institutional arrangements as witnessed by the establishment of so-called "science and technology parks" as a new qualitative stage in the development of special economic zones, 32. A specific feature of the Asian developing region is the incidence of industrial redeployment at the intra-regional South-South level. The secretariat intends to monitor this trend and to undertake studies at the national or sectoral level to ascertain the orders of magnitude involved as well as the specific contributions to industrial restructuring and redeployment following this form of industrial co-operation between developing countries. 33. In many countries there has been a move towards the promotion of small- and medium-scale enterprises, Policy makers have come to recognize that these enterprises are able to make significant contributions to such important policy objectives as the generation of employment, mobilization of savings or linking agriculture and industry. In many of the larger Asian countries, small-scale industries not only comprise the vast majority of industrial enterprises but have in the past contributed substantially to MVA and even to exports of manufactures. Thus, priority should be given to analysing the economic role of these enterprises, the impact of emerging technological developments -as in the field of micro-electronics on the size distribution of industrial activity, the internal capabilities of smaller enterprises to identify and adopt technological innovations as well as the requirements for policy support measures. ID/B/339 Page 12 34. The key issues confronting policy makers in the Asia and Pacific region seem to be; (a) The search for strategies to broaden industrial growth for improving the living standards of the masses and thereby expanding domestic demand; (b) Policies to facilitate a product choice for the domtstic market the countries with large populations) based on local labour-oriented technologies as well as the more systematic domestic demand through relevant policy measures; (particularly in materials and utilization of 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the development of special economic zones, industrial redeployment, small- and medium-scale enterprises, and the role of technology in industrial growth. It also mentions the importance of policy support measures and the need to consider domestic demand and local labor-oriented technologies. These topics suggest that the text is primarily focused on economic development and industry.

**Category**
Economic development, Industry