<prompt> Translate the following text to EnglishUtafiti na maendeleo RD ni gharama zinazohusishwa na utafiti mpya au bora wa maarifa na mawazo, na matumizi ya maarifa na mawazo hayo kwa ajili ya maendeleo ya bidhaa mpya au bora na taratibu, kwa matarajio ya kudumisha au kuongeza uwezo wa uzalishaji wa kiuchumi wa kitaifa au kutoa faida nyingine za baadaye.  <response>: RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT -Federal investment in research and development refers to those expenses incurred in support of the search for new or refined knowledge and ideas and for the application or use of such knowledge and ideas for the development of new or improved products and processes with the expectation of maintaining or increasing national economic productive capacity or yielding other future benefits. 