br />/bBarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01956864183240824354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3124283.post-53859481811081200622009-11-22T08:19:15.635-06:002009-11-22T08:19:15.635-06:00Who knows where to download XRumer 5.0 Palladium? ...Who knows where to download XRumer 5.0 Palladium? <br />Help, please. All recommend this program to effectively advertise on the Internet, this is the best program!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3124283.post-65177949633979016152008-07-23T14:27:00.000-05:002008-07-23T14:27:00.000-05:00Thanks for your thoughtful commentary about OTA. ...Thanks for your thoughtful commentary about OTA. I'd like to tell you about a new website that was launched today by the Federation of American Scientists. <BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://fas.org/ota/" REL="nofollow">The OTA Archive</A> allows the public to access over 720 reports and documents produced by OTA during its 23 year history. In the <A HREF="http://fas.org/ota/video" REL="nofollow">video section</A> there is a new interview with Congressman Rush Holt, who explains why he has been leading the effort to revive OTA. He also describes some current policy issues that OTA could address. <BR/><BR/>The Archive will track efforts to bring back OTA, and individuals can subscribe to receive <A HREF="http://fas.org/ota/feed/" REL="nofollow">RSS feeds</A> or <A HREF="http://fas.org/ota/email-subscription/" REL="nofollow">email updates</A> as new material is posted. FAS recently received hundreds of historical documents about OTA that have not been available to the public previously, and plan to highlight them in a regular “Document of the Day” feature. The website also includes a new search engine that allows users to quickly and easily find specific content in OTA reports.<BR/><BR/>Your recent piece on the OTA has already been linked to by our site. We’d appreciate it if you would visit the OTA Archive today and publicize it on your blog. FAS will be happy to host or link to any additional documents or commentary related to the OTA. Use the <A HREF="http://fas.org/ota/contact/" REL="nofollow">contact tab</A> at the top of the site to send us your comments.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12010087831247590374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3124283.post-86298324113815272442008-06-30T19:44:00.000-05:002008-06-30T19:44:00.000-05:00Hey, Darlene! So it looks like you would broaden t...Hey, Darlene! So it looks like you would broaden the scope of OTA, by including citizen inputs? Good! Like I said, I've signed the petition (though I'll probably regret not unchecking the box to get sent other petitions...my junk pile is large enough).<BR/><BR/>Happy cheering,<BR/><BR/>/bBarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01956864183240824354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3124283.post-9218943230034985562008-06-30T10:37:00.000-05:002008-06-30T10:37:00.000-05:00Nice write-up, Bart. A quick clarification and som...Nice write-up, Bart. A quick clarification and some responses to your questions.<BR/>The OTA was not a citizens' advisory group. The OTA was an Office chock-full of science and policy experts whose sole purpose was to evaluate technology policy issues for Congress. Little or no interaction with citizens, in fact. The Office was shut down in the 90s as you cite but to this day, there is no agency (not the Academies, not the CRS, etc) who has filled the gap in providing the services the OTA provided. There are plenty of science advisers and plenty of policy wonks and lobbyists but no one agency exists to give Congress a menu of science policy options and implications of those options. Critics say it took too long for the Office to issue reports and I wouldn't want to see the old OTA reopened primarily b/c it did not seek public input into critical matters of public policy. But a set of converging factors call for creating a new, inclusive, forward-thinking Office of Technology Assessment. Citizens are demanding to be heard, the Internet speeds research/reporting and new organizations have found great success in facilitating meaningful public input from a variety of stakeholders in important policy matters. But the blend of expert/citizen input needs to be shared with Congress in a systematic way or it's a waste of time. Now is the time for Congress to establish a mechanism to produce meaningful, transparent science policy—based on advice that takes into account scientific data, policy implications and the opinions of citizens. It's why I am calling for the reopening of the OTA with citizen input. I'd like to keep this conversation going. You addressed some important concerns. I hope I've responded with something useful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com