Programme of Initiatives 2016

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Programme of Initiatives
2016
PUBLISHED: FEB-2016
VERSION: 1.0
CLASSIFICATION: PUBLIC
Contents
Overview: .................................................................................................................................................. 4
Progress in Addressing Actions .................................................................................................................. 5
Contributions towards 80% of the Actions ............................................................................................. 5
Detailed Progress on Each Action........................................................................................................... 6
Initiatives on Each Strategic Theme ....................................................................................................... 8
Contributors .......................................................................................................................................... 8
Digital Malta Performance Targets ............................................................................................................ 9
Appendix A – List of initiatives for 2016 ................................................................................................... 10
Digital Business.................................................................................................................................... 10
Digital Citizen ...................................................................................................................................... 19
Digital Government ............................................................................................................................. 22
Human Capital ..................................................................................................................................... 41
Infrastructure ...................................................................................................................................... 44
Regulation and Legislation ................................................................................................................... 49
Structures ............................................................................................................................................ 51
DIGITAL MALTA – PROGRAMME OF INITIATIVES 2016
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Overview:
Digital Malta (DM) brings forward a number of policy statements (Actions) for ICT to be used for
socio-economic development. It is supported by a yearly Programme of Initiatives (POI) which
contributes towards the objectives and the actions defined in the strategy.
This document gives a very brief overview of the achievements since the inception of the
National Digital Strategy in 2014. It is a report highlighting the impact of the initiatives on each
theme. From year to year, the coverage of actions is evaluated in order to ensure a holistic
implementation of the strategy.
The document also summarises the initiatives that are being implemented during 2016, and their
respective owners.
An annex to this document shows the full list of the two hundred and twenty two (222) ICT
initiatives planned for 2016. For those interested in the implementation of the DM Strategy,
each initiative is linked to one or more actions. This gives a clearer picture of the intended goal(s)
behind the initiatives.
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Progress in Addressing Actions
Contributions towards 80% of the Actions
Table 1 highlights the progress achieved on the various actions through the POIs of 2014, 2015
and 2016. Over the three years, initiatives have contributed towards 85% of the actions.
Furthermore, this analysis highlights the remaining 15% of actions which still require initiatives in
order to reach every citizen as the country progresses in this digital sphere.
2014
2015
2016
Over 3 years
Actions with initiatives
40
56
57
60
Actions with no related initiatives
31
15
14
11
Table 1 – Addressed Actions
Actions linked to initiatives 2016
Actions with initiatives
Actions with NO related initiatives
20%
80%
Figure 1 – Addressed Actions
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Detailed Progress on Each Action
Table 2 below provides an analysis of how the initiatives launched since 2014 addressed each
action. The Actions which have not had initiatives during the three years are indicated by •.
Initiatives
Digital Citizen
Theme
Action Title
1
Basic level of ICT competence
2
Empowering the young through a safer Internet
3
Empowering vulnerable/ minority groups and the elderly
4
5
Accessibility and Assistive Technology
NGA Networks
6
Free access to wireless Internet
7
Portable devices for children
Citizen Engagement
Promote innovative ICT applications
8
9
10
11
13
ICT initiatives for sectors facing stiff competition
Forum for the transformation of industries through ICT
14
ICT capability framework for SMEs and co-operatives
12
Digital Business
15
Digital Government
Developing online content
Maltese language tools
16
17
ICT training programmes
Supporting entrepreneurship
Attracting FDI in ICT
19
Cloud Computing
Digital Gaming
20
Widening horizons
21
22
ICT-focused incentive schemes
eCommerce markets
23
Emerging electronic transactions
24
Harnessing international R&I funding
25
Open innovation
26
Transacting with government
27
28
One-stop shop
Collaborative digital environment
29
Business Analytics
30
ICT Innovation in procurement
31
Strategic Alliances
32
Open Government Data
33
34
eDemocracy
Sector specific ICT programmes
35
eLearning
36
eHealth
Transportation
18
37
2014
2015
2016
TOTAL
2
1
5
2
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
2
0
6
2
5
3
1
2
1
4
0
4
0
4
0
2
2
3
1
3
3
0
2
1
4
0
5
0
10
5
13
6
4
6
3
6
1
8
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11
0
0
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2
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4
2
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46
2
2
2
0
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12
4
3
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3
1
2
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24
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4
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3
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18
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30
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21
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3
3
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39
8
7
0
1
5
11
5
172
19
42
8
6
•
•
•
•
•
Initiatives
Infrastructure
Regulation and
Legislation
Theme
Action Title
2016
TOTAL
0
1
0
4
3
0
0
4
5
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
11
0
2
1
1
0
3
5
0
3
3
3
1
2
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1
0
1
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0
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3
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0
7
11
0
4
11
10
2
7
3
7
2
3
2
7
0
31
0
3
Digital Single Market
39
Radio spectrum for mobile data communications
40
Digital legislation and contracts
41
Infrastructure based competition
42
43
Standards and Good Practice
Cyber Crime Legislation
44
Digital legislation and regulation
45
Supporting NGA Networks
46
Broadband Supply and Demand
47
IPv6
48
Network Infrastructure Sharing Opportunities
49
Safeguarding Networks
50
52
Quality of Service
International Connectivity
Connectivity between Malta and Gozo
53
National Cyber Security Strategy
54
55
Authentication Services
Trust Services
56
Modernisation and Re-Use
57
Foresight
58
Incubation of novel ICT driven solutions
2
2
0
0
3
0
1
4
2
0
3
0
4
1
1
0
2
0
6
0
0
59
Integrating critical skills across educational and formative
experiences
5
7
4
16
60
Building national capacity in specialist skills-sets
2
7
8
17
1
2
2
5
4
5
2
11
63
Awareness-raising on eSkills education and careers
Improve employability through lifelong learning and career
support
1
2
4
7
64
Update the E-competence Framework
2
3
3
8
65
Promote excellence in the professionalism of the local ICT
workforce
1
4
3
8
0
1
0
0
5
1
1
0
4
1
1
0
9
3
2
0
0
0
4
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
2
5
51
61
62
Human Capital
2015
38
Investing further in and celebrating the education community
67
Quality assure for ICT educational programmes
Validate technology-related experience and education
68
Increase female participation
69
Take informed action
70
E-skills education in other critical sectors
66
71
Others
2014
International ICT education programmes
Structures
Table 2 – Detailed Progress on Actions
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•
•
•
•
•
•
Initiatives on Each Strategic Theme
The POI for 2016 includes 222 ICT initiatives, covering all streams of the National Digital Strategy
2014-2020 amongst which one is set to strengthen the structures for the strategy’s overall
implementation.
Initiatives by stream
Digital Citizen
Digital Business
Digital Government
Regulation and Legislation
Infrastructure
Human Capital
Structures
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
Figure 2 - Initiatives per Strategic Theme
Contributors
Figure 3 highlights the entities which contribute towards the strategic objectives.
Initiative Ownership
100
80
60
40
20
0
CIOs*
MITA
UoM
MCA
ME
MCAST
WSC
Figure 3 – Initiatives’ Owners
* MITA is a key contributor on most of the CIO initiatives
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Digital Malta Performance Targets
The following performance targets were chosen from various statistical reports issued on a
national and EU level. These indicators allow the Digital Malta Governing Board (DMGB) to
analyse the country’s progress compared to other EU member states.
