VIII. REGIONAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY POLICY 13. To instruct the MiDisters responsible for regional integration and development aDd the government authorities responsible for science and technology to devise, within six months, a regional science and technofogy policy and programne designed to ensure the optinum use of the accumulated knor,ledge avaifabte in each of our countries and at the international fevel, with a view to geDerating our own resources and formulatinq regional projects aimed at promoting technologi.cal innovatior on a selective basis, which !ri]l form part of the new joint strateg'y ained at third markeCs. To that end, the Ministers responsible for regional integration and development shall likelrise, r.'ithin the s arne period of time, take stePs to reorgaDiEe the regional bodies concerDed with scientific and techDol.ogical education antl research. IX. CO_ORDINATION OF ECONOMIC ADWS?MENT PROGRAT{MES 14. To promote the co-ordinat.ion processes reLating to each country,s nacro-econornic adjustment prograrnnes, aDd to Lay the foundations for regional developnent, because they are necessary to promote satisfactory development of thecountries and have a direct beneficiaL effect on the wetl-beiDg of the Central American peoples. X, PROGRAMMES OF SOCIAL COMPENSATION FOR ECONOMTC ADJUSTMEMT 15. To instruct the responsible Ministers to promote, within a period of three rnonttts, tbe prografimes specifical-ly designed to ninimize the short-term impact of econornic adjustnent efforts on the rnost unprotected groups and to incorporate thepoorest sectors ia the developnent. process by making capital goods, technology andtraining available to those groups, especialfy those linked to the informal sector,micro-enterprises and other associative forrns of production. The preparation ofrural development pLans is an integral part of this instruction.A/44/958 English Page12 VII. CO-ORDINATION OFAGRICULTURAL POLICY 12.Toinstruct theMinisters concerned toprepare, within threemonths fromthis date, aco-ordinated agricultural policy, adapted tothisPlanandfocusing especially onproduction, support services andtechnology withaviewtoachieving ontheonehand,_ arapidresumption andexpansion oftraditional exports andan increase innon-traditional exports, andontheother,greater regional food
**Analysis**
The text appears to focus on the development of regional policies and programs in Central America, with a specific emphasis on economic development, science and technology, and social compensation. The language used is formal and bureaucratic, suggesting that the text is an official document or policy statement. The topics covered, such as regional science and technology policy, coordination of economic adjustment programs, and social compensation for economic adjustment, indicate that the text is concerned with promoting economic development and improving the well-being of the Central American peoples.

**Category**
Economic development, Science and technology