Scientific and Technical Oversight of the U.S.-India Scienceand Technology Initiative

描述：本合同继续支持独立的 美国国家科学院/国家科学院监督小组 研究理事会，评估合作社的成功和成果 美国的研究项目-印度科技 倡议（STI）。 监督小组将负责 评估科学、技术和创新四个基本领域的进展情况： 农业、固体科学与工程、季风研究; 和传染病（艾滋病、神经系统疾病、 1987年季风干旱， 超导超级对撞机的合作 监督 专家组将每年直接向美国高级官员报告其调查结果。 由总统科学顾问主持的政策小组。 小组成员将与STI的计划协调员互动 研究领域，与高级政策小组，并与 印度监督委员会。该提案于1999年提交， 回复RFP ESS 89-002。 作为STI的执行机构，NSF的国际部 项目负责支持NAS/NRC监督小组 如1983年1月科学小组报告所述， 罗纳德里根总统和英迪拉甘地总理， 建立了这个倡议。 自1983年以来， 两次，最近一次是在1988年10月，为期三年。 在 总统科学倡议的重要性 以及1985年和1988年小组评估的有用性，NSF 建议继续提供支持。

Description: This contract continues support for an independent oversight panel of the National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council to assess progess and results of cooperative research projects under the U.S.-India Science and Technology Initiative (STI). The oversight panel will be responsible for evaluating progress in the four basic areas of STI: Health, Agriculture, Solid State Science and Engineering, Monsoon Research; and new initiatives in infectious diseases (AIDS, Neurological Disorders, Leishmaniasis), the 1987 Monsoon Drought, and cooperation on the Superconducting Supercollider. The Oversight Panel will report annually its findings directly to the U.S. Senior Policy Group (SPG) chaired by the President's Science Adviser. Panel members will interact with program coordinators of the STI research areas, with the Senior Policy Group, and with the counterpart Indian oversight panel. The proposal was submitted in response to RFP ESS 89-002. As Executive Agent for STI, the NSF's Division of International Programs is responsible for supporting the NAS/NRC oversight panel as set forth in the January 1983 Scientific Panel Report to President Ronald Reagan and Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, which established this initiative. Since 1983, the STI has been renewed twice, most recently, in October 1988 for a three year period. In view of the importance of this Presidential scientific initiative and the usefulness of panel evaluations in 1985 and 1988, the NSF recommends continued support.