Indicator
EU
Average
Malta
2012
2013
2014
2015
2015
33% of SMEs selling online by 2015
13.7%
10.4%
15.7%
15.7%
16.1%
Fast broadband (>30 MBPS) coverage available for all by 2020
99.9%
100%
100%
100%
68.1%
0.6%
0.7%
0.8%
0.7%
8.67%
20% of population buying online across-borders by 2015
38.1%
39.2%
39%
44.1%
15.9%
50% of population buying online by 2015
43.5%
46%
47%
50.7%
53%
60% of disadvantaged people using the internet regularly by
2015
51.6%
46.3%
55.6%
58.9%
63.2%
75% of the population using the internet regularly by 2015
65.5%
66.2%
70.2%
74.4%
74.6%
15% or less of population have never used the internet by
2015
29.3%
28%
24.6%
21.6%
18.1%
100% increase in ICT R&D Public Spending by 2020
N/A
0.2%
N/A
N/A
N/A
50% of the population using eGovernment by 2015
40.6%
31.6%
40.3%
41.8%
46.7%
25% of the population using eGovernment and returning
forms by 2015
17.1%
20.7%
19.7%
22%
26.1%
Broadband coverage for all by 2013
99.8%
100%
100%
100%
97.7%
50% of households taking up broadband subscription having
>100MBPS by 2020
Further information on performance indicators and the source of these statistics is available on
the Digital Malta website.
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Appendix A – List of initiatives for 2016
Digital Business
MICROGUARANTEE
Limited availability of funds many times prohibits small business from carrying
out new investment projects and may consequently lead to the loss of
business opportunities. The Micro Guarantee Scheme has the objective to
accelerate growth by facilitating access to debt finance for smaller business
undertakings. This Micro Guarantee Scheme shall provide eligible
undertakings with a guarantee of up to 80% on loans of up to €100,000 which
may be used to finance projects leading to business enhancement, growth
and development.
Related
to
Digital Malta
Action: 12, 16
Owner: Malta Enterprise
MICROINVEST
The scope of this scheme is to encourage undertakings to invest in their
business, to innovate, expand, and implement compliance directives or to
develop their operations. Such undertakings may include self-employed
persons. Undertakings will be supported through a tax credit representing a
percentage of the eligible expenditure and wages of newly recruited
employees and/or apprentices.
Related
to
Digital Malta
Action: 12, 16
to
KNOWLEDGE TRANSFER Through this scheme Malta Enterprise (ME) aims to address skill shortages. Related
ME shall provide a framework for the training and re-skilling of existing and Digital Malta
SCHEME
new employees by supporting knowledge transfer and acquisition of new
competences, in line with the requirements of the industry. Computer
Programming Activities (NACE code 62.01) will be one of the sectors eligible
for this scheme which will be launched during 2016.
Action: 12, 16,
17, 21, 24
BUSINESS
SCHEME
ADVISORY The business advisory scheme is designed to provide business undertakings Related
operating in Malta with advisory services that suit their specific
circumstances. The aim is to support undertakings identify strengths and
weaknesses in specific areas which are key to their competitive development
and growth. These include areas related to digital development.
to
Digital Malta
Action: 12, 16,
21
10
SUPPORT
FOR
EMPLOYMENT
THE
OF
PERSONS HOLDING A
DOCTORAL DEGREE OR
STUDENTS FOLLOWING
A DOCTORAL DEGREE.
Through this support scheme, an eligible business employing a person holding
a doctoral degree or following a doctoral degree in science, information
technology or engineering, will be entitled to a tax credit of €10,000 after
keeping the person employed for a minimum of 12 months. This scheme will
be launched during 2016.
Related
to
Digital Malta
Action: 12, 24,
63
to
TAKEOFF BUSINESS The CEBI board has set up the TAKEOFF Business Incubator to help start-up Related
high
growth
technology
companies,
including
those
in
ICT.
TAKEOFF
is
run
by
Digital
Malta
INCUBATOR
the KTO on a day-to-day basis, but takes its strategic direction from the CEBI
Board.
Action: 16
Owner: UoM
to
MIH
ACCELERATOR MITA will focus on creating and implementing an Accelerator programme at Related
the MITA Innovation Hub which will include aspects such as provision of a Digital Malta
PROGRAMME
mentorship programme, mechanism for the evaluation of ideas and seed
investment and implementation assistance. The programme is intended to
be a highly competitive programme offering a co-working space, mentorship
and other means of support to tech start-ups for a fixed term, and eventually
culminating in a celebratory demo day.
Action: 16
Owner: MITA
to
KORDIN
BUSINESS Malta Enterprise operates an incubation centre in Kordin. The primary Related
function is to assist budding entrepreneurs who are starting a business by Digital Malta
INCUBATION CENTRE
providing them with operating space, administrative support and specific
schemes.
Action: 16
KTO
The Knowledge Transfer Office (KTO) has organized a training program for its
Members, UoM staff and the external Eco-system to stimulate the
commercialization of University Intellectual Property, including ICT.
Related
to
Digital Malta
Action: 16
Owner: UoM
11
The scheme will support start-ups engaged in manufacturing, design, R&D
and other innovative business ventures. The scheme will provide two phases
of support. Phase 1 is mainly intended for new entrepreneurs and will
provide support through a grant instrument. The funding mechanism will
provide front financing through direct grants and hence will not require the
entrepreneur to seek additional funds and then claim reimbursement. Phase
2 will be based on repayable quasi-equity financial instrument which will
enable enterprises to address initial growth. The public funding will be based
on a pari-passu approach whereby it will not exceed the total value of private
funds available to the beneficiary.
B. START
Related
to
Digital Malta
Action: 16
START Malta Enterprise, via Business START is offering a seed funding for start-ups. Related
BUSINESS
SCHEME
The measure is intended to support small start-up undertakings that have a
viable business concept and are in the early stage of its development.
Initiatives that are deemed to be economically viable shall be supported
through a grant of up to €25,000. This scheme will be available throughout
2016.
to
Digital Malta
Action: 16
EBUSINESS AWARDS
The MCA will continue to hold annual eBusiness Awards aimed at
acknowledging unique and innovative local ideas and initiatives in the use of
web-based technologies and eBusiness, for the benefit of businesses and
society at large.
Related
to
Digital Malta
Action: 16
- The eBusiness Awards complement the MCA’s efforts to facilitate the takeup of ICT and the promotion of eBusiness, whilst at the same time offer a
platform for participants to showcase their innovative solutions to the
business community and the general public. The fifth edition of the eBusiness
Awards was held in March 2016.
Owner: MCA
IMPLEMENT A MOBILE The implementation of an innovative solution to improve the tourism
INNOVATIVE SOLUTION
TO
IMPROVE
TOURISM
THE
EXPERIENCE
experience in Gozo through the utilisation of a mobile application.
Related
to
Digital Malta
Action: 16
Owner: MGOZ
IN GOZO
12
to
CONSTRUCTION OF A The project entails the development of a hub which will be designed and Related
developed
in
order
to
facilitate
the
establishment
of
synergic
and
joint
actions
Digital
Malta
DIGITAL HUB
for enterprises in the digital creative sectors, as well as creating the
environment and structure for the training of students and the incubation of
new enterprises. Malta Enterprise also envisages the creation of synergies
with companies housed in the life sciences park on the development of biotechnology projects.
Action: 16, 17,
19
DIGITAL HUB
During 2016, the Digital Hub will be fully functional. The businesses which
have been approved will start operating from the allocated units in this hub.
In parallel, the Corporation will continue with its efforts to attract more
businesses to this hub in line with the indicators established in the Project
Grant Agreement (ERDF funded).
Related
to
Digital Malta
Action: 16, 17,
19, 20
START-UP
SCHEME
FINANCE The Start-up Finance scheme, which will be launched in February 2016, is
intended to support small start-up enterprises. The scheme may provide aid
in three different ways:
Related
to
Digital Malta
Action: 16
(i) Support linked to equity: The Corporation may provide a repayable grant
equivalent to the value of private equity held in the company. The total value
of grants issued by the Corporation may not exceed the nominal value of paid
up share capital held by private parties or €200,000 (whichever is the lowest).
The grant will be disbursed in a maximum of three (3) tranches of not more
€100,000 over a period of twenty four (24) month.
(ii) Support linked to procurement of equipment: The equipment must be
new and shall be considered as a security against the repayment of the grant.
