of Its formulation -from formulation of Its targets and evaluation of possibilities to assessment of socio-economic effects of Its real lzatlon. TERRITORIAL ASPECTS OF FORECASTING AND MANAGEMENT OF S AND T PROGRESS Territorial aspect of managing S and T progress Is a natural addition to the branch form of management. At present more than a half of the country's scientific potential Is concentrated In big towns. It Is quite natural that the efficiency of management of S and T progress as a whole depends on how effectively Is planned and managed this potential. The biggest centres of concentration of are represented today by Moscow. Leningrad. which account for more than two thlres potential. scientific potential Kiev and Novosibirsk of the country's It Is necessary to note a considerable concentration of scientific potential In scientific centres of the Union republics. They act as Interdepartmental coordinating agencies whose major tasks consist In further Improvement of the system of management of S and T progress In the republ lcs; concentration of efforts on solving vital S and T regional problems. Target regional programmes of S and T development are the efficient means of scientific and technological progress at regional level. Taking account of regional peculiarities and regional special lsatlon of science they eo~ure the most efficient directions of SandT development with maximum utilization of sclentlflc and technological potential. These programmes are oriented towards solution of those SandT development problems which have not been Included Into branch or state programmes but must be solved at lntersectoral level within regions. For .example, the plan of complex economic and social development of Leningrad and Leningrad province for the 11th five-year period envisages the elaboration of 11 target complex territorial programmes. Their Integration Into a single complex wll I ensure the formulation of a regional complex programme of 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the management and development of scientific and technological progress at a regional level, with a focus on the territorial aspects of scientific and technological (S&T) progress. It mentions the concentration of scientific potential in big towns and cities, and the importance of planning and managing this potential effectively. The text also mentions target regional programs for S&T development, which suggests a focus on long-term planning and strategy.

**Category**
Science and technology, Economic development