Table 2. Areas of opportunity and proposed initiatives 



Area of opportunity Initiative 



Building capabilities 1. Expand U.S. assistance for 

 for creating and using creating and developing 

 industrial technology engineering and management 



training institutions in 

 developing nations 



2. Stimulate curriculum develop- 

 ment, teaching, research, and 

 technical assistance programs 

 in U.S. engineering schools 

 oriented to developing nation 

 students 



3. Revitalize productivity centers 

 in developing nations 



4. Support establishment of centers 

 for small industry and rural 

 development in developing 

 countries 



5. Expand assistance to improve 

 capabilities of developing 

 countries to conduct industrial 

 research 



6. Promote interchanges of 

 personnel and programs among 

 industrial research institutes 

 in developing nations 



7. Develop a "technology corps" 



8. Support continuing research 

 into the process of industrial- 

 ization 



Improving access to 9. Create expertise on the search 



the technologies of for and selection of technology 



industrialized 



countries 10. Provide training in the art of 



negotiation on technology 



imports 



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