(iii) Support linked to Crowdfunding: Malta Enterprise may agree to match
any amount pledged through a pre-approved crowdfunding campaign, up to a
maximum of €50,000 per campaign. The funding may not exceed half the
amount requested through the crowdfunding campaign and the support
provided by the Corporation must be indicated in the crowdfunding
campaign.
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STRATEGY RELATING TO The evolution of the global satellite communications industry is generating Related
SPACE
COMMUNICATIONS
AND
SATELLITE
SERVICES
new commercial opportunities for businesses operating within the space
sector. This opens up prospects where Malta may be able to create its own
niche.
to
Digital Malta
Action: 17
- In order to assess the potential of this economic sector and build towards a
space communications strategy, the MCA will in the first quarter of 2016
engage experts to assist it in:
- identifying Malta’s potential to exploit the research, technological and
commercial opportunities offered by the space domain; and
- establishing the proper governance and regulatory framework for Malta.
The MCA will continue working with Malta Enterprise to identify existing
incentives and develop new ones, as may be necessary and feasible, targeted
at facilitating the establishment of a space industry in Malta.
Owner: MCA
FDI PROMOTION
The Malta Enterprise structure, through its various departments and its
overseas representation aim at promoting Malta as an investment location,
with emphasis on FDI. The digital sector is actively sought after and
promoted.
Related
to
Digital Malta
Action: 17
CLOUD COMPUTING
A high level strategy document was presented by MCA to MEIB in February
2014. This concluded the first phase of the study. The MCA is currently
establishing the next phases of the project with an external consultant.
Related
to
Digital Malta
Action: 18
Owner: MCA
to
CLOUD SERVICES FOR MITA will develop and improve the catalogue of services that are provided Related
through the cloud in order to drive through the next wave of ICT services. This Digital Malta
GOVERNMENT
initiative is intended to formally define and subsequently execute the cloud
computing strategy/vision.
Action: 18
Owner: MITA
INDIE MEETUP MALTA
Monthly public meetings of local game developers. Guest developers present
their latest projects and ideas to other developers, game audiences, students
and the general public. This initiative effectively facilitates the development
of the local game-development culture.
Related
to
Digital Malta
Action: 19
Owner: UoM
14
to
AUTOMATIC
GAME The aim of the EU-funded AutoGameDesign project (secured by the Institute Related
of
Digital
Games)
is
to
answer
the
question
of
whether
autonomous
creative
Digital
Malta
DESIGN: EU FUNDED
systems are able to generate valuable, novel and surprising outcomes. The Action: 19
RESEARCH
computational creators’ output is evaluated within the domain of game
design being among the most content-intensive and multifaceted domains of
human creativity and, undoubtedly, the richest form of human-computer
interaction.
Owner: UoM
GAME LECTURES AND Regular game lectures and game nights at the Institute of Digital Games bring
researchers, students, developers and the public together around games.
Lectures are delivered by local and guest researchers from abroad.
GAME NIGHTS
Related
to
Digital Malta
Action: 19
Owner: UoM
GAME RESEARCH IN The games developed under EU-funded projects (iLearnRW and C2Learn) at Related
CONJUNCTION
THE
WITH
ONE-TABLET-PER-
CHILD INITIATIVE
the Institute of Digital games have been supported (technically and
financially) by the Ministry for Education and Employment (MEDE) for their
inclusion to the one-tablet-per-child initiative. They are currently on pilot
evaluation in several schools in Malta.
to
Digital Malta
Action: 19
Owner: UoM
to
M.SC. IN DIGITAL The M.Sc. in Digital Games brings together students from many backgrounds Related
to
create
innovative
and
exciting
digital
games.
Students
are
encouraged
to
Digital
Malta
GAMES (TAUGHT AND
explore their personal approach to game creation by combining their game Action: 19
RESEARCH)
design education with either critical analysis or technology specialisations. In
all cases, students fully engage with the processes of game design and
creation, as well as logistical concerns such as project and business
management. The degree culminates in producing a completely developed
digital game or a theory-based dissertation.
Owner: UoM
to
MALTA GLOBAL GAME A worldwide event where around 25,000 participants meet in physical Related
locations around the globe to create an innovative digital or board game in 48 Digital Malta
JAM
hours. The event focuses on creativity and collaboration, and includes a fun
competitive element. The Institute of Digital Games chapter has brought
internationally prominent guests to Malta. As there are concurrent Game
Jams in locations across Europe and participants tend to join their local
chapter, the event is focused on the local game development scene.
Action: 19
Owner: UoM
15
to
BUSINESS ASSOCIATION Through the Business Association Grant Scheme Malta Enterprise will Related
promote
the
development
and
continuity
of
Small
Business
Associations
that
Digital
Malta
GRANT SCHEME
aim to facilitate collaboration and develop their relevant business sector. The
ICT sector is one of these sectors. Aid shall be provided in the form of a cash
grant which may amount up to a maximum of €10,000 per annum. This
scheme will be launched in 2016.
Action: 20
to
GALILEO GNSS AND In 2015 the MCA embarked on building capacity to be able to actively Related
participate in the Galileo Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) and Public Digital Malta
PRS PROGRAMME
Related Service (PRS) programme.
Action: 20
- The MCA is currently identifying those key areas that could be of national
interest and representatives for the relevant GNSS meetings have been
nominated. The MCA’s view is that Malta’s main focus should be on
supporting local industry and academia participating in Galileo projects.
Owner: MCA
STRENGTHENING
MARKET ENTRY &
INTERNATIONALISATION
SCHEME
The scope of this incentive is to facilitate access to foreign markets by
allowing enterprises to explore growth opportunities, establish business
contacts and consolidate existing markets. This scheme provides partfinancing to business undertakings that participate in international trade
events, fairs and trade missions. Business undertakings can capitalise on these
events by;
- establishing trade partners,
- developing value chains,
- identifying new business opportunities and
- acquiring knowledge about new markets, technologies and consumer
trends.
Related
to
Digital Malta
Action: 20
16
FACILITATING
THE
DEVELOPMENT
AND
UPTAKE
ECOMMERCE
OTHER
SERVICES
OF
AND
ONLINE
During 2016 the MCA will focus its work on the following key tasks:
Online Directory of eCommerce Service Providers (Blink) and eCommerce
Guides for Business
Related
to
Digital Malta
Action: 22
- The MCA will focus on widening business sector awareness of its now-
- established online directory of eCommerce Service Providers (Blink).
ECOMMERCE STRATEGY
INITIATIVES
- Blink is a practical resource that provides easy access to information
required by businesses who wish to take their operations online. It is a
directory specialising in eCommerce service provision and has been purposely
designed around the different phases of setting up an online shop. In addition
Blink provides online guides aimed at businesses who sell goods and/or
services online and those who intend to set up their own online business.
- The MCA will carry out a marketing campaign on the benefits of using Blink
in order to increase visibility and usage.
Training in Digital Marketing to Industry
- Following the success of the sessions held for the tourism/hospitality
industry, MCA will continue to provide, free of charge courses, on digital
marketing to different sectors. The aim of this activity is to ensure that
businesses across various industries fully appreciate and harness the
economic opportunities made possible by online technology.
eCommerce Training for SMEs
- The MCA has this year submitted an EU funded application for a 3 year
project which focuses on the delivery of an accredited eCommerce training
programme for individuals. The programme covers the entire range of the
eCommerce value chain; from planning a business, to delivering products, and
ensuring customer retention.
Owner: MCA
17
to
RESEARCH
& Through this scheme Malta Enterprise can assist businesses that engage in Related
research
and
development
projects
and
which
are
classified
as
Industrial
Digital
Malta
DEVELOPMENT 2014Research or Experimental Development as per terms and conditions set Action: 24
2020 SCHEME
within the Incentive Guidelines.
