text: ofthe .5firstreport growthisalso .5reduction of Headauarters 985rates) eformeetings ofthe hatthe y•.yInthis -1987'Proposed beenrevised. ortemporary before, the odof Vienna, as erecalls that tionofsuch extofthe 'sts.11/ lentatGeneva :eneva. In acilities and Spanish typing 'heAdvisory the uldarisefrom ex,para.72.29.19 Theintroduction ofnewtechnology, andinparticular ofwordprocessing at Headquarters, hasresulted instaffsavings andproductivity gains. Inthis connection, theAdvisory Committee believes thatsufficient experience hasbeen gainedtopermit anearlyreviewoftheimpactoftechnological innovations onthe existing work-load standards forvarious categories ofconference-servicing staff, including typing andclerical staff. Therelated recommendations oftheAdvisory Committee ontheestimates fortemporary assistance formeetings atHeadauarters, Geneva andVienna, arecontained inparagraphs 29.45,29.59and29.67below. 29.20 Intheopinion oftheAdvisory committee, thereisurgent needtoestablish procedures forcloserconsultation andco-ordination between Headauarters, Geneva andVienna, particularly inmatters related totheharmonization ofnomenclature, methods ofcompiling dataonwork-load, andinthephasedintroduction and application ofnewtechnology. TheCommittee notesthatbecause thepresentation andassumptions usedinthesUbmissions forHeadquarters, GenevaandVienna have notbeenfullyharmonized, theyarenotdirectly comparable. TheCommittee trusts thattheSecretary-General willtakeearlyactioninthisregard• 29.21 TheSecretary-General explains theestimates fortheglobal programme of external printing andbinding inparagraphs 29.8and29.9oftheproposed programme budget. Theaccount forexternal printing isadministered bythePUblications BoardatHeadquarters, buttheestimates areapportioned amongseveral budget sections. -Table29.6provides abreakdown oftheestimates forexternal printing included undervarious expenditure sections ofthebudget. Atrevised 1985rates, totalreauirements forthisobjectofexpenditure in1986-1987 areestimated at$9,988,600, including $47,300 undersection 29. Headauarters 29.22Reauirements forconference andlibrary services atHeada~arters in 1986-1987 areestimated at$181,501,100, comprising $977,500 underExecutive direction andmanagement, $160,444,300 forprogrammes ofactivity and$20,079,300 forprogramme support (table29.3). 29.23 Theestimate f0rExecutive direction andmanagement, $977,500, includes $147,200 (atrevised 1985rates)asresource growth underestablished postsand commonstaffcosts. Theresource growthrelates toproposals bythe SecretarY-General toestablish twoposts: oneD-lpostforaPrincipal officer who willassisttheUnder-Secretary-General inplanning andco-ordinating conference serviceactivities, andoneGeneral Service postforclerical andsupport services (paras. 29.11to29.14oftheproposed programme budget). Additionally, itis proposed thatthepostofSpecial Assistant totheUnder-Secretary-General be reclassified fromtheP-4totheP-5level(para.29.15oftheproposed programme budget). 29.24 Inviewoftheconcerns expressed bytheAdvisory Committee in paragraphs 29.19and29.20above,itrecommends acceptance oftheproposal to establish anewD-lpost. However, duetothelargenumberofGeneral Service postsintheDepartment, theAdvisory Committee isoftheopinion thatthe functions ascribed tothenewGeneral Service postshould becarried outby existing staff. Accordingly, itrecommends thatthereauest foranewGeneral Service postnotbeapproved, andthatthe1986-1987 estimate bereduced by$41,400. 29.25 TheAdvisory Committee isalsonotconvinced thattherequest toreclassify thepostofSpecial Assistant totheUnder-secretary-General isfullywarrantedJ -189-I I.accordingly, theCommittee recommends thattherequest notbeapproved andthatthe 1986-1987 estimate bereduced by$24,600.
analysis: This text appears to be related to the administrative and financial aspects of an organization, specifically the United Nations. It discusses the budget, staff, and resources required for various activities, such as conference services, printing, and library services. The text also mentions technology and its impact on work processes. Given the focus on organizational administration and resource allocation, it seems likely that the text is related to the functional aspects of the organization, rather than its core activities.