text: Ministers on the grounds of the data of this control and quarter­ ly reports of the USSR Central Statistical Department on the fulfillment of the programs. If necessary. the State Committee for Science and Technology proposes corrections and additions to the programs. adds new executors, crates new scientific organiza­ tions or reorganizes the existing ones as appl lcble to changing targets, allots additional means for scientific-research work from the available reserves. Conclusion The accumulated experience permits to apply the program­ target method more widely for complex solution of scientific­ technical problems. Work Is carried out continuously for Improving the methodology fo elaborating the programs and managing them In the process of realization, bearing In mind Intensification of work for determining priority problems• Improving analysis and estimation of the technical level of samples of new machinery and technologies. Work Is performed on specifying the rights and duties of the heads of the programs, the leading ministries and organizations, Improving the support of the programs with the required financial and material resources. 310 ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT OF FUNDAMENTAL SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH: FORMS AND METHODS OF TRANSLATING RESULTS OF FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH INTO PRACTICE INTRODUCTION Modern scientific and technological revolution has conditioned a number of stable obJective trends In the development of science among which the most significant are the scaling up of scientific activities, the growth of expenses necessary to obtain new scientific knowledge, and the Increasing Influence of science on the economic and social processes. Science has turned Into direct productive force of the society producing a revolutionary effect on the technical and technological basis of production. This Is acc~mpanled by the growing role of fundamental science the results of which open, as a rule, completely new ways of solving practical problems. However, the results of fundamental research as such cannot 
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the organization and management of scientific research, highlighting the importance of fundamental science in driving technological advancements and economic growth. The language used is technical and focuses on the methodology of program-targeting and the allocation of resources for scientific research. This suggests that the text is primarily concerned with the scientific and technological aspects, rather than the social or economic implications.