The impact of office automation on the quality of work life: policy implications (open access)

The impact of office automation on the quality of work life: policy implications

This report focuses only on policy implication of video display terminals (VDT) usage in the areas of composition and edition/correction. The rest of the paper presents a brief discussion of the problems resulting from VDT adoption and usage in the office workplace, and the policy implications of both primary and instrumental impacts as described earlier.
Date: December 1984
Creator: Ashford, Nicholas A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Federal government provision of public information: issues related to public access, technology, and laws/regulations: for Government Information Technology Project, Communications and Information Technology Program, (open access)

Federal government provision of public information: issues related to public access, technology, and laws/regulations: for Government Information Technology Project, Communications and Information Technology Program,

This report discusses government (public) information, both published and unpublished, which Federal Government either does or does not make public."Public information", is collected and/or developed at Government expenses or as required by public law, and not considered to be classified, personal, or otherwise subject to exemption from the Freedom of Information Act or the Privacy Act.
Date: December 28, 1984
Creator: McClure, Charles R.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A comparative review of information technology management practices in selected state governments (open access)

A comparative review of information technology management practices in selected state governments

This report presents an analysis of information technology management practices in selected state governments.The focus is on approaches of strategic management in central state governments.
Date: December 1984
Creator: Kresslein, John C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Final report on the economics of dementia to the Office of Technology Assessment, Congress of the United States (open access)

Final report on the economics of dementia to the Office of Technology Assessment, Congress of the United States

This report discusses the model of dementia economics, the occurrences of dementia, patterns of care for the demented patient,and the cost of care.
Date: December 1984
Creator: Nielson, George J. & Robinson, Gerald L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Final report to the Office of Technology Assessment on agency profiles of civil liberties practices, from the KBL Group, Inc. (open access)

Final report to the Office of Technology Assessment on agency profiles of civil liberties practices, from the KBL Group, Inc.

This report presents the results of an empirical study which profiles the information and technology practices of seven federal agencies/programs as they relate to three civil liberties areas: the collection of personal or company information; the provision of public information; and access to agency decision-making.
Date: December 28, 1984
Creator: Levitan, Karen B.; Barth, Patrica D. & Griffin Shook, Diane
System: The UNT Digital Library
Health Technology Case Study Thirty-one: The Contact Lens Industry: Structure, Competition, and Public Policy (open access)

Health Technology Case Study Thirty-one: The Contact Lens Industry: Structure, Competition, and Public Policy

A study by the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) that "presents an analysis of the contact lens industry in the United States, emphasizing the role of economics and public policy in shaping past and future development" (p. 3).
Date: December 1984
Creator: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Health Technology Case Study Thirty-two: The Hemodialysis Equipment and Disposables Industry (open access)

Health Technology Case Study Thirty-two: The Hemodialysis Equipment and Disposables Industry

A case study by the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) that analyzes the hemodialysis equipment and supplies industry and how it has been shaped by Federal policy.
Date: December 1984
Creator: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Human Gene Therapy: Background Paper (open access)

Human Gene Therapy: Background Paper

A report by the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) that "focuses on the imminent development of human gene therapy, emphasizing early medical applications" (p. iii).
Date: December 1984
Creator: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Africa Tomorrow: Issues in Technology, Agriculture, and U.S. Foreign Aid (open access)

Africa Tomorrow: Issues in Technology, Agriculture, and U.S. Foreign Aid

A technical memorandum by the Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) that discusses the "major issues constraining the development and transfer of sustainable technologies for low-resource food producers" (p. iii).
Date: December 1984
Creator: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
System: The UNT Digital Library
State educational testing practices (open access)

State educational testing practices

This report discusses state educational testing practices. Testing as an indicator of educational attainment is a characteristic of the American educational system. While there are many questions surrounding the use of tests for various purposes, when American public policy turns periodically to focus on public education, tests tend to increase.
Date: December 1984
Creator: United States. Congress. Office of Technology Assessment.
System: The UNT Digital Library