SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL COOPERATION

Eight such areas have been identified and will constitute the focus of project assistance: remote sensing, meterology, seismology, energy development, agricultural research and development, industrial technology, civil aviation, basic science research, education technology, health technology, and appropriate technology for rural development. The project"s purpose will be achieved through four activities. First, technicians from U.S. Government agencies will be contracted to provide 33 person-months of short-term technical assistance to Zimbabwean personnel by giving them advice on the state of technology in specific areas and by recommending equipment, publications, training programs, and workshops. Such U.S. Government agencies include the National Bureau of Standards, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and the Department of Transportation (DOT). Second, GOZ personnel will attend short-term courses offered by U.S. Government agencies, e.g., the USGS"s 1-month course in remote sensing; HUD workshops in residential solar energy, and DOT courses in highway construction techniques. Third, the contracted U.S. Government technicians will offer six workshops in Zimbabwe in areas in which training is not regularly offered by U.S. Government agencies. Finally, funding will be provided to purchase 25,000 up-to-date technical publications for use by Zimbabwean personnel. The project should strengthen the bonds between the United States and Zimbabwe through contacts and joint activities between their science and technology committees and will make a significant contribution to the economic development plans of Zimbabwe.