The plan, as Its name Implies, Is only Indicative showing the general thinking and trend for the next ten years. Detailed elaboration of the S&T plan will be provided In separate 2-year, 3-year and 5-year Plans and Programmes of S&T Development. The preparation of the Plan has proven to be an exceptionally difficult task. It was originally thought that the S&T Task Force which was charged with the responsibility for drafting the ten yea~ S&T perspective plan would prepare a guldel lne concern­ Ing the major Issues to be considered In preparing the plan. This guideline would then be distributed to alI Task Forces established In the various production and service sectors so that each Task Force wou I d prepare. on the bas Is of thIs guIde I lne and detailed data on specific problems of StT within Its sector, drafts of sectoral S&T plans and programmes (e.g. major R&D projects, manpower and facilities required, estimation of requir­ ed financial needs. "etc.>. The S&T task force would then Integ­ rate sectoral draft S&T plans Into a national plan and the Cen­ tral Planning National Committee Office (CPNO) would check the draft S&T plans with respect to their consistency In relation to the overal I development plan (development priorities. available resources. etc.). The CPNCO would thus perform the final consis­ tency analysis of the national S&T programs, whilst the S&T Task Force checks Internal consistency of sectoral S&T plans, In order to el lmlnate unnecessary dupl lcatlon of research effort, scale down expenditure requests and focus available resources on key priorities. Unfortunately the above scheme did not materialise. Although the S&T Task Force had prepared the necessary guIde I lne and distributed It to the respective Task Forces It was never Imple­ mented with the exception of the agricultural sector. This 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the planning and development of a country's scientific and technological (S&T) sector, specifically outlining the process of creating a ten-year plan and the challenges faced in doing so. The language used suggests a focus on strategic planning, resource allocation, and coordination among different sectors and organizations.

**Category**
Science and technology