text: tion network. A UNESCO study had In 1979 put the cost of establishing such a network at US$20 million over a ten year period. A project has a.so been proposed for the setting up of S&T Information centre within the Develop­ ment Projects Studies Agency In collaboration with the Pan African Development Information System CPAOIS). The Ethiopian Science and Techno1ogy Commission also very recently run a seminar with the assistance of UNESCO on the objectives, development and structure of a national S&T Information system. - A national Science Popularisation Program to be executed In all sectors and In alI regions, districts, towns, etc •• will also need the guidance, supervision and management of the central organ. Exhibitions. science fairs, publica­ tions. broadcasts, amateur clubs, hobby circles, profes­ sional associations. prize competitions, etc., will be organized and operated In the national S&T popularisation effort. Th• activities wll I be rather sl~llar to those conducted now by the Sports Commission. The financial requirements wll I ~artly be drawn from sectoral sources. -A central laboratory and equipment repair workshop Is also envisaged under the central organ. Such a laboratory would acquire and operate expensive sophisticated equip­ ment such as electron microscopes, high power computers• 110 etc. The workshop would be a repair centre for special S&T equipment and Instruments. -The central organ should also organise and run conferences, seminars, symposia. workshops, training courses In various themes In national science and technology capacity build­ Ing, In R&D, In transfer of technology. In technology acquisition, etc. A total of US$50 mil lion Is earmarked for Investment In the above programs being Implemented by the central S&T organization during the ten year plan period. The prel lmlnary versions of the sectoral S&T plan In the ten year plan period cover S&T In the following sectors: agriculture. construction, education. energy. health, housing and urban devel­
analysis: The text appears to be focused on the development of a national science and technology infrastructure, including the establishment of a network, information center, and laboratory. It also mentions the need for science popularization and education, as well as conferences and training courses. The text does not explicitly mention economic development, natural resources, or international trade, but rather seems to be focused on the development of science and technology capacity in various sectors.