export modern computers to DPRR, and the UNDP project has spearheaded development in this area. The strengthening of training in computer operations, repairs and maintenance arising from the UNDP-assisted project has important implications for future UNFPA~supported.projects in the DPRK. IV. FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BASIC NEEDS ASSESSMENT MISSION 13. The Basic Needs Assessment Mission to the DPRK from 13 to 24 March 1989 noted the paucity of reliable population data and recommended support for the ' first census in the modern history of the DPRK, to be held in 1992. The Mission also recommended the strengthening of UNFPA support to training in demography and statistics as well as to population programmes of the National Pop~lation Centre, Kim Il Sung University, the Ministry of Public Health and the Central Bureau of Statistics. Data-processing equipment in the DPRK is old and outmoded, and the capacity for calculating and analyzing statistical data needs urgent upgrading. The Mission recommended purchase of more modern equipment; training in computer operation, repair and maintenance; and technical assistance in data analysis. 14. The DPRK does not yet hav'.e an explicit population policy, although development plans seek to balance population activiti!'ls with socio-economic development efforts. The Mission hoped that once reliable populatio~ information became available, the DPRK would be able to formulate and adopt an explicit population policy. Specific population and development programmes could then be pursued and institutional measures adopted to help realize population and development goals. • 15. The Mission observed the need to strengthen MCH/FP services in the DPR.K at the national, provincial and local levels. At the top of the three-tier health system, the Pyongyang Maternity Hospital needs upgrading of its services for the intensive care of newborns and clinical cytogenetics. At. the second tier of provincial hospitals, support is needed for basic equipment for operating 
**Analysis**
The text appears to focus on the development of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) in the areas of technology, health, and population management. It discusses the need for modernizing computer equipment, strengthening training in demography and statistics, and upgrading healthcare services.

**Category**
Health, Science and Technology