ffiItfif sklueal peraonnel needed for the Planning and managenent of national- €clentiflc and technol,ogical developoent. For the nee blenniun 1986-1987, it isA/40/549 English Page 22 proPosed (subject to che approval of the tt enty-thirct aession of ttte IrNBsco GeDeralconference) to strengthen this part of the pro;ramme wilh a view to estabriahing anetcorh of units for the training of speciarists and for research in science andtectlnology policy in Latin Anerica and tbe caribbean, developlng a sinilar netuort(in Aaia and lhe pacific, contributing to the training in several nenber states ofsone 50 research and deveLopnent. administrators, parcicularly eornen adnlnietrators,preparati.ons of teaching naterials for regional trainlng coursea, etc, fC igproposed to allocate nearly $I.? million for financing these activitiesih 1985-1987. 103' IJNESCo has also assisted rnember states in the reorganization of their trainingfaclrities for ouarified nanpower. Tbese actions are ained at strengtltening thenational infrastructure in research, improuing the capacity of the hiqher educationsyacem for training .uarified personnel and rnproving the relationahit oetweenscrence, Cechnology and society, They cover fields such as mathenati;s, physics,chenistry, biology. biotechnology and infornatica. r04' National oualified nanpower i.s being trained ehrough t NEsco-'upported networkssuch as the Asian physics Educalion Network (ASPEN) and the South_East A€lanMathematical society (sEAIrts). In the Regional Netuork for the Chemlstry of NaturalProducts, some 1,600 young reaearch workers were trained in sophieticatldtechniques during the pasc l0 yeara of operation. sinilar efforts concinue rdithinanother Netpork in Uicrobiology, and regional and international centres such as theLacin Anerican centre for physics (CLAF), the rncernational centre for TheoreticalPhysics (rcPT) and the rnternational centre for pule and Appried r,rathenatics(ICPM). I05. As far as specialized, advanced training in reaearch i.s concerned, theorganization nake6 available such craininE for scientist' from developing countriesin outstanding instieutions throughout the worrd via the lJNBsco-sponsored netrrorkof postgraduate training couraea.
**Analysis**
The text appears to be focused on the development of science and technology in Latin America and the Caribbean, with a specific emphasis on training and research in various fields such as mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, and biotechnology. The text also mentions the importance of strengthening national infrastructure in research and improving the capacity of higher education institutions to train qualified personnel.

**Category**
Science and technology, Education