SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR DEVELOPMENT

THE FIVE-YEAR LOAN WILL FUND MANAGERIAL AND TECHNICAL CONSULTANTS AND TRAINING PROGRAMS THROUGH FOUR CONTRACTS BETWEEN THE COUNCIL OF TECHNOLOGY (CET) AND US UNIVERSITIES AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES. A GENERAL RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT CONTRACT WILL FUND TRAINING OF A GROUP OF 28 PERSONS WITHIN THE CET TO COORDINATE AND EVALUATE THE PROGRAM. THIS MANAGEMENT GROUP WILL DESIGN A TECHNICAL INFORMATION NETWORK TO PROVIDE MARKETING RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT SERVICES TO THE PRIVATE SECTOR AND TO PERTINENT RESEARCH INSTITUTES. THE MANAGEMENT CONTRACT WILL ALSO PROVIDE 15 POST-DOCTORAL US FELLOWS PER YEAR TO STRENGTHEN PROGRAM-RELATED GRADUATE COURSES IN THE UNIVERSITY OF SAO PAULO. UNIVERSITY COMPUTER FACILITIES WILL BE LINKED TO THE CET INFORMATION NETWORK. TWO OTHER CONTRACTS WILL PROVIDE US CONSULTANTS TO THE INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH AND THE INSTITUTE OF FOOD TECHNOLOGY. REFERENCE AND TESTING LABORATORIES WILL BE ESTABLISHED IN BOTH INSTITUTES TO FACILITATE RESEARCH PROJECTS IN METALLURGY AND FOOD TECHNOLOGY. RESEARCH RESULTS WILL BE DISSEMINATED TO AN ESTIMATED 540 SMALL AND MEDIUM-SCALE INDUSTRIAL FIRMS IN SAO PAULO. EXTENSION UNITS AND TERMINALS LINKED TO THE CET INFORMATION NETWORK WILL PROMOTE THE INSTITUTES" TECHNICAL SERVICES NATIONWIDE. UNDER A FOURTH CONTRACT, CONSULTANTS FROM THE US NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARDS WILL ASSIST THE CET DEVELOP A BRAZILIAN SYSTEM OF STANDARDS AND QUALITY ASSURANCE. ADDITIONAL CONTRACTS MAY BE APPROVED AS THE PROGRAM PROGRESSES. THE STATE OF SAO PAULO WILL PROVIDE ALL LOCAL COSTS.