development program and with the remaining national programs. Lastly. Information banks have to be developed In respect of the current science and technology system these being much needed Instruments for the planning and rational operation of the said system. One of the most efficient mechanisms to achieve a liaison and coordination between the elements of the SINCYT Is the formulation of specific programs and projects fusing the Interests of scientists. technicians and users. To-date, this mechanism has not been sufficiently develoed by the CONACYT. SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION The technological evolution of sectors Is closely I Inked to the development Introduced many years. state In the production of goods and vis a vis the measures adopted 164 the country's productive policies tor Industrial The present technological services may be explained to accelerate economic development. The most relevant fact that may be observed Is the negative and sometimes even non-existent correlation between economic growth and the development of local technologies; that Is, the modernization of the national productive apparatus has been based essentially on the Import of technologies with the resulting Inhibition of national creativity. The principal feature of the modelof growth followed since 1940 was the substitution of Imports and until 1970 the strategy was carried out within a framework of long term financial stabll lzatlon policy which averted sharp changes In prices and In the parity of our currency. The Gross National Product grew throughout that period at an annual average rate of over 61, while Industrial growth was even higher. As a result, In 1970 the participation of Imported products In the total supply had been reduced to 71 In non-durable consumer goods, 181 In Intermediate goods and 471 In capital and durable goods. The above figures show the preference given to stimulate the local p~oductlon of non-durable consumer goods first, andonly to 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the relationship between technology, economic development, and industrial growth in a country. It highlights the importance of local technological development and the need for a more balanced approach to economic growth. The text also touches on the country's economic policies and their impact on industrial growth.

**Category**
Economic development, Science and technology