new techlogy is at theeart in oof proctivity growth.of thisrowth is in the form of new produc thatidn'exisa ceury ago. and the way weroduceld pducts, like wheat or poultry, this means the intangiblezed human factors in growth-- adnces in knowledge, increased education, research a development programs-- are universally aged be critically important to increasing our productivity. the actical question here is how far the government should take the lead in promoting these facrs. we have examples ofuccessfu government projects-- like thetomic energy pgram or the spacerogram, otwo projec close to president carter's heart. there are also arguments as to why governmente should invol itself heavilyeart. inesearcand lopmen- the costs may be too large r private industry payoffs may be too far off also there is e danger of rival firms imitating, pirating, or benefiting from one's own r&d eorts all this adds up atrong case r governme iolme. ere's also toryds up that the best thing r gothe government can do is provide incentives to private industry o