Table 1: List of Acronyms
CEN
Customs Enforcement Network
CITES
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
COMESA
Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa
EAC
East African Community
GNC
Globally Networked Customs
INTERPOL
International Criminal Police Organisation
MS
Member State
CEN
Customs Enforcement Network
NTB
Non Tariff Barriers
REC
Regional Economic Communities
RKC
Revised Kyoto Convention
SACU
Southern African Custom Union
SADC
Southern African Development Cooperation
SADC ORGAN
SADC Organ on Politics ,Defence and Security Cooperation
SARPCCO
the Southern African Regional Police Chief Council
Organisation
SCCC
Subcommittee on Customs Cooperation
SOA
Service Oriented Architecture
SWOT
Strength, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threads
WCO
World Customs Organisation
WCO ESA
World Customs Organisation East and Southern Africa
WCO RILO
World Customs Organisation Regional Intelligence Liaison
Office
UNCTAD
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
1. Introduction
1.1
This document seeks to outline a SADC Customs ICT Strategy that will
enable Member States to effectively implement provisions of Article 6 of
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Draft SADC Customs ICT Strategy 2012
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