National Academy of Sciences : international development programs of the office to the foreign secretary -- summary and analysis of activities, 1961-1971

DURING A TEN-YEAR PERIOD ENDING IN 1971, A CONCENTRATED ATTEMPT WAS MADE BY THE NAS TO DEVELOP PROGRAMS IN AFRICA, ASIA, AND LATIN AMERICA. THESE PROGRAMS ARE REVIEWED AND ANALYZED IN THIS REPORT; THE MAJOR FOCUS IS ON ACTIVITIES RESULTING FROM WORKSHOPS THAT BEGAN IN 1964. REGIONAL ACTIVITIES WERE MULTINATIONAL EFFORTS THAT INCLUDED SOLVING COMMON PROBLEMS OF AGRICULTURE, HEALTH, AND HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE SCIENCES. BILATERAL PROGRAMS FOCUSED ON NATIONAL PRIORITIES, E.G., OCEAN RESOURCES IN INDONESIA. THE NAS WORKSHOPS BROUGHT TOGETHER PEOPLE OF VARIOUS REPRESENTATIONS TO MATCH AND COMPLEMENT EXPERTISE; COLLABORATION CENTERED ON FOUR MAIN TOPICS: MANPOWER AND EDUCATION, AGRICULTURE, NATURAL RESOURCES, AND INDUSTRIAL R & D AND MANAGEMENT. MOST WORKSHOPS EMPHASIZED THE PRIORITIES OF RESEARCH. INCLUDED IN THE REPORT ARE ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS GIVEN EACH COUNTRY ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THESE WORKSHOPS. THE PROGRAMS THEMSELVES ARE EVALUATED ACCORDING TO INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONSHIPS (WHERE THE NAS SEES ITS USEFULNESS IN ITS CATALYTIC ROLE) AND SHORT- AND LONG-TERM DEVELOPMENTS. FACTORS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE BILATERAL PROGRAMS ARE DETAILED. THE REPORT DESCRIBES THESE PROGRAMS (1964-1971), DESCRIBES SPECIAL PROJECTS FROM 1968-1972, AND LISTS STAFF AND INTERNATIONAL PARTICIPANTS FOR EACH PROGRAM.