Since 1971, the national center for state courts (the center) partners with state courts in their evolution into modern governmental institutions and helps to introduce efficiency and cost-effectiveness into the administration of justice (see schedule o for continuation) to ensure impartiality and accountability. The center provides research and technology services both domestically and internationally. It provides technical assistance to state courts through consulting, serves as a clearinghouse for information sharing within the court community, identifies emerging cost-cutting practices, develops cost benefit analysis for court operations, and designs leadership training/educational programs for state court leaders. The center is educating a new generation of court leaders, providing state-of-the-art resources to court executives, and ensuring that the state judiciaries become effective partners with the legislative and executive branches of government.