| Summary: | It is estimated that around one-half to two-thirds of all research and development is conducted beyond U.S. borders. Although it may cost millions of dollars to collect, translate, and put this information to use in the U.S., it would still be quicker and cheaper to acquire potential solutions to problems via foreign science and technology than to replicate the research. One factor that may assist in explaining Japan's success in applying science and technology involves the resources and personnel it employs to gather and catalog information. Japan collects, consumes, and utilizes domestic and foreign scientific and technical information with incredible eagerness. U.S. researchers require on-line, on-demand machine translation capability for the Russian, Japanese, Chinese, French, and German literature in order to continue to compete in the world marketplace. In addition, the development of new information systems that include advanced search capability, user-friendly interfaces, filtering, and post-processing capabilities are crucial.
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