text: 9. tn 1985. the proqranne. in co-operation rrith other United Nations organs,conducted teo short-tern training courses 0n remote-sensing applications. Thefirst, which focused on operat i.onal agro-meteorology and hyalrology, eas organizedin collaboration rith the Food and Agricultural organization of the Uniteal Nations(FAO) , the World Meteorological Organization ([rMO) and the European Space Agency(ESA), and co-sponsored by the covernment of swedeni the second, whi,cb focused onA/ 4O/62r English Page 3 :orestry, eas orqanized ln collaboration lrith tbe Goverff0entg of the Federal tepuolic of Gernany and Italy. and FAo. In addition, a workshoP !'as organized rn :oilauoration vfith the Government of Bulgaria on renote sensinq in strumentat ion ' tata acquisition and analysis. A seminar t'as also conducted in coLlaboration oith :he covernnent of lhe union of soviet socialist Republi.ca on satellite :onrnunicat ions. Also Planned for 1985 are !r'o eorkshops on space science and :echnology and ils aPplications to be organized in collaboration rdith the iovernnents of China and India- The vrorkshoP in Chlna eould focus on advances in space science and technoloqy and ils aPpljcations, $hile the workshop in Indla dourd concentrace on Fpace icience and technology and its apPlications Dithin the trarneuork of educational syslens ' I0. In pronoting the alevelopnent of indjqenous capability' the Progranne aearded 14 long-range fellowshrps 1n 1984 for in-dePth training ot participants from ceveloping countries 1n the areas of, leleconmun icat ions ' sacellite meteoroloqy and renote sensing (information systems and aerial photoqeodesy) ' The fellonships ltere provided by Menber states ltwo by Austria and nine by the USSR' r'hich had offered ien tellowshi.ps) anal by EsA. Tbese otfers have been renewed in 1985' The Government ot Brazil has also offered for 1985 10 similar' long-range fellowships for in-depth trainlnq ln remote sensing for candidates fron develoPing countries' 1I. Other approacnes Eo the development of indigenous capability at the local level ui1l be extensively explored during the planned series of United Nations international vrorkshoPs on "pta" lechnoloqy apPlications eithin the franeeork of
analysis: The text appears to be discussing the activities of a program focused on promoting the development of indigenous capabilities in remote sensing technology, with a emphasis on training and capacity building in developing countries. The program seems to be working closely with various United Nations organs, governments, and international organizations to achieve this goal.