c) other organizations servicing scientific Institu­ tions (Including experimental-technical laboratorieS• normative-research and scientific-testing stations, central bureaux of technical Information, computer centers of scientific organizations, etc.). A wide network of scientific organizations, scientific­ production associations, experimental laboratories and subdivisions, designing bureaux are functioning In the branch "Science and scientific maintenance". Scientific-research Institutes and a large number of problem and branch laboratories are functioning at many universities and higher educational Institutions. It Is necessary to note that the total number of those working In the branch Is Increasing continuously. The average rate of Increment of the number of those working In the branch exceeded that of workers and employees In the national economy bY 1.6 times In 1966-1980. About 4.5 mil lion people have been employed In the branch by the end of 1983. RESOURCES An Increase of expenditures for the development of science can be Illustrated by the following figures: the expenditures for science from the state budget and other sources have In­ creased In 1983 as compared with 1960 from 3.9 bill ton roubles to 25.6 billion roubles, I.e. Increased 6,6 times. The material­ technical· base, one of the components of the scientific poten­tial, Is also developing at a high rate. An analysts, made by some economists at scientific-research and designing organiza­ tions of Individual branches of the extractive and manufacturing Industries, had Indicated that the average Increment of the capital funds In 1971-1980 was approximately 9-tos, and the average annual Increment of their active part was 12.21. The part of computer facilities In the capital funds lncrease4· 3 times. ~1 The result of scientific research and developments depends greatly on the level of scientific-technical Information <STJ). The acquisition, processing ~nd presentation of the required scientific-technical data under modern conditions to the Interested organizations with sufficient operability has demanded 
**Analysis**
The text primarily discusses the development of science and technology in a country, mentioning the growth of scientific organizations, institutions, and personnel, as well as the increase in expenditures for science and the development of the material-technical base. The text also touches on the importance of scientific-technical information in the scientific research and development process.

**Category**
Science and technology, Education