101e lvide 7)and•.--,-.-" ---:·-,---·-c·,-·----:c-·~-___.:~_"_~_f'""":2.11 Theestimate forcommunications undersection12-~otals S1,290,600, comprising $32,800 underPolicy-making organs(table12.6),$92,400 underExternal relations andinformation services (table12.35)and$1,165,400 under Administration andcommonservices (table12.43). Theresource growthof$80,000 (atrevised 1985rates-table12.4)relatesentirely tothatportion of communication requirements, appearing forthefirsttime,underExternal relations andinformation services. 12.12Inthisconnection, theAdvisory Committee recalls thatinitsfirstreport ontheproposed programme budgetfor1984-1985, 10/itnotedthat"sincethereis noUnitedNations Information CentreatSantiago:-expenditures forcommunications normally incurred byinformation centres havebeenincluded inthebudgetfor section 12".According torepresentatives oftheSecretary-General, theinclusion ofresources forcommunications underExternal relations andinformation services represents anattempt toidentify thatportion (approximately 50percent)ofthe Information Services Unit'scommunication costsattributable totheactivities normally carried outbyaUnitedNations Information Centre. 12.13TheAdvisory Committee accordingly soughtclarification astowhythe resource growthof$80,000 underthisprogramme hadnotbeenoffsetbya corresponding decrease underAdministration andcommonservices. According to representatives oftheSecretary-General, thegrowthwasjustified bytheincrease ininformation activities. Theypointed outthatadecrease underAdministration andcommonservices wasnotpossible sincetheallocations forcommunications under section 12hadpreviously beeninadeauateJ conseauently, ithadbeennecessary to meetthedeficits through redeployments fromotherObjects ofexpenditures. Although, asindicated inparagraph 12.103oftheproposed programme budget, the installation ofthenewAVDlineswouldpermit ECLACtocontainitscommunication requirements underAdministration andcommonservices withinthesamelevelof resources asapproved forthecurrent biennium, further reductions wouldnotbe possible. Representatives oftheSecretary-General alsoemphasized that 70percentofECLAC's communications traffic wouldnotbeaffected bytheAVDline. 12.14Onthebasisoftheinformation provided toit,including details ofthe pattern'ofexpenditure undercommunications for1982-1983 andthecurrent biennium, theAdvisory Committee concurs intheSecretary-Generalis estimate of$1,290,600 forcommunications. 12.15Resource growthisalsoproposed underfurniture andeauipment intheamount of$300,000 (atrevised 1985rates). TheAdvisory Committee notesfromthedetails provided inparagraphs 12.86and12.107oftheproposed programme budgetthatnone oftheincrease relates totheacauisition ofword-processing orcomputer equipmentJ however, asstatedbytheSecretary-General inparagraph 12.3ofthe proposed programme budget, "anevaluation stUdyofthedata-processing facilities ofECLACwillbecarried outduring 1985whichmaygiverisetorevised estimates". 12.16TheAdvisory Committee recommends thatthestudyofdata-processing facilities ofECLACbeundertaken inthecontext ofimplementing theCommittee's recommendations inchapterI,paragraphs 30to32above. !QI~.,para.12.15.! l: " "1l• -83- J12.17Although thepurchase ofword-processing andcomputer equipment hasnotbeen reauested bytheSecretary-General, anincrease of$22,000isproposed underrental andmaintenance ofequipment (table12.4),allofwhichrelates totheintroduction ofword-anddata-processing equipment intheMexicoCityoffice(para.12.102of theproposed programme budget). Inresponse toinquiries, theCommittee was informed thatfewoftheoperations oftheMexicoCityofficehavebeen computerized. Therequested provision wouldenabletheofficetorent data-processing equipment withword-processing capability. TheAdvisory Committee concurs inthisproposal. 12.18TheAdvisory Committee alsosoughtinformation ontherelationship between theestimate of$295,500 (atrevised 1985rates)forrentalandmaintenance of computer equipment attheSantiago office(para.12.102oftheproposed programme budget) andtherequest for$400,200 underdata-processing contracts (para. 1~.99 oftheproposed programme bUdget). Representatives oftheSecretary-General explained thattheCommission ownsonecomputer andleasesanother, thusgiving risetotherentalandmaintenance costsreferred toinparagraph 12.102ofthe
**Analysis**
This text appears to be discussing the budget and resource allocation for a United Nations agency, specifically the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC). The text mentions various areas of expenditure, including communications, administration, and equipment. The language used is formal and technical, suggesting that the text is a report or proposal related to the agency's budget.

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Transport and communication, Science and technology