perspective plan of our economy. Thls.conceptlons conveys a new quality In all the planning work In Cuba, with scientific aad technological progress playing a main role In lt. 63 NATIONAL EXPERIENCE IN PLANNING OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOlOGY IN CUBAa INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK INTRODUCTION. One cannot speak of coherent and effective foreign pol Icy towards the stimulation and progress of science and technology for development, without a well-defined and structured national policy for such a purpose. Thts Idea was clearly stated In the Vienna Prqgremme of Action and It has been defended by Cuba since the· preparatory process for the United Nations Conference on Science end Techno­ logy for Development. The primary re$ponsfbl11ty for directing the scientific and technological frogrammes with steps towards advanced stages of development, be ongs to each country, whose governments must play the main role. Undoubtedty, the elm of the scientific and techno• loQical development should be the constant Improvement In the quality of life for oil people through their full participation In the development process. For thl$ purpose* It Is necessary to create the structure capable of guaranteeing the conditions for a stronger te~hnologt• cal· capacity. The Cvban experience has shown that even through the external factors, such as f lnanclng and technology transfer• are needed for advancing scientific and technological capa~lty In the developing countries. the fundamental step has to be tnttlat• ed through profound social and economic: transformations. The existing social and economic structures In many developing coun~ tries are the main obstacles for achieving such objectives. ·In the case of Cuba, science, as a factor of national prlo• rlty, came to be recognised from 1959 with a revolutionary pro• cess of radically changing the social and economic structure which was formerly characterized by a dependent backwardness and under-development. With In the last Z5 years Cuba has taken a 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the importance of science and technology in the development of a country, specifically Cuba. It emphasizes the need for a well-defined national policy for science and technology to stimulate progress and development. The text also mentions the need for profound social and economic transformations to achieve development objectives. These themes suggest that the text is primarily focused on economic development and science and technology.

**Category**
Economic development, Science and technology