END OF PROJECT REPORT INTER-AMERICAN SPECIALIZED CONFERENCE ON THE APPLICATION OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TO DEVELOPMENT (CACTAL)

MECHANISM WAS DEVELOPED FOR FINANCING AND OPERATION OF REGIONAL SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (RSTDP) TO FACILITATE INCLUSION OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL PROJECTS OF HIGH ECONOMIC PRIORITY. PROJECTS SHOULD SPEED UP OVERALL NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, BE MULTIDISCIPLINARY AND MULTINATIONAL. PILOT PROJECT ON TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY WAS FORMED TO TEST INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMS FOR TECHNICAL INFORMATION AND IMPROVE TECHNOLOGICAL TRANSFERS. STUDIES WERE PROPOSED ON SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL REQUIREMENTS OF DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS IN 1 OR 2 PRIORITY SECTORS IN EACH COUNTRY.