59 quality; for the Improvement of working conditions and the level of life of the population. FORECASTING AND CONCEPTION OF S AND T IN CUBA UPTO 1990 Taking Into account the necessity for a tong-range perspec­ tive of the development of Cuba In the successive five-years plans~ the Pol !tical Bureau of the Communist Party of Cuba and the Executive Committee of the Council of Ministers promulgated on 20 July 1978 a Joint Resolution launching the elaboration of th$ Economic and Social Development Strategy up to the year 2000. In the Joint Resolution the Programme of Studies for such elaboration was approved. This programme was proposed by the Central Planning Board and It established the necessary I lnkage of the strategic obJectives of this development ttl I the end of the century with Specific Programs of Long-Range Cooperation In the framework of the Council for Mutual Economic Assistance. The Resolution also defined the responsablllty of the Central Planning Board~ which was charged with managing~ organizing and controlling the elaboration process of the ProJect Strategy and of orienting~ coordinating~ control ling and synthesizing the corres­ ponding partial studies. The 44 problems with which the Strategy was originally orga­ nized~ defined the analytical tasks relating to the characteris­ tics and trends of our economy, and the foreseeable objectives of the medium- and long-range development of the country taking Into consideration the experiences of the socialist countries In the field of perspective planning. In order to achieve a uniform treatment of many different problems, methodological regulations of several main links were elaborated. The first materials were elaborated at the beginning of · 1979 with the participation of global and branch agencies of the natio­ nal economy. Among the main elements which were characterized at that moment~ It Is worthwhile to mention: The selection of more than 60 Indicators referred to 
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the long-term development strategy of Cuba, focusing on the planning and forecasting of economic and social development up to the year 2000. The text mentions the selection of indicators, the elaboration of methodological regulations, and the involvement of various national economy agencies, suggesting a focus on macro-level economic planning and development.

**Category**
Economic development, Science and technology