heads of the respective sector. and they are oriented to: 1. Agriculture and Hydraulic Resources. to generate and apply new scientific and technological know-how consistent with the ecological and socio-economic characteristics of the various regions of the country, and to develop technologies to Improve the productivity of the agricultural and forestry production agents. 2. Trade and Industrial Promotion ~o create an lnd stria! technology base leading to agreements with Industry regarding primary production and commercial lzatlon, strengthening the Internal supply of technology. orienting local demand toward Internal sources of technological supply, and setting the foundations for the operation of a National Standardization System consistent with the country's development scheme, promoting the quality control systems to offer products capable of substituting Imports and penetrating International markets. 3. Communications and Transportation, to select research and technological development projects with a direct Impact on the sector and to Increase national participation In the generation of products or technologies uti I !zed by the sector. 4. Urban Development, Housing and Ecology. to find an answer to the social demands for ordered urban and ecological development and Increase the participation of society In the 175 han~llng of technologies for a rational uti I lzatlon of natural resources. 5. Public Education, to for~ human resources In priority scientific and technological areas, promote research on education needed to upgrade academic quality. promote technological and scientific research In Institutes of higher learning and Increase the liaison ~etween the research corresponding to the sector and Its own needs as well as those of the socio-economic panorama. 6. Energy. Mines and Public Industry, to strive toward rational energy balance.lmprovlng the production. distribution and use of energy. to fortify technological development for the optimal use of conventional and alternate energy sources, to broaden efforts of exploration In the national territory In 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be focused on the development of various sectors of a country, with a emphasis on technology and innovation. It mentions agriculture, industry, transportation, energy, and education, which suggests that the text is related to economic development and the management of natural resources.

**Category**
Economic development, Natural resources and environment, Industry, Science and technology