(f) The Secretariat in partnership with ICMPD should organise a multi-stakeholder technical workshop to develop effective strategies to facilitate trade through increased cooperation on immigration matters. (b) The Africa-EU Partnership on Migration Mobility and Employment Regional Approach to Border Management Decisions 22. Council made the following decisions: Decision 19. Council made the following decision: (a) There is need for the establishment of a Regional Consultative Process (RCP) for COMESA on migration management that will coordinate implementation of pilot programmes and enhance the cooperation with other institutions such as the East African Community (EAC) and Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) to harmonise their immigration instruments and policies; (b) There is need for the development of a regional strategic plan on border management information systems that includes regional standard operating procedures on border management, using best practices from other government agencies, cooperating partners and other sub-regional organizations; (c) There is need for the development of a harmonized curriculum for training modules; and training of immigration officials across borders, that is through utilising existing capacity available through the Africa Capacity Building Centre (ACBC) and other immigration training institutions in the region; (d) There is need to introduce and work towards a common and linked border management information system to exchange and evaluate data. Pilot cross- (a) That the African Union Commission (AUC) and COMESA should co-operate closely in order to ensure the effective flow of information between Member States and across the continent. The European Union (EU) – ICMPD Migration Expertise Initiative (MIEUX) Decision 20. Council made the following decision: (a) That Member States should use MIEUX as a tool for capacity building and migration management. The Joint COMESA-IOM Projects for Enhanced Cooperation Decisions 21. Council made the following decisions: (a) The Secretariat should also jointly implement the initiative on capacity building and migration profiles in the COMESA region with the IOM - aimed at improving data collection and migration policy making at the national and regional Level. That the Secretariat, together with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), should implement the joint initiative on institutional capacity building for Diaspora engagement and migration for development in the COMESA region; and 9