which could result were a system or guidelines to be imposed which had been developed for some international standard without due con­ cern for the situation and goals of a particular country was rejected by the Group. 61. The Group generally concurred that the appropriate first step 15 in establishing a framework of development indicators was for a country to consider its particular goals and development objectives. Then that nation should consider the most effective methods of measuring progress towards those goals. At that stage it might be very useful to review proposed statistical guidelines, such as the United Nations Towards a System of Social and Demographic Statistics5 or Social Indicators: Preliminary Guidelines and fllustrative Series6 but it would not be advisable to adopt any such system completely, without modifications which took into account the existing statistical system and the national context of development. 62. Rather, it would be preferable to accept general goals of a statis­ tical framework and to work towards them from the existing statistical base. Some current indicators might be adequate. Others might be measurable by the use of proxy variables until more exact measures could be instituted. There were likely to be some development objectives in every country which required indicators not currently existing and not recommended by an international standard. A country should establish and test those indicators with its own objectives in mind. 63. Because countries needed indicators of progress towards their particular targets but also desired to obtain some international com­ parisons, the Group suggested that different development indicators could be identified to serve those two purposes. 64. The Group also stressed that availability of data should not be the sole or even the primary criterion in the selection of development indicators. More important criteria were conceptual significance 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the development of indicators to measure progress towards specific goals and objectives in a country, with a focus on the importance of considering the national context and existing statistical system. It does not seem to be directly related to any specific sector or industry, but rather to the broader field of development and statistics. This suggests that the category should be more general and related to development and statistics.

**Category**
Economic development, Education