The aim of this scheme is to:
a. assist undertakings that carry out Industrial Research and Experimental
Development required for the acquisition of knowledge which leads to the
development of innovative products and solutions.
b. encourage cooperation between firms by providing additional assistance
for collaborative Industrial Research or Experimental Development projects,
which may include Eureka endorsed projects and projects accepted under the
Eurostars framework of the European Commission.
OPEN
CALL
STARTUPS
MIH2015/001
FOR
–
Awarding of two €15,000 grants for two proof-of-concept projects combining
public data with a mobile app to address pain points in two thematic areas in
public administration.
Related
to
Digital Malta
Action: 25
Owner: MITA
PROMOTING
AND
FACILITATING BUSINESS
DEVELOPMENT
INNOVATION
AND
Building an innovation stakeholder network - The MCA will continue
sustaining the development of an innovation stakeholder network with a view
to promoting and facilitating dialogue on innovation in communications
amongst a diverse representation of stakeholders.
Related
to
Digital Malta
Action: 25
- Building Innovation Intelligence - The MCA plans to undertake a series of
intelligence-building activities that will serve to guide future public policy by
presenting Malta’s value proposition to investors and to guide local industry
in seeking new business opportunities. The activities will be determined on
the outcome of an Innovation Readiness Study which commenced in 2015
and is planned to be concluded in the first quarter of 2016.
- Facilitating Enterprise - The MCA, jointly with key stakeholders, will continue
to attract and assist foreign communications players, namely those operating
in the technology, telecommunications, and media sectors, that are willing to
invest and base their operations in Malta.
- Fostering Communications Enabled Innovation and Entrepreneurship - The
MCA will continue promoting and supporting business innovation and
entrepreneurship through the application of ICTs by local start-ups.
Owner: MCA
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Digital Citizen
The MCA will continue to promote ICT coding experience amongst children and
youths. The CoderDojo initiative offers a learning environment where young
people can learn a variety of coding languages at no extra cost. This will enable
them to develop websites, apps, programs and games. This initiative will also
encourage youngsters to open up to the possibilities of ICT as a profession.
CODERDOJO
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 1
Owner: MCA
LEARN & EXPLORE MCAST will be delivering short, part-time courses aimed at improving ICT skills.
PART-TIME COURSES
Owner: MCAST
MARCH 15
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 1, 2,
3
BE SMART ONLINE! In conjunction with key local stakeholders, the MCA will continue participating Related to
PROJECT - SAFER in the EU Safer Internet Programme. This will include a series of media Digital Malta
INTERNET
FOR campaigns, publications, school campaigns and information days targeting Action: 2,3
children, their parents/carers, and educators. In addition, the MCA will
CHILDREN
continue promoting tips and guidelines on how to safely enjoy the benefits of
the Internet and it will promote positive content.
Owner: MCA
EMPOWERING OLDER MITA has embarked on a pilot project aimed at empowering the elderly with Related to
Digital Malta
CITIZENS WITH DIGITAL basic digital skills. MITA is also exploring the effectiveness of peer training.
Action: 3
SKILLS
Owner: MITA
Building a web framework to enable people with severe motor-neuron
conditions to interact online. Using cutting edge eye-tracking technologies and
standards-based client-side libraries, this project will ensure low-barriers for
entry with require low upfront investments (<$100).
BUTTERFLEYE
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 4
Owner: UoM
WIRELESS
CONNECTIVITY
AT
CITADEL
FREE
Free wireless connectivity will be introduced for all visitors of the Citadel
Fortress in Gozo.
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 6
Owner: MGOZ
ACCESS
TO
WIRELESS INTERNET IN
HEALTH ENTITIES
Public spaces within Health Entities are being identified for the provision of
free internet access.
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 6
Owner: MEH-Health
19
FREE WIFI ACCESS
Together with local wireless broadband players, MCA will continue to provide
free Wi-Fi access in all public libraries and key public spaces. In 2016, MCA will
not only provide a wider, more reliable and resilient service, but it plans to
increase the number of free Wi-Fi access points across Malta and Gozo from
191 to 300.
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 6
Owner: MCA
DIGITAL
INCLUSION
PROGRAMMES
The MCA will continue to focus its efforts towards motivating more individuals
of all ages to harness technology and apply it to their daily activities via the
provision of targeted training programmes. This year MCA submitted a new
funding request to the EU to be able to carry out these events.
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 8
Owner: MCA
WEBCHECK – LOCAL The WebCheck initiative is intended to improve the online presence of small Related to
sector-specific organisations. In 2016 MCA will continue its work with local Digital Malta
COUNCILS
councils to help them further develop their on-line strategy emphasising the
potential of social media platforms.
Action: 8
Owner: MCA
REVIEW OF TEST AND MCA will continue to promote the uptake of test and trial radio spectrum Related
TRIAL LICENCE
licences to encourage the development of innovative spectrum usage in a safe
and technology-neutral environment.
to
Digital Malta
Action: 9, 16
- Our country’s size and location offer a unique opportunity to test both
innovative technologies and service implementations on a national scale and at
a minimal cost. Both local and international companies can benefit from these
opportunities.
- Taking into account the industry’s needs, in 2016 MCA will validate and
review the current test and trial licensing framework for innovative services.
The review is intended to further facilitate the carriage of tests and trials for
new innovative wireless services.
Owner: MCA
RSS CATEGORISATION Direct Mailing Services will be phased out by the introduction of an RSS Related
OF CONTENT
categorisation of content on Gov.mt
to
Digital Malta
Action: 10
Owner: OPM
20
VALIDATION
OF
CONTENT ON GOV.MT
Already available content on gov.mt including the links to pages residing in
Ministerial or external websites will be validated.
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 10
Owner: OPM
MALTA
WEBSITE
ELECTIONS The Malta elections website (www.maltaelections.eu) is devoted exclusively to Related
information on Maltese elections. The purpose is to provide information which
is reliable, up-to-date and comprehensive. This is a strictly non-partisan
undertaking and has no connection whatsoever with governmental or political
entities in Malta.
to
Digital Malta
Action: 10
Owner: UoM
ONE STOP SHOP FOR The Office of the Prime Minster is working on a project to establish further Related to
CITIZENS
- ‘One-Stop-Shop for Citizens’. An information system (IS) has been Digital Malta
implemented to provide information to the management and staff in order to Action: 27
TECHNOLOGY
facilitate handling of Service Request Orders. This IS has to manage orders
SOLUTION
from the initial inquiry to the final post-delivery, customer satisfaction review
stage. Further enhancements will be implemented during 2016 relating to the
Citizen Dashboard.
Owner: OPM
21
Digital Government
SAVING’ A mobile app to educate citizens on domestic energy consumption.
‘ENERGY
GAME
FOR
MOBILE
DEVICES
Owner: MEH – Energy
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 34
ASSET REGISTRATION Registration of the Water Services Corporation’s assets and maintenance of Related to
AND MANAGEMENT IN data in SAP ERP. This initiative involves the gathering, recording, and Digital Malta
maintenance of the WSC’s asset data.
Action: 34
SAP ERP
Owner: WSC
AWPSD’S
ELECTRONIC REGISTRY
The Animal welfare department will request a system to keep track of calls for
animal assistance received by the department. The system will have to cater
for the whole process, from receipt of call to a final follow-up on each case.
The system will replace the manual system which is difficult and time
consuming to maintain.
Brief Requirements of the system:
Calls often translate to animals being taken to Centru San Frangisk where these
are examined. The cost of diagnosis and cure/treatment is sent to the Animal
Welfare Department for approval before an attempt to cure the animal is
undertaken by the centre. If call is approved, subsequent to the treatment, the
bill is issued for payment by the department.
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 34
Owner: MSDEC
BACK OFFICE PATENTS A new system will be developed to automate the processing of Patents within Related to
the Intellectual Property Department.
Digital Malta
MANAGEMENT
Action: 34
SYSTEM
Owner: MEIB
BETTER
LEARNING The BETTER LEARNING USING TECHNOLOGY initiative will generate benefits for:
USING TECHNOLOGY



Future teachers who will be equipped and will feel confident on the use of
technology in the classroom.
