(a) The P+ evalualion officlal in the cabinet of the Executive Secretary,ltorkl,ng closely ulth the Decade Eecretarla!, should give prlorlty altentlon !odeveLoplng a oethodor.ogy and procedures of evaruation adapted !o the needs orthe Decade pro8radlEe. . .(b)_ A report on the pt.obleEs of evaluatlng the Decade progra.Etle, preparedLn conaultation wllh the feglonal and Eub-reglonaL organlzationa ard lhe UnlledNatlons a€enclea concenned, and a work pro6r;one for in ln-depth end-of-DecadeevaJ.ualion, should be subojtted to the 1985 ECA nlnl.sterla] meeting and to theConference of l{Inlsters of Tnansport and CoEEunlcatlong (see also paragraph 102), (c) An evaluatlon of Eh6 efflclency of the Decade secretarlat should beoade by the sane staff oedber and subnltted to the above-mentloned lntergovern_DentaL bodles in 1985. thls study shouJ.d contaln an aasesament of the personneland other rtesource fequlrenents of the Decade secretarlab. (d) A.s soon as posslble, one of the exisblng vacanclee ln uhe Decadesecretarlat shouLd be fllled by an evaluatlon specialist, lo be aBsisted asneces&]ry by consullants. Ihe functlons of this snall evaluation unit wouldbe prlEarll-y to carry out lhe Hork prograrue nentioned in sub_paragraphs (a)and (b) above, and at lhe sane ti,lie to ensure that regutar reports-ari preparedon the flnanclng and lnpleEentation of the projects oi the Decade. Africangovernoents should faclLitate the activitles of thls uni! by guaranteelng itacceas to inforEation. - (e) Whenevef possible, asalstance should also be pnovlded io governaentslrlshlng lo set up thelr ovn evaluatton Eachinery, nore partlcu.l-arly for thelrEransport and coolunlcatlons aclivities. Ttre exi.st€nce of nati.onal evaluatioounlta would conslderably facl.lltale ECA's task regardlng evaluation of theDecade and, over and above lhis toEediate concern; rrouLd be of deflnite valuefor the activlties of ghe Lhlted Natlons systeo ai a whole. --_ , !"!!91T"n9?E1on, 7: An institutlonal franevork for co-operarlon tn transportand coEEunlcations by the reglona.L econoElc conoisaj.ona shou.Ld be set up, assuggested 1n paragraph 105.
**Analysis**
This text appears to be related to the evaluation of a program or project focused on transport and communication, possibly within the context of economic development. The Decade mentioned in the text is likely referring to a specific period of time set aside for a particular initiative or goal. The text discusses the need for evaluation and monitoring of the program's progress, as well as the establishment of an institutional framework for cooperation in transport and communication.

**Category**
Transport and communication