Industrial Operations waswelcomed. Itwasalsosaidthatoutof107posts financed fromextrabudgetary resources only55wereallocated totheDivision of Industrial Operations. Itwasconsidered thattheDivision shouldconcentrate mainly onassisting thedeveloping countries toformulate andimplement their national industrial, scientific andtechnological policies, including strengthening theroleoftheStateandofthepublicsectorinnational industrial development andintraining ofnational humanresources. Priority shouldalsobegiven,itwas pointed out,toprogrammes forthepromotion oftheagro-industries sector, while thedecision togivelowestpriority totheprogramme elements onfactory establishment andonindustrial grouptraining wasquestioned. Theneedwas stressed forgreater redeployment ofresources tosmall-scale industry especially inr.uralareas;energyconservation; andtraining programmes, inparticular those rela~ed tothemaintenance andrepairofequipment. -32-103. activ altho theG addit 104. pre-i resou pre-i expre refer Commi Objec Servi 105. high asth notr fort bienn' least wase sUbpr 106. priori other accord indust 107.P there thats witht bienni establ tothe expans viewed closel theSy cost-e andby work 0 108.T indust staff 109.T part 0 proble103.Agreement wasvoicedwiththehighpriority accorded totechnical co-operation activities inconnection withtheIndustrial Development DecadeforAfrica, although itwasalsopointed outthat,inthecourseofthethirty-ninth session of theGeneral Assembly, several delegations hadspokenagainst theallocation of additional resources. 104.Itwasstressed thattherewasaneedforgreater redeployment ofresources to pre-investment activities andinvestment promotion. Theincrease inrealtermsof resources andtheaddition ofcomputer applications underthesubprogramme on pre-investment activities wastherefore notedwithsatisfaction. Theviewwasalso expressed, however, thatlessweightshould beaccorded tothesubprogramme, and reference wasmadeinthatconnection tosuggestions putforwardatthePermanent Committee atitstwenty-first session toreduceexpenditure forthatactivity. Objection wasalsoraisedtoUNIDO's continued funding oftheInvestment Promotion Services. 105.Within thepolicyco-ordination programme, itwasnotedwithregretthatthe highpriority attached toeconomic co-operation amongdeveloping countries aswell asthemandates giventoUNIDOonthebasisoftheCaracas Prog~amme ofAction were notreflected intherelevant subprogramme ofthebudget; instead, theallocation forthesubprogramme had beensignificantly reduced ascompared tothecurrent biennium. Greater redeployment ofresources tofinance special measures forthe leastdeveloped countries wascalledfor,although atthesametimeappreciation wasexpressed atthealready sharpincrease intheshareofthebudgetforthat subprogramme whichrepresented oneofthepriority areasofUNIDO. 106.Inter-agency programme co-ordination hadregrettably beenassigned lowest priority, despite various appeals forenhanced co-ordination between UNIDOand otheragencies. Similarly, anexplanation wasrequested forthelowestpriority accorded toco-operation withnon-governmental organizations, business and industrial institutions. 107.Priority wasattached totheSystemofConsultations andregretexpressed at thereduction intheleveloffundsearmarked fortheSystem. Anadjustment in thatsubprogramme, itwasstated, mighttherefore becomenecessary inaccordance withthedecision oftheBoardontheschedule ofConsultations forthenexttwo bienniums. Despite arecognition oftheirpotential contribution tothe establishment andupgrading ofindustrial enterprises indeveloping countries and totheimprovement oftechnical assistance implementation through UNIDO, an
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the operations and budget of UNIDO (United Nations Industrial Development Organization), with a focus on industrial development, technical cooperation, and resource allocation. The language used suggests a technical and bureaucratic tone, with references to policy coordination, resource redeployment, and budget allocations.

**Category**
Industry, Economic development