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 3 Draft SADC Customs ICT Strategy 2012 Page 3