modern telecommunications for some transportation 

 functions (transmittal of information, delivery of 

 mail, etc.) also need to be investigated. Training and 

 joint experimental work should be stressed in order to 

 build the capabilities of developing countries for 

 transport planning and design work. 



Analysis and dissemination of information and 

 worldwide experience should be an important component 

 of this network. Particularly emphasis should be put 

 on low-cost practices (e.g., auto user charges, 

 staggered work hours, all-bus or bicycle lanes and 

 streets, and relocation of rail and truck terminals) 

 designed to bring about a workable balance between 

 public transit and the automobile in the worlds cities 

 and between transportation supply and the traffic 

 implications of urban land use. 



If the United States is to address the problem of 

 transportation and development more effectively, U.S. 

 institutions such as the Department of Transportation's 

 Transportation System Center (Cambridge, Mass.) will 

 need to be strengthened and aided in developing 

 reciprocal relations with other countries. AID might 

 provide funds for university centers willing to study 

 the relationship between transportation and development 

 economics and to create curricula relevant to the 

 training of students from developing countries. 



11. Building Capabilities for Creating and 

 Using Industrial Technology 



In all nations, the ability to absorb, devise, and 

 use technology has an especially important influence on 

 the growth of industrial output. However, very little 

 of the world's industrial research and development now 

 occurs in developing countries. While there is no 

 assurance of success, there is little doubt that their 

 prospects for industrialization will be enhanced if 

 developing nations evolve indigenous capabilities in 

 research and development. 



Over the past 30 years, many institutions have been 

 established in developing nations for creating, 

 adapting, and disseminating industrial technology, but 

 few have been effective. The United States is 

 relatively well supplied with people whose skills and 

 experience could help strengthen these institutions. 



We propose that the United states offer support for 

 developing countries interested in strengthening their 

 capabilities through three types of institutions: (1) 

 industrial research organizations that help the private 

 and public sectors identify, acquire, develop, and 

 apply suitable technology; (2) centers that specialize 

 in research and development, extension, and informal 



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