Capacity building - Overview > The Strategy

The WCO Secretariat, following an extensive review of the global market for customs development and the development tools provided has established a comprehensive strategy for the sustainable ongoing development of Customs and Border Management Services to meet the demands of Member Governments for the 21^st century.

The strategy was approved by the Council in 2003 and recognises the key economic role of customs either as a primary or secondary function to

• Manage the international supply chain
• Provide social protection
• Generate economic statistical
• Maintain revenue streams

It also acknowledges the differing priorities placed by Members on these four functions and has the following aims.

• To support the development of Customs and Border Management Services in line with the Revised Kyoto Convention and the supporting conventions, instruments and tolls of the World Customs Organisation.
• To develop the capacity of Members to assess, plan and manage their own strategic development programmes
• To confirm the Secretariats role as the keeper of international Customs standards and to establish it as the preferred supplier of Customs development advice.
• To provide strategic development support to the senior management of customs in Member Administrations
• To establish, monitor and evaluate development programmes/projects in Member Administration which meet national regional and international obligations
• To work with the International Donor Community and private sector service providers to ensure the holistic development of Customs and Border Mangement services which meet national, regional and international requirements and to secure development funding where required.

The strategy also outlines the sustainable development approach to be taken

Implementation

To support the implementation of the strategy a number of policies, tools, and services have been and continue to be developed these include:

• The Regionalisation Policy
• The Integrity Development approach
• The Diagnostic Framework
• The Development Compendium
• The PICARD Development Programme
• The Training Development Strategy
• The Management development programme (under development)
• Strategic planning support
• Programme planning support
• NII procurement support
• IT Procurement support (Under development)
• Expert recruitment support (Under development)

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