Definition: An office established to help Congress participate and plan for the consequences of uses of technology. It provided information on both the beneficial and adverse effects of technological applications. The Office of Technology Assessment closed on September 29, 1995.
add UNITED STATES (NIM); research support by this agency is checked as RESEARCH SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; DF: OTA CATALOG: use NAF entry
Other names Office of Technology Assessment (U.S.); United States Congress Office of Technology Assess