Secondary school students will gain as technology will enable innovative
teaching in all of their study subjects.
Everyone as the more technology is appreciated as a core-tool, the more it
will be integrated and the more teachers and students will benefit.
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 35
Owner: MITA
BICC - HEALTH AND An eForm for the health and safety course will be implemented.
SAFETY
COURSE
APPLICATION FORM
Owner: MEH – Health
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 36
22
BICC - SKILL CARDS An eForm for the skill card will be implemented.
PROJECT – SKILL CARD
APPLICATION FORM
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 36
BSC
(HONOURS) Since October 2014, the Faculty of Health Science reintroduced the BSc Related to
(Honours) Health Science. This eLearning course programme is aimed at Digital Malta
HEALTH SCIENCE
working health care professionals who wish to upgrade their traditional or
diploma level professional qualification to a bachelor's level academic
qualification.
Action: 35
Owner: UoM
CAP REFORM 2014- With regards to the Pillar II initiatives, Managing Authority (MA) has delegated Related to
the authority to manage the land based initiatives that relate to the Area with Digital Malta
2020: PILLAR II
Natural Constraints measure (ANC) and the Agri-environment climate
measures for the CAP 2014-2020 to the Agriculture and Rural Payments
Agency (ARPA).
Action: 26
Along with these new measures, ARPA will continue to manage the existing
Less Favoured Areas measures and Agri-Environmental Measures that fall
under the CAP 2007-2013.
The SITI-AGRI framework caters for the management of the applications,
controls and payments for the LFA and AEM measures (under CAP 2007-2013)
that are currently active.
ARPA will also be managing the ANC measure (under CAP 2014-2020) if the EU
provides the approval. Following the EU approval of the RDP programme for
the CAP 2014-2020, in 2016, ARPA will implement the application,
commitment registry, contract management, controls and transfers of parcels
related to the management of these measures. The active 2007-2013
commitments will also continue to be managed until the commitments are
closed. With regard to the issue of payments, these will be issued by the PAMS
system for the active land based and investment measures managed by ARPA.
Currently, there is a gap analysis exercise between MEAIM and MSDEC to
identify the way forward.
Owner: MSDEC
CARDIO
VASCULAR Upgrading of the Cardio Vascular Information System will provide a necessary Related to
INFORMATION SYSTEM technology refresh of the existing hosting platform as well as provide new Digital Malta
functionality related to Cardio
Action: 36
23
CENTRAL
REGION Customer Care Phase III will be giving the Regional managers access to the Related to
same GIS based visual reporting facilities which are built for customer care. It Digital Malta
WORK ORDERS
will also give them the ability to generate and close work orders as well as the
ability to automatically generate MEPA applications.
Action: 34
Owner: WSC
CERVICAL SCREENING A cervical screening system for Primary Health will be integrated and will Related to
complement the already available systems concerning breast and colorectal Digital Malta
SYSTEM
screening.
Action: 36
This initiative will permit clients’ screening status for breast, high risk,
colorectal and cervical screening to be determined by a unified user interface
whilst still achieving confidentiality and security requirements.
CORPORATE FINANCIAL MITA will develop and maintain existing financial applications: DAS, Bank Related to
Reconciliation System (BRS), AA Financial Reporting System (AAFRS), Embassies Digital Malta
SYSTEMS
Cash Management System (ECMS), Treasury Pensions, Stock Control, Public
Debt Management System, Corporate Accounting System Intranet (CAS),
Treasury SQL Applications and e-Procurement old system.
Action: 34
Owner: MITA
CORPORATE TRAVEL The Financial Policy and Management Directorate within the Ministry for Related to
Finance will be implementing a Corporate Travel Management System to Digital Malta
MANAGEMENT
automate the workflow for official travel involving Public Service employees. Action: 34
SYSTEM
The system will be used to manage documentation, make the approval process
more efficient and manage all travel related expenditure to increase
transparency, accountability and to improve the budgeting process.
Owner: MFIN
CPD
APPLICATIONS
EFORMS
SERVICE 5 eForms related to service against payment will be created.
TO
-
Fire Engine cover during Fireworks,
General Standby,
Service of the MV Garibaldi,
RHIB including divers on standby and
Service of a CPD Officer.
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 26
Owner: Civil Protection Department/MHAS IMU
24
CROSS
BORDER The implementation of methods to simplify cross border data exchange will
FACILITATION
achieve cost savings and higher efficiency as no burning of CDs and no couriers
will be required.
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 36
Owner: MEH-Health
CUSTOMS IMPORT / The new Customs Import/Export System will be implemented and will include Related to
all the integration and the interfaces to other third party ancillary systems. Digital Malta
EXPORT SYSTEM
The new solution will also serve as the platform for future requirements such
as the Automated Import System (AIS), Automated Export System (AES) as well
as the proposed EU centralised clearance.
Action: 34
Owner: MFIN
DATA CONSOLIDATION A study will determine the optimal architecture/systems required to facilitate, Related to
centralise and consolidated the several data sets kept by schools, departments Digital Malta
STUDY
and entities within the Ministry for Education and Employment. This shall
ultimately allow rapid interpretation of information.
Action: 28
Owner: MEDE
DEPARTMENT
OF
HEALTH REGULATION
AND
COUNCILS
INFORMATION
SYSTEMS
A consolidated system will be implemented to cater for councils within Health
in collaboration with the Department of Health Regulation. Facilities for online
payments will be included. Reutilisation of data stored in these systems will
save costs.
DIABETES
INFORMATION SYSTEM
A Diabetes Information System will be implemented to simplify processes.
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 36
Owner: MEH-Health
Owner: MEH-Health
DIER INSPECTORATE Enhancements to the DIER Inspection System will be carried out.
SYSTEM
Owner: MSDC
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 36
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 34
DIGITAL
ASSET The Ministry for Tourism will be conducting research and testing the use of Related to
‘Digital Asset Management’ solutions that can be implemented to facilitate the Digital Malta
MANAGEMENT
storage and management of media files generated in relation to EU funded
projects.
Action: 34
Owner: MOT
25
DIGITISATION
HUNTERS
OF
LICENSING
PROCEDURES
This system will replace the manual system where hand written applications
are delivered by hunters to WBRU on a daily basis. Data will be sent directly to
the WBRU centralised database and automatic reports will be generated both
for internal use and for official communication with the EU.
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 34
Owner: MSDEC
DOCTORATE
PHARMACY
IN
The Department of Pharmacy and the University of Illinios at Chicago offer a
Doctorate in Pharmacy. The course programme is based on a hybrid model of
teaching including; online teaching, campus and practice-based teaching along
with a research component.
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 35
Owner: UoM
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE - In 2016 a feasibility study and a cost benefit analysis will be carried out.
STUDY
OF
HARMONISATION OF Owner: MSDC
DATA
The eFees project will primarily address the following recommendations made
by the Justice Reform Commission – “Għandu jsir użu tal-ICT biex it-taxxi jkunu
jistgħu jinħadmu b’mod kompjuterizzat. Din is-sistema għandha tiġi żviluppata
b’mod li l-klijenti jkollhom idea tal-ispejjeż inkorsi man mano li l-kawża tkun
għaddejja”. It will also bring about a much needed business process
reengineering, a technology refresh and an increase in the transparency of the
case taxation process.
EFEES - JUSTICE
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 34
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 34
Owner: MJCL
EFORM
CLINIC
FORM
–
BREAST The referral form to Breast Clinic will be redesigned to an eForm and will be
REFERRAL
made available through the Government’s eForms platform.
- FAST-TRACK A Fast-track Colorectal Clinic Referral Form will be made available through the
COLORECTAL CLINIC Government’s eForms Platform.
