This report is a compilation of some of the preparatory work that informed that process through a series of workshops and papers, and captures some of the analysis and research undertaken in this regard.It is placed in the public domain as a tool for implementation and awareness of the need for this new Industrialization Strategy and Roadmap, which was approved by an Extra-Ordinary Summit of SADC Heads of State and Government held in Harare, Zimbabwe in April 2015.