enterprises and Institutions In a few sectors. But training to upgrade skit Is and follow-up new technological developments through service workshops. seminars, study tours, conferences, exhibitions and demonstrations Is not being sufficiently pursued. Salaries and benefits offered to ski I led manpower vary ac­ ross sectors widely. So do the training and career prospects. This has aggravated the propensity of trained manpower to move out of fields of training and accumulated experiences, In search of better remuneration with serious consequences. Acquisition, Generation. Dissemination end Popularization of SlT& The avallabll lty of appropriate S&T Information Is lndlspen­slble for national S&T capacity building as well as for national development. Numerous developed and developing countries uti I lze S&T Information for periodically enhancing technologies. They exchange R&D results and new technology application modes. S&T Information serves to Improve technology assessment and Its choice. The Ethiopia lack of an adequate national S&T Information system In is one of the obstacles confronting the application of Wl S&T to development. Also S&T has to be made available to the broad masses before It can make an Impact In their dally lives. S&T popularization, which Is a nonformal process of transfer of knowledge, broadly relevant to enhanced satisfaction of basic needs, has yet to be nationally established In Ethiopia. S&T Polley& There are at present a few random guidelines and practices establ lshed over the years In the area of S&T orientation. In the absence of clear cut, coherent and comprehensive national S&T policy, the choice and transfer of technology, R&D as well as the development and utilization of natural resources etc., lack appr­ opriate and mutually reinforcing guidelines. Financing of S&T capability Building: Funds from domestic sources are not at located to R&D or to 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the importance of Science and Technology (S&T) for national capacity building and development, highlighting the lack of an adequate national S&T information system, inadequate training and career prospects, and the need for S&T popularization. It also touches on the need for a clear national S&T policy and financing of S&T capability building. These themes suggest that the text is primarily focused on the role of S&T in economic development, rather than other areas such as natural resources, agriculture, or health.

**Category**
Science and technology, Economic development