REFERRAL FORM
EFORM
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 26,
36
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 26,
36
26
EHEALTH PROJECT
The eHealth project is strategically very important. It will include:
- the upgrading of existing infrastructure and all supporting clinical and
non-clinical technologies
- the development of quality service propositions, designed around
clinical and non-clinical patient needs (i.e., treatment options guided
by the patient’s medical condition).
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 36
This project will permit the delivery of consolidated cross-functional services
across harmonised service-delivery channels.
The overall objective of the eHealth Project is to develop a sustainable and
comprehensive national eHealth infrastructure and an integrated portfolio of
eHealth systems to increasing efficiency throughout the healthcare system.
It will consist of a number of work packages including; digital services
infrastructure, mHealth, eHealth registries, digitisation requirements, EPRs and
EHR amongst others.
ELEARNING SOLUTION
The eForms kinder Reg, Parental Access and eID level 3 functions, will be
implemented to the eLearning solution.
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 35
Owner: MEDE
ELECTRONIC REAL TIME This statement will be published in an internal dashboard to facilitate in Related to
STATEMENT
OF particular, the collection of dues. It will contain the customer billing address Digital Malta
for immediate dispatch when requested.
Action: 34
ACCOUNTS
Owner: WSC
ENCOURAGE USAGE OF This project includes a number of initiatives intended to increase the take-up Related to
of Government’s online services.
Digital Malta
EGOVERNMENT
Action: 34
SERVICES
These initiatives will be mainly funded from EU funds and will include:
Training to public officers and public front-facing individuals
Training to Local Councils
Increase the public awareness
Research the public’s perceptions and opinions
Research eGovernment usage patterns
The aim is to improve the service to citizens and to direct citizens towards
using eGovernment services rather than the traditional face-to-face services. It
will increase community participation at local councils to promote and increase
uptake.
Owner: MITA
27
ENTERPRISE MOBILE This project is intended to provide more insight so as to start the execution of
APP
PROVISIONING the transition to a User Centric approach in the delivery of mobile services.
PLATFORM
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 34
The main objectives for 2016 are to:
 Establish a set of approaches that can be employed for the
introduction of Enterprise Mobile App Provision Platform.
 Establish an initial set of audiences and use cases as per outcome of
previous point.
 Establish baseline configurations for the actual devices that can be
employed (operating environment, profile, services and data).
 Establish degrees of and applicability of device management in
respective contexts.
 Identify the investment required to gradually introduce Enterprise
Mobile App Provision Platform as a managed service within MITA
(MDM, Training, Support etc).
 Establish an Enterprise Mobile App Provision Platform baseline within
MITA.
Owner: MITA
ENTERPRISE
CMS Key Government web sites will be enhanced to cater for responsive design, Related to
making such website easily accessible from mobile devices.
Digital Malta
RESPONSIVE DESIGN
Action: 26
Owner: MITA
ENTERPRISE
STRATEGY
DATA An Enterprise Data Strategy for Government will be launched.
Owner: MITA
ENTITLEMENT
SYSTEM
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 32
UNIT The Entitlement Unit System will be modernised and processes will be Related
consolidated, leading to cost savings. Co-ordination work with stakeholders
such as the Social Security, IRD and ETC will facilitate the process for
foreigners’ healthcare entitlement.
to
Digital Malta
Action: 26,
36
EPARTICIPATION
Structures for the implementation of the eParticipation project will be
discussed with Government Ministries, to achieve an online public consultation
platform.
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 33
Owner: MITA
28
The system at the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) will be enhanced
with an interface for automated instruments, a quality control module, and a
mobile laptop-module. The latter will enable the NBTS to have access to the
eProgesa data during blood donation sessions in offline remote sites. These
enhancements which will achieve full traceability of blood donations, will be
implemented in compliance with the EU Blood Directive.
EPROGESA
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 36
EXPLOSIVES
AND A web based system will be implemented to provide firearm information.
FIREWORKS SYSTEM
Owner: MITA
FACULTY
OF
ICT Demand responsive transport systems will be researched.
RESEARCH
Owner: UoM
GOV.MT MOBILE APP
A gov.mt mobile application, accessible in different platforms will be launched.
Owner: MITA
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 34
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 37
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 26
HEALTH ENTERPRISE An Enterprise Service Bus (ESB) and Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) will Related to
implemented for an efficient and effective integration of health systems to Digital Malta
SERVICE BUS
promote re-usability, interoperability and separation of concerns.
Action: 36
HEALTH INFORMATION Non-core systems will be rewritten for the web based technology to decouple
applications from the desktop operating system.
SYSTEMS RE-WRITES
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 36
Owner: MITA
HEALTH
INTRANET/EXTRANET
An intranet for Health Departments and Entities with the possibility to extend
to an extranet will be implemented to enable collaboration and to consolidate
the disparate information resources. This system will save costs as VPN
connections will no longer be required.
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 36
Owner: MEH-Health
HOUSING
MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM
The Housing Authority will be issuing a tender for a Housing Management
System which will address most of the present functions including; customer
service, rents and arrears, repairs, and allocations.
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 34
Owner: Housing Authority
29
IMPORT – EXPORT The Commerce Department will implement a system to automate and digitise Related to
SYSTEM – COMMERCE the process of applications for the licence to import and/or export certain Digital Malta
products considered of Dual Use and of other nature.
Action: 34
DEPARTMENT
Owner: MEIB
INFRASTRUCTURE FOR In preparation for the 2017 Maltese Presidency of the Council of the European Related to
PRESIDENCY PROJECTS Union (EU) an enterprise grade wired and wireless network infrastructure will Digital Malta
be deployed at the Grandmaster’s Palace in Valletta. Also, an upgrade in these
technologies will be implemented at Dar Malta. Moreover, other initiatives will
be implemented prior and during this event.
Action: 34
Owner: MITA
INSOLVENCY REGISTER To ensure that Malta aligns itself to the requirements of the recast Insolvency Related to
Regulation 2015/848, the Courts of Malta, in partnership with the Registry of Digital Malta
SYSTEM
Companies (RoC), acquired an EU grant to develop an integrated National
Insolvency Register. This system will ultimately be interconnected to the eJustice Portal.
Action: 34
Owner: MITA
INSPIRE DIRECTIVE
The INPSIRE project (EC directive 2007/2/EC) related to Infrastructure for
Spatial Information in the European Community will be implemented. The
objective is to support community environmental policies and/or activities
which may impact the environment.
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 32
Owner: MITA
INTEGRATED HEALTH Services will be offered to integrate a number of projects, such as, the Dosing Related to
Digital Malta
INFORMATION SYSTEM System, Mosaic, and Cervical Screening systems to the IHIS via HL7.
Action: 36
(IHIS) UPGRADE
Owner: MITA
INTERGOVERNMENTAL
STRATEGIC
PARTNERSHIP
MITA will be establishing strategic partnerships with its equivalent in other
countries to keep pace with new technology-driven business models. These
partnerships will enable mutual learning experiences through the sharing of
knowledge, innovative ideas, experience and expertise.
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 31
Owner: MITA
IRD ENHANCEMENTS Enhancements at the IRD and the merger with the VAT department will aim to Related to
AND MERGER WITH improve: customer service, taxpayers’ compliance, reduction in bureaucracy, Digital Malta
internal controls and operational efficiency.
Action: 34
VAT
Owner: MITA
30
JOB
COSTING In relation to the Water Services Corporation’s assets and operations a job Related to
IMPLEMENTATION IN costing mechanism will be implemented in SAP ERP. This will ensure that costs Digital Malta
related to operations such as water production, network maintenance, and Action: 34
SAP ERP
wastewater treatment will be measured accurately.
Owner: WSC
JOB
MATCHING The Job Matching System will enable job seekers and employers to match
SYSTEM SERVICE FOR profiles with vacancies and vice versa.
THE ETC
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 34
K9
MANAGEMENT At the Corradino Correctional Facility the K9 Management System will cater for
all the requirements of the K9 section.
