The Siberian branch of the USSR Academy of Sciences has elaborated target sclenjlflc programs associated with the uti I lzatlon of the fuel-energy and mineral-raw material resources of Siberia, the development and formation of territorial­ production complexes, economic mastering of the area around the Balkai-Amur railroad, etc. They make up a constituent part of the general scientific program "Siberia". A large number of scientific programs has ~een elaborated for scientific ~nd technological problems solved at higher educational Institutions. The results of scientific research carried out at the scientific organizations of the USSR Academy of Science and higher educational Institutions, as well as Inventions and discoveries are thoroughly analyzed as to their effectiveness and readiness for mastering In production. The most effective ones are Included In tbe proposals that the USSR State Committee for Science and Technology and the USSR Academy of Science send to the USSR State Planning Committee, ministries and departments. They consider these recommendations when drawing up plans as well as scientific-technical programs, wherein the required measures are predetermined for practical Introduction of scientific achievements. The program-target method Is most efficient tor solving complex Inter-branch problems of S and T progress of general national economic significance, becuase this method provides the posslbll lty to determine and consider the association between the Individual branches participating In the solution of such major problems. To this end, al 1-unlon SandT programs are elaborated 299 end realized. The letter ere approved In the Stete five-year plen of economic and social development of the USSR, constituting a major component of the plan. The State five-year plan comprises only a part of the prgram, namely, the basic targets which determine the objects of new. machInery and techno I og I es to be created and mastered In production with Indication of their technlco-economlc specifications. The basic targets envisage: 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be focused on the scientific and technological development of Siberia, discussing programs and plans related to the utilization of fuel-energy and mineral-raw material resources, development of territorial production complexes, and the practical introduction of scientific achievements. It seems to be more concerned with the scientific and technological aspects rather than social or economic issues.

**Category**
Science and technology, Economic development