tion sectors can establish long term stable cooperative relations through provision of consultancy and res~arch results on the one hand, end making available pilot plants and production facilities on the other. Economic benefits could be shared by both sides. (5) Promotion of production oriented research Institutes within enterprises. Potential of local consulting engineering and design services: During the past few years, extensive consulting engineering activities and design services have been carried out, and a large number of engineering consulting agencies set up. For Instance, China Metallurgical Engineering Consulting Corporation, Chemical Engineering Consulting Corporation, Coal Engineering Consulting Corporation, Machine Engineering Consulting Corporation~ E/ectrl­ cal Engineering Consulting Corporation, etc.. In 1982, 17 such corporations specialized In building construction, light Industry, elvll aviation. highway constructlon,forest product processing and so on merged Into Chine International Engineering Consulting Corporation. It has over 12.000 employees Including engineers, architect designers, economists and so on. It receives orders from organizations or Individuals In and outside China to supply either comprehensive or partial engineering consulting service to projects of-various forms. types and scales. Such service Includ­ es planning. exploration, design. feasibility study etc. Facilities for assisting traditional technologies : China has over 380.000 enterprises with most of them stll I using traditional technologies. Technical transformation In these enterprises therefore poses a chat lenge. From 1979 to 1982. the government spent 16.8 bill ton yuan, or an annual·averege·of 4.2 billion yuan, on technical upgrading and renovation of equip• ment, Improvement of existing Instal latlon, engineering and de• signs, quality control and expansion of enterpriseR and 0 cape• bllltles. Many organizations have been established to provide enterprises with technical transformation services. Use of local R and D Institutions : The application of Important scientific and technical results ere usually Incorporated In the national plan. Incentives are given to production sectors by the government 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the importance of cooperation between sectors to promote economic development, specifically in the fields of industry and technology. It highlights the role of consulting engineering and design services, research institutes, and pilot plants in facilitating this cooperation and promoting technical transformation in traditional enterprises.

**Category**
Industry, Science and technology