Start Date
4-1978 8:00 AM
Description
The State Technology Applications Center (STAG) program is intended to help in the application of already-developed technology to the attack on problems of Florida's business and industrial community. Designed to serve a single state's industry it is unique in the nation, although a number of somewhat similar operations are being conducted in other states. It is a part of the NASA effort to promote new technology applications throughout the country with the goal of economic gain for the United States. It is an economic gain for the United States. It is an expression by the Florida DOC of its intentions to help employers of people in our state, again working for economic gain. It is a part of larger economic development activities of the State University System, to give assistance to business and industry throughout Florida.
Engineers and businessmen in Florida find use for this program of information retrieval in locating documents related to their specific technical and business questions. Modern, rapid, computerized searching techniques are used to find published articles or papers in libraries throughout the United States or elsewhere. Copies of needed documents are obtained and delivered to an inquirer at surprisingly low cost. The ultimate overall goal of the program is the strengthening of Florida's economy by facilitating the applications of modern technology.
The NASA -Florida State Technology Applications Center
The State Technology Applications Center (STAG) program is intended to help in the application of already-developed technology to the attack on problems of Florida's business and industrial community. Designed to serve a single state's industry it is unique in the nation, although a number of somewhat similar operations are being conducted in other states. It is a part of the NASA effort to promote new technology applications throughout the country with the goal of economic gain for the United States. It is an economic gain for the United States. It is an expression by the Florida DOC of its intentions to help employers of people in our state, again working for economic gain. It is a part of larger economic development activities of the State University System, to give assistance to business and industry throughout Florida.
Engineers and businessmen in Florida find use for this program of information retrieval in locating documents related to their specific technical and business questions. Modern, rapid, computerized searching techniques are used to find published articles or papers in libraries throughout the United States or elsewhere. Copies of needed documents are obtained and delivered to an inquirer at surprisingly low cost. The ultimate overall goal of the program is the strengthening of Florida's economy by facilitating the applications of modern technology.
Comments
Technology Utilization
Session Chairman: Louis N. Mogavero, Director, Technology Utilization Office, NASA Headquarters, Washington, DC
Session Organizer: Thomas M. Hammond, Sciences, Technology and Applications Office, NASA, Kennedy Space Center, Florida