Chapter 2: What Science and Technology Can Do - An Era of Change and the Role of Science and Technology -
Section 1: The Increasing Importance of the Role of Science and Technology
2. Expectations and Demands for Science and Technology from Technology Forecast Survey
* A Technology Forecast Survey ranked the environment, electronics,
and life sciences as highly important fields of science and technology. Subjects
considered important include technology related to the environment, technology
related to information, and technology related to life. This reinforces the idea
mentioned in Chapter 1 above of the importance of the response of science and
technology to various domestic and international issues.
