软科学研究,是为各级各类决策提供科学依据,是为领导决策服务的。从这个意义上讲,软科学研究就是决策研究,就是把科学引入决策过程中,利用现代科学技术手段,采用民主和科学的方法,把决策变成集思广益的、有科学依据的、有制度保证的过程,从而实现决策的民主化、科学化和制度化,以促进经济社会事业健康发展。我国著名科学家钱学森早在80年代初就根据当代科学—技术—生产—服务一体化的趋势,根据基础研究—应用研究—开发研究的全过程,提出要重视社会技术的问题。后来,他认为我国广泛开展的软科学研究又是社会科学的应用,所以也可称为社会技术。一般地讲, Soft science research is to provide a scientific basis for all kinds of decision-making at all levels and to serve the leading decision-making. In this sense, soft science research is the study of decision-making, that is, science is introduced into the decision-making process, the use of modern scientific and technological means, the use of democratic and scientific methods, the decision-making into brainstorming, scientifically based, system guaranteed Process, in order to achieve the democratization of the decision-making, scientific and institutionalized to promote the healthy development of economic and social undertakings. As early as the early 1980s, Qian Xuesen, a famous scientist in China, proposed to attach importance to social technology according to the trend of integration of contemporary science, technology, production and service, and from the basic research-applied research-development and research. Later, he thought that the soft science research extensively carried out in our country is also the application of social sciences, so it can also be called social technology. In general,