A study of the experience and characteristics of technology assessment by the U. S. Government Accountability Office

Technology assessment is an important way to help decision makers understand the trend of technology development and formulate technology policies. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) of the U. S. Congress is the main agency that undertakes technology assessment and provides support for the U. S. Congress. The paper systematically analyzed the content, methods, data, process, talents and knowledge network of technology assessment of GAO, and analyzed the objectives, questions, methods and main conclusions of quantum information technology assessment. Finally, the similarities and differences of technology assessment of GAO and former Office of Technology Assessment, Congressional Research Service, Congressional Budget Office, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are compared, some suggestions are given for assessing key core technologies and emerging technologies in China.