Policies and programs in selected areas of science and technology

It focuses on: a) helping developing countries develop national policies and institutions which permit them to make better technological choices, particularly in industry; b) natural resources assessment and management; and c) reducing public investment costs. The program is designed as a supplement to AID"s priority programs in fields such as agriculture, population and health, and education. The report does not define AID"s science and technology strategy in these priority areas. This will be addressed separately; but by focusing on the general problem of improving the abilities of developing countries to make technological choices, this program is relevant to AID efforts in agriculture, population, and other priority fields. Moreover, many of the technologies considered have multiple applications in these fields. (Author abstract, modified)