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and regional engineering organizations and exploiting the strength of 

 U.S. engineering and technological institutions of higher learning. 

 Activities could reinforce UNESCO-sponsored projects. Support would be 

 provided through grants to U.S. professional societies and institutions 

 of higher learning for complementary activities with nongovernmental 

 organizations such as the World Federation of Engineering Organizations 

 (WFEO) : 



Infrastructure Building Activities (VI. 2.1) $150,000 



Training of Engineers (VI. 2. 2) 350,000 



Regional Engineering Cooperation 200,000 



TOTAL $700,000 



Alternative Option 2 ; Support could be provided through UN auspices 

 such as UNDP, UNIDO, and the UN Financing System for Science and Tech- 

 nology for Development, for activities directed toward infrastructure 

 building and regional cooperation. Engineering education activities 

 could be managed by U.S. professional societies or U.S. universities: 



Infrastructure development and regional 



cooperation activities — UN agencies $350,000 



Engineering education activities to complement 



UNESCO projects through U.S. engineering 



professional societies and universities 350,000 



TOTAL $700,000 



VI . 2 . 1 Strengthening of National Potential for Research and Techno - 

 logical Adaptation, and Improvement of Infrastructures and 

 Technological Facilities 



VI. 2.1.1 Infrastructures and Technical Facilities 



$105,600 .? ~ ^/^ 



Support to specialized technological institutions in 

 developing countries; travel grants to metrology courses 

 organized by International Measurement Confederation (IMEKO) ; 

 5 workshops in regions, consulting services in collaboration 

 with Union of International Technical Associations (UITA) and 

 International Organization of Legal Metrology (lOLM) , World 

 Federation of Engineering O~rganizations (WFEO) for develop- 

 ment of information services in engineering schools and 

 training materials in metrology and materials sciences. 



VI. 2. 1.2 Technological Research, Adaptation, and Innovation ^ 



$146,550 J^~^r~^ 



Consulting services for the development of research activ- 

 ities and training materials; cooperation with Habitat, 



