Federal Scientific and Technical Information and the U.S. Competitive Edge  

The importance of scientific and technical information stems from its critical role in all phases of the innovation process. These include education, basic research, applied research and development, product development and manufacturing, and the application of science and technology to meet the needs in the commercial, not-forprofit, and governmental markets.

U.S. Congress Office of Technology Assessment (1990). Articles>Technology>Policies and Procedures>Government

Understanding Public Policy Development as a Technological Process    

This article discusses public policy writing as a genre of technical communication and, specifically, public policy development as a technological process. It cites DeGregori’s theory of technology to demonstrate the shared invention processes of technology and public policy, the work of public policy scholars to describe the policy-development process, and the work of human—computer interaction scholars to identify cognitive models of public policy development as a technological process. The article concludes with a discussion of e-rulemaking Web sites and the role of technical communicators in creating these blended spaces.

Williams, Miriam F. Journal of Business and Technical Communication (2009). Articles>Technology>Policies and Procedures>Government