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  • Malta: E-government strategic alliance announced with 14 companies

    In a bid to strengthen the software development and IT consultancy sector, while at the same time enhancing public e-government services, Investments, Industry and Information Technology Minister Austin Gatt yesterday announced a new strategic alliance between the government and 14 Maltese companies.

    Of the 14 companies roped into the alliance, 11 are software development companies while the remaining four are software consultancies.

  • Malta: e-ID - a world of possibilities

    The eID or in other words, the electronic identity is similar to the conventional proof of identity what is commonly referred to as 'identity card'. It is a secure network key for all on-line services which require the identification of a person, such as all government and many private sector services. It will enable the service provider to reliably identify the user without the user being physically present.

  • Malta: e-ID registration office in Gozo

    The e-ID registration service has been extended to the Gozitans, a service which is free of charge and is open in the premises of the Passport Office in St. Francis Square, Victoria Gozo.

    The e-Government portal provides several services to the public while providing security to its users. Secure signing-in is done through the electronic key referred to as the e-ID which shows that the users are who they claim to be.

  • Malta: E-libraries service launched by Information and Technology Minister

    Book lovers, students and scholars will now have the opportunity to reserve books from the National Libraries in Malta and Gozo through an online service.

  • Malta: e-shore delivers first e-government service developed by private company

    Minister for Home Affairs and Environment Dr. Tonio Borg launched on Thursday an online application which will allow the public to order Public Registry Certificates over the Internet. The service which is available at certifikati.gov.mt is another in a series of government services which have become accessible online over the last months.

  • Malta: eID will allow people to eventually access 90% of gov't services online

    Government will not have access to people's personal records

    Government has laid the foundations for the future of a digital world with the introduction of an eID system that will potentially allow every person in Malta and Gozo to have personalised access to government services over the internet.

  • Malta: Electronic ID cards awaiting EU funds

    The government was still waiting for a reply from Brussels for EU funding to replace ID cards with a more sophisticated electronic version, IT Minister Austin Gatt said.

    Electronic ID cards would be an additional service to the government's extensive online portfolio, which has just been ranked first in the EU league table comparing e-government services across the member states.

  • Malta: Electronic transactions gather pace

    The government is aiming to improve trust in e-commerce and yesterday announced partnership with HSBC Bank under which holders of HSBC debit cards (QuickCash) can now use and transact business related to eGovernment.

    Investment Minister Austin Gatt said more people were making financial transactions with the government electronically. While in 2003 there had been over 8,500 transactions on the payment gateway, the number during last year rose to 150,000. This year the number is expected to go up to 250,000.

  • Malta: Failure to invest in technology ‘not an option’ – Minister Gatt

    Further investment in government systems, the launch of a new e-health system as well as the creation of new identity cards with a database chip in them are three of the projects expected to be completed within the coming months.

    This was announced by Austin Gatt, Minister for Infrastructure, Transport and Communications, who spoke at yesterday’s launch of the Malta Information Technology Agency (MITA)’s strategic plan for the next three years.

  • Malta: Fast mover

    Malta was described as a fast mover in eGovernment services by the European Commission a few days ago. Considering that last year Malta was already among the leaders of the sector, such a compliment from the EC carries more weight.

    A report on eGovernment services in the European Union put Malta in a highly creditable second place, behind Austria. It said that Malta registered substantial qualitative progress in its services and confirmed them as being excellent European models in the field.

  • Malta: First public internet access point inaugurated

    The first public internet access point was yesterday launched in Republic Street, Valletta, with 100 more planned to be set up in the coming months

  • Malta: FOI reacts to Budget proposals - Government is giving the right signals

    "The situation the country is in, and the projected action, reflect the grave competitiveness problems the whole economy is facing and the urgent nature of the solutions"

    In a press release, the Federation of Industries (FOI) expressed its satisfaction at the Government's "right signals towards conducting the necessary reforms to the economy." It stated also that the Budget proposals include clear goals and objectives aimed at the economic, social and public sector activities.

  • Malta: FOI says Budget aims towards necessary economic reforms

    On studying the budget proposals, The Federation of Industry (FOI) stated that it considers that generally the Government is giving the right signals towards conducting the necessary reforms to the economy. The Federation said that "There are clear goals spelt out and an action list in the economic, social and public sector activities."

  • Malta: Free internet service for Gozitans

    Gozitans can have full broadband internet access free of charge at a number of local council offices, public libraries, schools and NGOs with a social mission throughout Gozo, thanks to Vodafone Malta and the “Digital Citizenship Developed on Wireless Network in Geographically Isolated Areas (WDCNET)” project.

    This project was part-financed by the EU’s CIP INTERREG IIIB ARCHIMED, part of the Structural Funds programme for Malta 2004-2006.

  • Malta: Government IT system to be replaced

    The government’s IT system is being replaced in a project that will cost US$9 million over a five year period. The project will be carried out by a Maltese consortium. In an interview, the head of the Malta Information Technology and Training Services Limited (MITTS) David Spiteri Gingell said the contract will be signed next month and the new system will be in place by September 2004 at the latest.

  • Malta: Government ministries face busy schedule

    This new year promises to be a busy one for government ministries, whose calendars seem to be filled with plans to solve long-standing situations, continue ongoing activities, conclude preparatory works for future projects, finalise other projects and initiate new ones.

    As 2003 ended and ministries prepared for a year's work ahead, The Times contacted the ministries and asked them about their resolutions, or ambitions, for 2004.

  • Malta: Government portal registers 129,000 transactions

    The IT Ministry has translated its goals for e-government into reality registering a record 129,000 online transactions in July.

    The gov.mt portal reported no fewer than eight million hits in July alone and transactions have more than doubled in the space of two months.

  • Malta: Government sets 182 targets in ICT strategy

    The attraction of 200 new companies to Malta, the creation of 4,000 new ICT-related jobs and the introduction of electronic identity cards are just three of the 182 targets proposed by the government in its ICT strategy for 2008-2010.

    The government yesterday published a long list of targets in line with its vision to make Malta a centre of excellence in the area of information and communication technology by 2015.

  • Malta: Government shelves strategic partnership idea for development of e-Govern

    It will instead enter into specific alliances with different companies for different projects

  • Malta: Government unveils 'Smart Island' IT strategy

    The Prime Minister and IT Minister Austin Gatt this morning launched the government’s Information Technology strategy 2008-2010, saying they wanted Malta to be transformed into a “smart island” and be among “the best in the world”.

    The strategy itself is called The Smart Island. Dr Gonzi said it is the fruit of the government’s work in the IT sector in the past six years as well as a broad consultation process. Some 85 percent of suggestions had been taken on board, he said. The previous strategy had 161 objectives, of which only 21 had not yet been attained. In terms of the new strategy, the government wanted to see IT in every aspect of life, with the country exploiting all the opportunities which IT offered and all the people benefiting from these gains.

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