establishing organizations in the executive branch to study and stimulate technology;

promoting technology development through the establishment of cooperative research centers;

stimulating improved utilization of federally funded technology developments, including inventions, software, and training technologies, by State and local governments and the private sector;

providing encouragement for the development of technology through the recognition of individuals and companies which have made outstanding contributions in technology; and

encouraging the exchange of scientific and technical personnel among academia, industry, and Federal laboratories.