text: organized and serviced, in collaboration with international agencies such as OAU, UNIDO, the United Nations Financing System for Science and Technology for Development (UNFSSTD), the German Foundation for International Development (DSE) and the Canadian International Development and Research Centre (IDRC), a meeting for African experts, in Swaziland from 22 to 26 October 1984, to study the implications of new and advanced technologies on Africa's development strategy. The meeting deliberated on developments in biotechnology, micro-electronics, materials technology, new energy techno­ logies, remote sensing and communication technologies and made specific recommendations in all these fields. 8. Transport, Communications and Tourism 48. Secretariat activities covered general and multimodal transport problems, railways, roads, air, inland water and maritime transport and ports; tourism; telecommunications, including satellite communications and broadcasting; and postal services. (a) Transport and tourism 49. Technical assistance to African countries and intergovernmental organizations in the identification and formulation of projects in all transport modes for the second phase of the Decade programme, and advisory services for the implementation of various studies in various transport modes and tourism were provided. 50. The terms of reference, including selection and recruitment of consultants, for the manpower and training survey on general and multimodal transport were drawn up. The survey, to be completed by the second quarter of 1985, is in progress and consultants have already embarked on field missions to selected African countries. 51. A report to member States on priority programmes in transport and communications for the land-locked developing countries in Africa was begun in January 1985. 52. Seminars and workshops included: (a) A seminar on transport statistics in June 1984 with assistance from the Government of France, in co-operation with the Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussees in Paris; - 23 - (b) A seminar on port operations, in co-operation with the Government 
analysis: The text appears to focus on the development of Africa, with a specific emphasis on technology transfer and capacity building in various sectors. The meeting in Swaziland discussed the implications of new technologies on Africa's development strategy, and the Secretariat activities covered transport, communications, and tourism. This suggests that the text is primarily concerned with economic development and the application of technology to achieve it.