to use local Rand 0 results. Products based on local Rand D results can enjoy tax reduction or e~en exemption for a period varying from one to three years. The government has also adopted the •Regulations on Award for Rationalization Proposal and Tech­ nical-Innovation" for the purpose. Problems In strengthening Rand D and linking It to production systems : Major problems are (1) lack of Rand 0 capabilities In a large number of enterprises; (2) weak pilot plant and Industrial experiment facilities, resulting In slow process of research attainments being engineered and commercialized; (3) lack of sound legislation, management systems and avenues for·technology transfer; (4) Inadequate Information service to the production sectors. STRENGTHENING OF COOPERATION IN THE FIELD OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AMONG DEVELOPING COUNTRIES AND BETWEEN DEVELOPING AND DEVELOPED COUNTRtES Volume and forms of cooperation with developing countries : From 1979 to 1983, China established cooperative relations In the field of science and technology with 59 developing countries In Asia, Africa, latin America, and slgned·cooperatlon agreements with 25 of them: Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Thailand, the Phil lpplnes, Algeria, the Sudan, Egypt, Morocco, the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, Zambia, Turkey,. Iran Islamic Republic of, Democratic Kampuchea, VIet Ham, Nigeria, Argentina, Chile, Venezuela, Columbia, Brazil, ·Mexico, Cuba~ Mongolia and Indonesia. 714 exchange and ·Cooperation projects were carried out, out of which 408 are financed by the Chinese government. They Include (1) dispatch of Chinese experts· abroad to transfer technologies; (2) arrange study tours In China for foreign experts; (3} organize field studies and practices In China for foreign students; (4) providing Information, seeds• plant specimen to foreign countries. In 306 projects, other countries have sent experts to China for technology transfer• arrange study tours for Chinese experts, accepted Chinese for field studies and practices In their countries, and provided 
**Analysis**
The text primarily discusses the development of science and technology in China, specifically highlighting the government's initiatives to strengthen R&D and cooperation with other developing and developed countries. The text also touches on the benefits of local R&D, such as tax reduction and exemption. These points suggest that the category should be related to economic development and science and technology.

**Category**
Economic development, Science and technology