country: The USSR State commIttee for· inventions and dIsco­ verles, the USSR Central Statistical Board--;· the USSR State Committee on standardization, etc. These agencies have· scienti­ fic research Institutes which ensure theoretical and methodologi­ cal work In the field of Improvement of planning and management of S and T progress Including forecasting. · Forecasting and subsequent assessment are necessary for substantltatlon of the priority directions of S and T development In order to carry out appropriate allocation of resources 335 required for their development at the national economy level. Every adopted development direction can be represented by a totatlllty of targetS and T programmes ensuring Its fulfillment. Proceeding from the targets and al1ocatlon of resources by S&T progress directions the Complex programme substantiates the necessity of target scientific and technological programmes. Together with the elaboration of S and T development directions the Complex programme also envisages major directions of develop­ ment and Improvement of the organizational structure of the national economy and economic management mechanism which should ensure practical Implementation of the Complex programme. In the process of solving all mentioned problems one undertakes the assessment of possible socio-economic consequences of Sand T progress both In production and In the field of social develop• ment. Long-term SandT policy contained In the Complex programme serves the basis for the elaboration of the first priority measures for their Inclusion Into the nearest five-year national economy development plan. As It has been stated earlier methodological and Information background of elaboration of the Complex programme Is being renewed and corrected with every new elaboration cycle. That Is why Its elaboration Includes the following typical stages: preparation of methodological background. elaboration of forecasts and correlation of previous forecasts, and elaboration of the Complex programme. Besides already I lsted organizations a wide number of branch 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the planning and management of scientific and technological (S&T) progress in a country, with a focus on the development of a complex program that outlines priority directions and allocation of resources. The text mentions various organizations and institutes involved in this process, including those responsible for standardization, statistical analysis, and scientific research. The text also touches on the evaluation of socio-economic consequences of S&T progress.

**Category**
Economy, Science and technology