SYSTEM
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 34
Owner: ETC
Owner: Corradino Correctional Facility – CCF
LECTURE
PROJECT
CAPTURE University IT Services will be gradually rolling out the Classroom Based Lecture Related
Capture and the Personal Lecture Capture projects. A number of lecture rooms
are being equipped with the relative equipment and academics, using their
computer, will be able to record lectures or video-clips from their office.
to
Digital Malta
Action: 35
Owner: UoM
LICENSING
MANAGEMENT
SOLUTION
MEDICINES
AUTHORITY
-
MALTA
WATER
CONSERVATION
AWARENESS CENTRE –
DEVELOPMENT
OF
INTERACTIVE CONTENT
The Medicines Authority will implement a Licensing Management Solution to
facilitate the interaction with its stakeholders and to improve its back-office
processes and business operations. It aims to achieve higher efficiency, quality
service, flexibility and reduction in lead times.
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 34
Owner: MSDC
Government, through the utilisation of EEA/Norwegian Funding Mechanism, is
currently undertaking the realisation of a National Water Conservation
Awareness Centre, which is the first of its type in the Maltese Islands. The
centre will serve as a platform to raise local awareness on the challenges of the
water sector in Malta; the need for the conservation and for the management
of this scarce natural resource.
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 34
Owner: MEH-Energy
MASTER
IN The School of Performing Arts offers the Master in Performance Arts (Dance Related to
PERFORMANCE ARTS Studies). This is a part time course where two-week intensive blocks are Digital Malta
interspersed with independent study. Support is also given through eLearning.
Action: 35
(DANCE STUDIES)
Owner: UoM
31
MASTER/POSTGRADU
ATE
DIPLOMA IN
CONTEMPORARY
DIPLOMACY
The Department of International Relations in collaboration with the Diplo
Foundation offer a Master/Postgraduate Diploma in Contemporary Diplomacy.
The course includes a 10-day residential workshop followed by 16 to 20
months of online study.
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 35
Owner: UoM
MCCAA - ONLINE The Online Complaints Handling Systems (CHS) will allow consumers to directly Related to
COMPLAIN HANDLING record complaints according to the European Union categorisation system. The Digital Malta
system will also keep record of developments during the Action: 34
SYSTEM
conciliation/mediation phase.
Owner: MSDC
MEDICINES
AUTHORITY
CONSTANT
-
UPGRADING
OF
ONLINE
LIST
The online Medicines List allows the public to search for information about
medicinal products which are available on the local market.
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 34
Owner: MSDC
MEDICINES
Paper-based scientific documents are being scanned and saved to shared Related to
MEDICINES
Digital Malta
AUTHORITY
- folders.
Action: 34
DIGITISATION
OF
Owner: MSDC
SCIENTIFIC DOSSIERS
An online leave system will be implemented to handle employees’ leave Related to
MEDICINES
Digital Malta
AUTHORITY - ONLINE hours/days.
Action: 34
LEAVE MANAGEMENT
Owner: MSDC
SYSTEM
MEIB INTRANET
An intranet system will facilitate communication, collaboration and the
automation and analysis of business processes to improve productivity.
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 34
Owner: MEIB
MEUSAC EVENTS
A mobile application including all upcoming MEUSAC activities will provide
information and alert users on each event,
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 34
Owner: MSDC
32
MEUSAC
EVENTS MEUSAC’s main events will be streamed live.
ONLINE STREAMING
Owner: MSDC
MEUSAC
PROGRAMMES
Uploading of
Both programmes and clips broadcasted on MEUSAC’s radio and TV will be
uploaded on the YouTube Channel and will be linked to MEUSAC’s other
media.
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 34
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 34
Owner: MSDC
MEUSAC
SOCIAL Adverts and online banners will be created and commissioned to enhance
MEUSAC’s social media
MEDIA BANNERS
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 34
Owner: MSDC
MEUSAC UPDATES
Electronic newsletters specific to the respective sectors of Civil Society
Organisations will disseminate information on the most recent EU Policy and
Legislation Developments, as well as EU Funding.
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 34
Owner: MSDC
MFSS
CASE The Foundation for Social Welfare Services will implement a case management Related to
system which will address the needs of the three agencies – Appogg, Sedqa Digital Malta
MANAGEMENT
and Sapport, and the foundation itself. This system will support the Action: 34
SYSTEM
management and the front-line support workers in their daily activities by
keeping track of the current customer and community needs and will help in
the forecasting of future needs.
Owner: MFSS
MIGRATION
& MITA will implement a migration and security information system.
SECURITY
INFORMATION SYSTEM Owner: MITA
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 34
MINISTRY OF JUSTICE A platform for the collection, consolidation, linking, searching and visualisation Related to
AND OPEN COURT of data in innovative and intuitive ways, which will allow for the development Digital Malta
of applications and web based services.
Action: 32
DATA
Owner: UoM
MTA APPLICATION
A GIS based spinoff application for road works with the Malta Transport
Authority.
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 34
Owner: WSC
33
NATIONAL
BLOOD Systems to simplify the management of blood transfusion and related services.
TRANSFUSION
Owner: MEH-Health
SERVICES
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 36
LICENSE A database Nautical License System with printing/expiry functions to control
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 37
NAUTICAL
SYSTEM
and issue the local nautical license cards.
Owner: Transport Malta
NEW
CORPORATE
FINANCIAL
MANAGEMENT
SOLUTION
A Corporate Financial Management Solution for the Treasury Department to;
facilitate the Accrual Accounting methodologies, to consolidate isolated
systems such as the eOrdering, eInvoicing, and eProcurement systems, and to
issue solid, reliable and timely reports according to local and foreign
requirements.
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 34
Owner: MFIN
NEXT GENERATION MY Additional services for both citizens and GPs will be offered in the Next
Generation of myHealth which will be designed with a mobile first philosophy.
HEALTH
The system is intended to be the primary user interface promoting eHealth and
mHealth.
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 36
NOTIFICATION
PLATFORM
mGov gateway upgrade to a Notification platform to cater for various
messaging channels.
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 34
Owner: MITA
NSO
SURVEY
- Enhancements in the Business Register to develop common European Related to
BUSINESS REGISTER Statistical System (ESS) practices on profiling the enterprises in the frame of Digital Malta
global enterprise groups with the aim to improve the consistency and the Action: 34
(BR) ENHANCEMENT
relevance of European business statistics.
Owner: MFIN
OFFENDER
MANAGEMENT
SYSTEM
A software system for the management of the needs and securities of inmates.
Owner: Corradino Correctional Facility – CCF
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 34
34
ONCOLOGY SYSTEMS Integration of systems and various modalities with the Oncology Systems to Related to
Digital Malta
AND
MODALITIES interchange data.
Action: 36
INTEGRATION
ONE TABLET
CHILD
PER
Introduction of tablets in Primary Classrooms to maximise the benefits of this
technology in teaching and learning.
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 35
Owner: MEDE
ONLINE ORDERING OF An online ordering system of Lab Tests by GPs is being studied.
LAB TESTS BY GPS
PASSPORTS SYSTEM
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 36
National Identity Management will add systems for the issue of Supplemental
Access Control passports and will introduce a single point of contact for the
exchange of passport security digital certificates with Member States.
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 34
Owner: Identity Malta
PAYMENT GATEWAY A payment gateway to enable online payments within the Health Portfolio. Related to
Payments by GPs to the Medical Council will be one of the first services to be Digital Malta
FOR HEALTH
offered.
Action: 26
PITKALIJA
ICT As part of the operational and structural reforms in Pitkalija a system Related to
controlling debtors and creditors will benefit all stakeholders namely farmers, Digital Malta
SOLUTION SYSTEMS
middlemen, hawkers, Pitkalija Ltd management and end consumers.
