The DCOC Information Sharing Network (ISN) consists of the three Information Sharing Centres (ISCs) in Dar es Salaam, Mombasa and Sana’a, established in 2011. Owing to the ongoing conflict in Yemen, the Regional Maritime Information Sharing Centre (ReMISC) in Sana’a remains nonoperational and that it is the intention of the Government of Yemen to reestablish it in Aden. 

Following the adoption of the Jeddah Amendment, the function of the Information Sharing Network (ISN) changed from primarily sharing of piracy related incidents to sharing of information on wider maritime crimes. Participating States therefore agreed on the inherent need to enhance the existing regional information sharing network to meet the increased requirements of the Jeddah Amendment; as well as operational information, such an enhanced network would facilitate sharing of experience, national legislation, best and promising practices and national maritime and national maritime security strategies.  The aim of the enhanced information sharing network is to facilitate improved regional maritime security, law enforcement and governance capabilities in order to support maritime sector development and a sustainable blue economy, within the context of the United Nations 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals.

It was also agreed to establish National Maritime Information Sharing Centres (NMISCs) in each of the participating States, in order to coordinate the activities of national agencies engaged in maritime security and maritime law enforcement, and to facilitate the activities of the national maritime security and facilitation committees envisaged in Article 3 of the Jeddah Amendment

The work of developing the DCoC information Sharing Centre is being spearheaded by Working Group 1 on information Sharing. The group is Chaired by Kenya with Madagascar as deputy Chair.