resources, materials and' financial resou~ces oriented to scientific and technological reselr-ch; b) Establish priorities In respect to the national scientific and technological necessities; study the problems that affect them and their relations with the general activities In the country; c> Set up. a national sclentlt lc Information and docu­ mentation service." NATIONAL SYSTEM OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (SINCYT> The relationship science-technology-production points to the need of a joint plan to develop science and technology simulta­ neously, In accordance with the global objectives and strategies of economic and social development, bearing In mind the Impact of science and the technology to be employed In solving the serious production, social and cultural welfare problems affecting the nation. The purpose of such planning should Include research activi­ties as wei I as activities directed toward the formation of high level human resources In science and technology, activities that relate the results of research to the productive system, pub I lc Information activities, and coordination and standardlza•ron of the whole. Thus SINCYT comb lnes all the links In the chain starting from the generation through the pub I lcatlon and appl lca­ tlon of the sclentlflc.and technological know-how. The purpose of the SINCYT Is to produce new scientific and technological know-how and diffuse new findings generated both In Mexico and abroad, among alI the strata of society, particularly In the productive system of goods and services. To fulfill Its purposes, science and technology should have wei I defined communication channels with other sectors of nations I lfe. There Is often a tendency to reduce the system of science and technology to one of Its parts: the research subsystem. While this should be the nucleaus of the whole, to consider It as o the whole leads to serious lmpl !cations, mainly that research 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the importance of science and technology in the development of a country, mentioning the need for a joint plan to develop science and technology simultaneously, and the role of SINCYT in producing and diffusing new scientific and technological knowledge. The text also highlights the need for communication channels between the scientific and technological sector and other sectors of society.

**Category**
Science and technology