This report outlines the United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP). After an introduction to the UNEP governing council, secretariat, environmental fund, and coordinating board, the activities of the UNEP are summarized. Some of the principal activities are: (1) environmental assessment; (2) environmental education, training, and information;…

Control of mass communication information has become a matter of increasing concern in scholarly circles. The emphasis by UNESCO in recent years on national communication policies is related to this concern. One important justification offered for focusing attention on communication policies has been their impact on development efforts. Certain…

The paper presented in this booklet is a translation from Swedish of a part of a book on Sweden's commitment to the less developed countries. Ernst Michanek, UN delegate and executive chairman and director-general of the Swedish International Development Authority, advocates a deepening of collaboration to accompany the widening of international…

These four Swedish press communiques describe government bills relevant to education. The matters covered in the bills include government funding of adult education programs, TV teaching, the copying of copyrighted materials for schools, an overall plan for post-secondary education, and educational grants to adults. (KM)

Aspects of change in industrial societies as they relate to adult education are discussed in this paper which proposes a system of life-long education. New features of societies practicing adult education and new trends typical of the components of adult education systems are analyzed. Guidelines are presented for life-long education in all phases…

This publication is the result of a survey conducted to compile information from European and North American countries about the various agencies which decide or influence the policy concerning science in the particular nations. The information is categorized for each country on the basis of four criteria: state, higher education, private sector,…

Economic growth will be constrained by supplies of energy and raw materials. Natural resource ownership is shifting toward nationalization rather than foreign ownership. Energy prices and environmental awareness are forcing reevaluation of extracting and processing techniques. These developments will affect the industrial and social character of…

Presents the second and last installment of the two-part series on Integrated Technology Transfer which was presented to United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in Switzerland. (HM)

Discusses how the transfer of technology and science from developed to developing countries is affecting the relationship between science and public policy. (HM)

While modernizing along Western economic lines, developing nations have not adopted Western political forms. But the evolution of democracy in Europe occurred in a different socioeconomic milieu. The authoritarian governments of the Third World, based on nationalism and centralization, may better meet current needs for modernization. (SJL)

Discusses the pros and cons of video as an educational medium in European countries, as well as in developing nations, and discusses such problems as cost and planned obsolescence, which must be taken into account when video use is being considered. (JEG)

Focuses attention on: (1) the priorities to which the developing nations should address themselves at the United Nations Conference on Science and Technology for Development; and (2) reviewing the results of technological development activities, with particular reference to Africa. (HM)

The need for international cooperation to prevent problems which might be caused by the dependence of some nations on others for technological information is discussed. Barriers against such cooperation are enumerated, accompanied by a list of conditions which might prevent "information dependence" at the national and international levels. A…

Emphasizes present global trends characterized by patterns of widening inequities in the global distribution of wealth. Hypothesizes that recent developments in information technology and the effective transfer of such knowledge is likely to lead to more rapid development and more equitable global distribution of wealth. (MH)