MORE EFFECTIVE USE OF COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES

DOC WILL ASSIST AID TO IMPROVE ITS CAPABILITY TO RELATE THE USE OF COMPUTERS TO ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. DOC WILL SUPPORT AID"S TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE BUREAU(TAB) AND OTHER CENTRAL AID OFFICES, RESPOND TO REQUESTS FROM REGIONAL BUREAUS, MOBILIZE COMPUTER EXPERTISE FOR AID PROJECTS, AND STRENGTHEN AID INPUTS TO INTERNATIONAL FORUMS RELATED TO COMPUTERS AND DEVELOPMENT. ATTENTION WILL FOCUS ON DECISION-MAKING CRITERIA, MODIFICATIONS TO US COMPUTER PROGRAMS FOR APPLICATION TO LDC NEEDS, AND THE ROLE OF COMPUTERS IN MEETING OVERALL COUNTRY DEMANDS. THE DOC COMPUTER SPECIALIST WILL PERFORM THE FOLLOWING SPECIFIC DUTIES: (1) SURVEY AND SYNTHESIZE AVAILABLE DATA ON THE LEVEL OF COMPUTER DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING OPERATIONAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND MANPOWER RESOURCES IN FOUR OR FIVE SELECTED LDC"S; (2) DEVELOP A FRAMEWORK FOR CONSIDERING ISSUES OF THE APPROPRIATE NATURE OF COMPUTER ACTIVITIES; (3) CONSULT WITH AID FIELD STAFF AND COUNTRY EXPERTS TO DEVELOP OPERATIONAL GUIDANCE; (4) ASSIST AID IN RESPONDING TO REQUEST FROM LDC"S.