of the Complex Program Is headed by the USSR Academy of Sciences and the USSR State Committee for Science and Technology. Several hundred Institutes. Including Institutes of Individual Industrial branches. and about 3000 scientists participate In this work. Thus. a state service of-prognostication he• been created In the country. whose activities are coordinated by the Scientific Council of the USSR Academy of Sciences and USSR State Committee for Science and Technology. Problems of sclentlflc-t.clmi~ and socio-economic prognostication are solved within the framework of the program. because the major goal of the Complex Program of scientific­ technical progress for the 20-year period Is the Investigation of the results of the effect of ·scientific-technical progress on the socio-economic results of development of the Soviet society. The experience of elaborating the Complex Program of the USSR has been thoroughly studied by other CMEA member-countries and It Is possible evidently to expect the appearance of similar programs In these countries In the next few years. In essence• It will be.a new stage In the development of scientific-technical and socio-economic prognostication In the social 1st countries. The appearance of such programs In these countries will make It possible to utilize more efficiently the exlstl .. g scientific­ technical potential In the stated countries, and, In the final end. to reach the goals. set by the society, In a shorter period of time. further App!!cotlgns The positive experience of elaborating the Complex Program In oar country. demonstrates the ways of Increasing further the effectiveness of this tool of long-term prospec~lve planning, In particular. as a result of uti I lzlng global prognoses t~r 50 years and more. One of the major directions of Increasing this effectiveness Is to Improve the methodological base, which Is employed tor elaborating the Complex Program and scientific­ technical prognoses In general. 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the development of a program aimed at predicting the impact of scientific and technological progress on the socio-economic development of the Soviet society, as well as the potential for similar programs in other socialist countries. The text highlights the importance of improving the methodological base for elaborating the program and scientific-technical prognoses. This suggests that the category should be related to science, technology, and planning.

**Category**
Science and technology, Economic development