Use of a Capital Saving Technology Approach in AID's Development Assistance Program
NSIAD-84-142
Published: Jul 26, 1984. Publicly Released: Jul 26, 1984.
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GAO reviewed the Agency for International Development's (AID) capital saving technology (CST) activities.
Recommendations
Recommendations for Executive Action
| Agency Affected | Recommendation | Status |
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| U.S. Agency for International Development | To better communicate and reinforce agency emphasis on the capital saving technology approach to development, the Administrator of AID should: (1) reemphasize the role of CST, perhaps through more explicit inclusion in the technology transfer and private enterprise policy papers; (2) define the role and priority of capital saving activities in annual program guidance to missions and through existing training programs, especially relative to new initiatives and priorities that arise; (3) coordinate CST activities and more explicitly consider potential CST applications in the project design process; and (4) complement AID efforts to make greater use of private volunteer organizations and U.S. universities by encouraging missions to give more consideration to using these organizations as vehicles for implementing CST activities. |
Closed – Not Implemented
AID has indicated that it does not plan to implement this recommendation and has not provided any specific reasons for not doing so.
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| U.S. Agency for International Development | To ensure that AID implements changes to improve these projects, the Administrator of AID should: (1) follow through on proposals to actively market and improve access to Development Information System services; (2) promote increased ATI cooperation with AID by ensuring that the new AID/ATI agreement is effectively implemented; and (3) closely monitor AID agreements with the National Technical Information Service to ensure that distributors are actively marketing CST information. |
Closed – Implemented
This recommendation requires agency action on an ongoing basis. AID is currently complying with all required items.
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