text: reasonable efforts. This publication Is the outcome of an Inter• regional seminar In this process. t PART ONE TRENDS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN ANGOLA I NTRODUCTJON Angola was a Portuguese colony up to 1975. Usually the main goal of the Investment during the colonial period was to exploit the natural resources, resulting In the establ lshment of a few Research Institutes, In such fields as fisheries, construction. geology and agriculture. Most of the researchers and technicians of those Institutes left the country and even the Agriculture Institute was partially destroyed during the Invasion of Angola In 1975. CURRENT STATUS OF S & T lnsplte of continuous stresses and strains In the post­ Independence period Angola has managed to launch major efforts In such areas as education, health, agriculture, energy and Industry. Emphasis has been laid on creation of educational facilities and estab llshment of med tum level Institutes and science facilities. There has been a steady growth In the number of students In the University. For example, In the Faculty of Engineering there are now around five hundred students, and most of them are In the first three years of the undergraduate programme. Most of research and development In centered around the programmes of the constralnst facing the growth of science are lack of adequate human and financial the near future wll I be University. The major and technology In Angola resources. Development of special research programme and tacllltfes within or outside the University will be based on the social and economic objectives determined at the national level. Some of the current research efforts, for Instance, are directed towards lndentlflcatlon of sources of new construction materials for housing programmes, development of health programmes. provision of safe drinking water and development of fuel resources for 
analysis: The text discusses the current state of science and technology in Angola, mentioning the country's history, the establishment of research institutes, and the challenges faced in the development of these fields. It also highlights the country's efforts to create educational facilities and establish science facilities. This suggests that the text is primarily focused on the development of science and technology in Angola.