principal trait Is that they areal I sector or area oriented. There are Institutes directed towards agriculture, mining, Industry, sea. and ocean research, health and regional research <such as for the Amazon Basin), etc. In alI there are around 15 sectoral technology Institutes. These sector a I I nstl tutes· born from the absence policy of coherent science end technology development decade 1970-1980, generally suffer fr.om e leek of e quantity or qual lfled personnel as well as from Infrastructures and lack of financing. of e global during the sufficient Inadequate Two of the the Institute of Norms CITINTEC> Research <IIA). more Important of these sectoral lnsltltues are Industrial Technological Research and Technical and the National Institute of Agrolndustrlal ITINTEC was created during the 1970s as the principal center of technology research. Its principal attributes are In the development of technology In the areas of Industrial production declared to be of special Interest. -The approval and control of Industrial technological re­ search project presented by the Industrial enterprise, to be financed by a 21 tax on the net profits of these enter­ prises. -The elaboration of the National Technical Norms and quality certification. -Regulation of and certification of compliance with· the constitutive elements of Industrial Property according to leglstatlon. The progress obtained by ITINTEC Is referred basically to the elbaoratlon of 2,200 National Technical Norms. It has I lkewlse reinforced the area of quality control and measurements. In the technological development area, ITINTEC has done work principally In I lght Industry, non-conventloanl energy, chemical Industry, metallurgy, textiles, civil construction and Industrial design. It should be underl lned however that a significant amount of the research work has not been applied to the Industrial sector, for various reasons. Until recently ITINTEC played only a passive role, limited 
**Analysis**
The text discusses the sectoral technology institutes in a country, focusing on their orientation towards specific areas such as agriculture, mining, industry, and health. The institutes, including the National Institute of Agrolindustrial Technology (ITINTEC), are involved in research and development, with a primary goal of promoting technology and innovation. The text highlights the challenges faced by these institutes, including a lack of personnel, infrastructure, and financing. This suggests that the text is primarily concerned with the development of technology and innovation, rather than other categories such as natural resources, agriculture, or humanitarian aid.

**Category**
Industry, Science and technology