developed. Theproject, whileproviding immediate opportunities foreffectively improving working conditions incritical areasoftheCommission's responsibilities would,atthesametime,prepare thenecessary infrastructure anddevelop the skills oftheECAstaffforthatpurpose. 95.Theproject wouldinclude thefollowing components: (a)Acquisition ofmicrocomputers andotherequipment andsoftware; (b)Installation; (c)Stafftraining programme; (d)Maintenance arrangements. 96.Itisestimated thattheacquisition andinstallation phases oftheproject wouldbecompleted intheearlymonths of1991. Thestafftraining programme would commence aftertheequipment isinstalled andwouldrequire afive-to-six month period. Itwouldbeconducted onacontractual basisbytraining institutions with theassistance andunderthesupervision oftheTraining Service oftheOfficeof HumanResources Management. Asregards themaintenance arrangements forthe equipment, itisproposed thatanoffice automation maintenance unit,consisting of fourLocallevelposts, beestablished within theCommission's secretariat. The unitwouldreporttotheChief, Office Automation, ofECA,whowouldhaveprimary responsibility forproject implementation. Itisestimated thattheproposed four postsoftheunitcouldbeobtained through redeployment fromotherunitsofthe ECAsecretariat, thusobviating theneedforadditional posts. /... Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryAlC.5/45/2 English Page35 B.Estimated fullcost 97.Itisestimated thattheimplementation oftheautomation project in1991 wouldhaveafullcostof$2,898,000, broken downasfollows: $ (a)Hardware, including installation costs 2293700 (b)Software 149000 (c)Stafftraining programme, including travelcosts 350300 (d)Maintenance costs(fortheyear1991only) 105000 Total 2898000 1.Hardware, including installation costs($2,293,700) 98.Theprovision underthisheading isrequired for363micro-computers ($1,462,800), 298printers ($257,500), reproduction equipment ($395,000), and miscellaneous equipment, airfreight andinstallation costs($178,400), including travelcosts($29,000) fortravel ofaninstallation teamtothesite. 2.Software ($149,000) 99.Theaboveestimate includes prov~s~on forasetofoperating software foreach microcomputer, aswellasword-processing, spreadsheet application, database, project management andArabic word-processing programmes forselected unitsas required. 3.Stafftraining programme, including travelcosts($350,300) 100.Thisprovision wouldcoverthefollowing costs: (a)Travel andperdiemforsupervisory training team fromHeadquarters (2staff) (b)Contractual training costsforatotalof 3,590training work-days (c)Mechanics training inEurope andNorthAmerica (4stafffor2weekseach) (d)Training material Total$ 11000 226000 40000 73300 350 300 /... ----------~------------ Digitized by Dag Hammarskjöld LibraryA/C.5/45/2 English Page36 4.Maintenance costs($105,000) 101.This prov~s~on wouldcoverthecostoffourtechnicians fortheoffice automation maintenance unit,including salary andcommonstaffcostsfortheyear 1991($85,000) andsome$20,000 forsupplies andotheroperational costs. As indicated inparagraph 96above, thecreation ofthemaintenance unitwouldnot entail anyadditional netcosts, however, astheunitwouldbeestablished through redeployment ofpostsfromwithin theexisting ECAestablishment. C.Estimated netadditional costundertheregular budget 102.Theautomation project wouldencompass allactivities oftheCommission. financing, therefore, should notberestricted solely totheregular budget. itisproposed thattheproject expenditures befinanced inthefollowing proportion: $500,000 fromextrabudgetary resources oftheCommission andthe ($2,398,000) fromtheregular bUdget.Its Thus, rest 103.Oftheamountof$2,398,000, anamountof$85,000 representing staffcostsof themaintenance unitisalready provided inthe1990-1991 programme budget, leaving
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing a project aimed at improving working conditions and infrastructure within the Economic Commission for Africa (ECA). The project involves the acquisition and installation of microcomputers and other equipment, staff training, and maintenance arrangements. The estimated cost of the project is $2,898,000, which will be financed through a combination of regular budget and extrabudgetary resources.

**Category**
Industry, Science and Technology