SADCC n uitl be published in the second half of 19g5. fhe report, ehich wasprepared rrithin the frameeork of the Lagos pran of Action and the rndustrlarDevelopment Decade for Africa, degcrlbea sADcc' s experience in the fleld ofindustrial developnent so far and assesses the potential for further co-operatton 1"::U as SADCC's prospective role, In aatditlon, the Division for Induatrialstudies is preparing a study under the title .An overvlew of nlning and nlneralresource-based industries in sADcc". The study will reviee nlnlng actrvitles,stracegies and pol-lcies ln the sADcc nenbe r countries and fornulate a proposal foran overall extractive-induatrlt strategy for then. Tbe report rrllr be c.onpleted inthe second half ot 1985. United Nations Deve lopnent progranne 30' UNDP connitnents for approved projects and for ihose in the prpelrne totalapproximately $3,083,000 durlng the current prograDning cycle, 1981-19g6. ft lsanticipated that this progranne of aaBistance to sADcc nay further expand foll.rringthe series of consultations nhich have taken place between uNDp and sAficc on theIrNDP fourth progranning cycle, 1987_1991. 31. The following projects, nieh a total IJNDP conRltment of g1,,995,000, bave beenapproved: (a) Trans i t-tra nspor t for the land-locked developlng countries of thesouthern Africa subregion (uNDp, $GOO,OO0). ?he objective of thls proJect is todetermine the full structure of trans lt-t ranaport costa, frorn the port to thedistributors or retailers, within each of the sADcc rand-locked countrles, relthrespect to their crucial export and import products. project funding oilr provldetbe basis for substantive negotiation on co-operation betrreen land-l@ked andtransit couhtries regarding joint efforts to irprorr. trans i t_tranapor t. ?blsproJect has b€en ongoing since the mid-19?0s, current fund lng reprlsentingadditional resources for enlarged prolect ,"ii,riti"", (b) southern African development infornatlon systen (IrNDp, $?5,OOO). Thisproject is designed to create a Southern Afrlcan deve lopnent infornation systen,
**Analysis**
The text appears to be discussing the development of industrial and economic activities in the Southern African region, with a focus on the Southern African Development Coordination Conference (SADCC) and its projects. The text mentions the development of industrial sectors, transportation, and information systems, which suggests a focus on economic development and industry.

**Category**
Economic development, Industry