d) facilitate information exchange between national, public and private sector
stakeholders and between the SATCC-TU and the Member State concerned, where
possible, using state-of-the-art technology;
e) collate inputs received by sub-sectoral co-ordinators from national and public and
private sector stakeholders and furnish such inputs to the SATCC-TU;
f) manage the development of national transport, communications and meteorology
databases on the basis of the data needs to be agreed;
g) facilitate the work of SATCC consultants, especially on policy and programme
development; and
h) convene and chair, if required, a committee comprising sub-sectoral coordinators to
facilitate the process of national coordination.
4. The SATCC-TU shall provide national coordinators with input and guidelines derived
from the experience of other Member States in implementing the Protocol.
5. For the purposes of paragraph 4, the SATCC-TU may, from time to time, host regional
or national workshops to facilitate and encourage the process of implementation.
ARTICLE 13.9
SATCC-TU
The SATCC-TU shall be a body providing technical, implementation and monitoring
support to all the implementation agencies with the implementation of the provisions of
this Protocol, monitoring compliance by Member States with their obligations in terms of
this Protocol and providing secretarial and administrative support to the SATCC and to
this end, may receive requests for assistance from all components of the SATCC.
ARTICLE 13.10
SECRETARIAL AND INTERNAL ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT FUNCTIONS OF THE
SATCC-TU
The SATCC-TU shall a) prepare annual schedules of meetings of the SATCC for the following year;
b) maintain all records necessary for the efficient discharge of the functions of the
SATCC;
c) prepare agendas and keep minutes for all meetings of the SATCC;
d) prepare, collect and circulate papers, documents and any information which may be
required for the work of the SATCC;
e) keep a roster of regional bodies and individual technical experts enjoying consultative
status for the purposes of implementation of this Protocol; and
f) perform any other functions related to the implementation of this Protocol with which it
may be tasked.