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Appendix N
INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR TRAINING AND GEOLOGICAL EXCHANGES (ICTGE)
Centre International
Pour la Formation et les Echanges Geologiques
103 Rue de Lile, 75007 PARIS, France
At the closing of the 26th International Geological Congress held
in Paris in July 1980, an idea was launched for the creation of a
permanent center which, working together with the international
organizations, would encourage and facilitate exchanges between
institutions of all nationalities specializing in the Earth Sciences,
and would provide assistance, in particular, for scientists and
technicians with advanced training and study opportunities.
The Earth Sciences contribute to the economic and social
development of a nation via the exploitation and development of its
mining resources. They also have a number of other important spheres
of influence, in particular in the energy sector and that of
territorial development. Geological studies are fundamental to the
search for and the management of water resources. They are necessary
for large-scale civil engineering projects and for environmental
and impact studies, problems connected with urban expansion, etc.
International cooperation implies that those countries that have an
established tradition in the technologies corresponding to these
activities have a duty to assist less industrialized nations, sharing
with them the benefit of their experience.
In order to do this, it is first necessary to find out the actual
requirements of such countries, to study with them the consequences on
a national or regional scale of new technological input, so that, in
response to requests, efficient assistance may be provided for their
development.
Contacts established with the representative authorities
responsible for international cooperation projects in the field o~ the
Earth Sciences, have confirmed the concern of many countries--in
particular those with developing industrialization--concerning
scientific information, training opportunities and higher education Boor
their executive staff.
For practical considerations, the ICTGE--ar. internationally
oriented organization under French jurisdiction--was created in August
1981 by the transformation of an already existing 'inundation.
Administrative control of the Centre is assured by a Board of
Directors of 24 members from various nations and belonging to a variety
of organizations (including UNESCO).
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An Upper Scientific and Technical Council, again of international
composition, will be created to assist the Board of Directors. This
body will propose the general principles to govern the orientation of
the Centre and give advice on the ICTGE work program. Its members will
be drawn from representatives of the international organizations and
from persons with experience of international cooperation in the Earth
Sciences.
The objectives of the ICTGE as regards the Earth Sciences have been
outlined as follows:
· to promote the exchange of information between countries;
· to encourage all initiatives for scientific and technical
training within the countries concerned, or outside them where no
suitable facilities are locally available;
· to gather the requirements in geological information as
expressed by these countries and to find with them the way of meeting
these needs;
· to involve all types of organizations and associations
concerned by the Earth Sciences in this work. The new Centre is not to
form a substitute for the organizations already participating in
international cooperation of this sort, but to facilitate their
contacts and make the best possible use of their initiatives.
TRAINING
The ICTGE must first make an accurate survey of the requirements in
cooperation-training as expressed by the various countries and in
particular by the developing countries. This will be balanced by a
survey of all the opportunities offered for higher education and
specialized training in the industrialized countries.
The training to be undertaken will be of two main types:
· group training programs inside the developing countries,
usually intended for technicians, the coaching being provided by
foreign teachers and engineers;
· research work or specialized studies by engineers and
scientists carried out in the countries possessing the corresponding
technology.
MEETING PLACE AND COMMtJNICATION GENTER
The Centre will serve as a focal point for meetings and
communication between engineers and scientists Atom throughout the
world. This part of its functions will present a threefold
complementary aspect, in close association with its role as a
documentation center (see below):
· welcome and information (scientific, technical and practical)
at the head office;
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· response to scientific and technical requests from various
countries, often by channeling these requests towards the most suitable
organizations;
· publication of an information and liaison bulletin
DOCUMENTATION CENTER
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In this role the ICTGE will provide geological and mining
information, together with macroeconomic data, particularly concerned
with the developing countries of the world. For these purposes, the
Centre will possess a library containing synthesis studies, monographs
(thematic or regional), and the programs for bilateral and multilateral
cooperation. It will be equipped with all the documentary and data
processing means allowing it access to the international data banks.
It will therefore be able to establish an information network with all
the main documentary centers.
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