Action: 34
Owner: MITA
PLANT
SOLUTION
HEALTH A system to automate processes of surveillance and pest risk management Related
related to local plants. It will support officials in managing business processes
more effectively and efficiently and to be able to monitor diseases and prevent
further spreading.
to
Digital Malta
Action: 34
Owner: MITA
POLICE
CONDUCT An Online Police Conduct Application form.
ONLINE APPLICATION
FORM
Owner: Malta Police Force
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 26
35
POLICE
MOBILE A mobile application for Police Officers linked to the Police National Systems Related
and other cross border systems.
DEVICES
to
Digital Malta
Action: 34
Owner: MITA
The Manifesto Implementation System (MIS) will be transformed into a Related to
PROGRAMME
IMPLEMENTATION AND common and shared application (PIMS), which can be used by a wider range of Digital Malta
Action: 34
MONITORING SYSTEM clients who monitor the implementation of related projects and programmes.
(PIMS)
Owner: MITA
PROVISION OF ICT Provision of workstations, networking devices and related support aimed to Related to
DEVICES AND SUPPORT assist officers in delivering their duties more efficiently by simplifying Digital Malta
processes through the use of ICT.
Action: 36
Owner: MEH-Health
PSI
AND
DATA This initiative will focus on two areas namely; the implementation of Public Related to
Sector Information Re-Use (PSI) which will allow for non-confidential and non- Digital Malta
SHARING
personal data to be available for access and re-use by businesses and citizens; Action: 26
IMPLEMENTATION
and the implementation of sharing of Data across government through the
various government information systems. The implementation of the
transposed PSI Directive has been enacted as Cap 546 of the Laws of Malta. It
includes the Open Data Portal and related facilities combined with the OPM
mandate for MITA to co-ordinate and manage the internal data sharing
services for the Once-Only Principle and the reduction of administrative
burden
and
simplification
of
processes.
Owner: MITA
PUBLIC
SYSTEM
REGISTRY The new Public Registry System meets current and known emerging demands,
trends and legislative changes to facilitate service delivery both for G2C and for
G2G.
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 34
PUBLIC WEB
Customer Care Phase II extends the internal CRM facilities to the public to have
an effective communication channel with customers.
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 26
Owner: WSC
RECRUITMENT PORTAL
A portal incorporating the processes and all the applications for employment
with the Foundation for Educational Services (FES) offering prospective
applicants a more user friendly service to apply for any vacancies with FES.
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 34
Owner: MEDE
36
Tentative assessments on Retirement Pensions for persons born after 1962
RETIREMENT
PENSIONS - ONLINE
Owner: MFSS
SERVICE
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 34
SABS
PUBLIC SABS Public additional services to include; change of address, change of IBAN Related to
Digital Malta
ADDITIONAL SERVICES and online repayment.
Action: 34
Owner: MFSS
Building GIS capabilities for visual reporting of SCADA generated data.
SCADA
Owner: WSC
SECURE
INFORMATION
SHARING
IN
FEDERATED
HETEROGENEOUS
PRIVATE
CLOUDS
(SUNFISH)
Under the EU Funding Programme Horizon2020, the Ministry for Finance is
participating in a Research and Innovation Project. The SUNFISH project aims
to provide a specific and new solution to face issues such as the lack of
infrastructure and technology to integrate European Public Sector clouds and
the related legal, privacy and security concerns. SUNFISH enables the secure
federation of private clouds based on the Public Sector needs.
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 34
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 34
Owner: MFIN
This initiative aims at building a persona-centric requirements development
process for public facing and enrolment based eGovernment service. A
collaborative CASE tool is being developed for use within and across
government entities.
SENTIRE
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 28
Owner: UoM
SERVICE
PROVISIONING,
DISCOVERY
GOVERNANCE
PLATFORM
AND
A middleware that enables and accelerates data interchange between
government department and entities via web oriented implementations and
the publishing of data services both within the Public Administration and the
General Public.
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 32
Owner: MITA
37
SINGLE
EURO As a result of the EU Payment Service Directive and SEPA rulebooks issued by Related to
PAYMENTS
AREA the European Payment Council, the framework for the SEPA ePayment Digital Malta
standard was set for all Member States to create a “single euro area in which Action: 34
(SEPA) PAYMENTS
all payments are domestic, where the current differentiation between national
and cross-border payments no longer exist and therefore carrying the same
basic conditions, rights and obligations, regardless of their location”. Several
Government financial applications have been identified and are in the process
of compliance to the SEPA guidelines and migration onto a secure ePayment
Gateway through Central Bank of Malta (CBM). CBM completes the electronic
settlement through beneficiary accounts held at local and international
financial institutions.
Owner: MFIN
SMS
GATEWAY Upgrade to the Government SMS Gateway to cater for two-way sms Related
communication, including multimedia.
UPRADE
to
Digital Malta
Action: 26
Owner: MITA
SOCIAL
AND Launch of an online form for Social and Unemployment Assistance.
UNEMPLOYMENT
ASSISTANCE - ONLINE Owner: MITA
SERVICE
SPATIAL
DATA
RELATION TO
IN
WATER
RESOURCES
MANAGEMENT
SWIFT SYSTEM
A GIS platform to enable the processing of spatial data in relation to water
resources management in order to develop the national water demand map.
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 34
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 34
The SWIFT system which provides a secure and robust system to automate the
payments and communication flows from the Treasury Department to the
Central Bank of Malta and vice-versa. Payments will be in SEPA format
complementing the SEPA credit transfers process.
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 34
Owner: MFIN
TRACEABILITY
OF A holistic system, enabling the public to trace the origin and check the quality Related to
Digital Malta
MALTESE
QUALITY of Maltese Quality Products.
Action: 34
PRODUCTS
Owner: MITA
38
TRAINING IN ONLINE 13 Junior College and UoM academic staff will be sponsored to follow a Related to
TEACHING
& certificate course in online teaching and learning. This is a 48 week course Digital Malta
consisting of 4 core modules, an elective and a practicum, offered by the Action: 35
LEARNING
University of Illinois
Owner: UoM
TRANSPORT
INFORMATION
SYSTEMS
AND
TELEMATICS (TISTA)
RESEARCH GROUP
The setting up of a research group in the area of Transport Information
systems and Telematics. An initiative driven by an interdisciplinary mix of
academics from various faculties and institutes within the University of Malta
carrying out research in various aspects of transport. Subjects include;
transport geography and policy, information systems supporting transport
infrastructures, communication systems, data processing and systems control.
Through these common interests, this group seeks to bring together different
perspectives to the study of transport systems and integrate efforts towards
common research projects.
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 37
Owner: UoM
UPGRADING
OF The Picture Archiving and Communications System and added functionality Related to
Digital Malta
MAJOR INTEGRATED through the use of a universal medical viewer.
Action: 36
HEALTH INFORMATION
SYSTEMS
Government is committed to improve the online user experience by addressing
the fact that citizens should not be expected to access government services
based on the entity which provides such services. It is envisaged that
information and services pertaining to residency formalities, family benefits,
consumer affairs, environment and finance will be implemented in the central
government portal, which will continue packaging online information and
services based on ‘Life events’ which are domains that make sense to the
citizen.
USER EXPERIENCE
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 27
Owner: MITA
A total revamp of the current website of the Office of the Commissioner for Related to
VOLUNTARY
ORGANISATIONS
- Voluntary Organisations (CVO). This project will include online information on Digital Malta
BUILDING OF A NEW this Office and voluntary organisations (VO) together with online applications Action: 34
WEBSITE
FOR
THE
forms.
OFFICE
OF
THE
This project aims to build a website with backend and public facing databases
COMMISSIONER
OF which offer online enrolment to VOs, search facility and a document
VOLUNTARY
management system with approvals functionality. The website will also
ORGANISATIONS
include, guidelines, a feedback system, a members’ secure area and other
features such as podcasts and hyperlinks).
Owner: MSDC
39
WATER PRODUCTION A genetic algorithm based on Mr. Brian Borg’s MSc thesis. This initiative aims
OPTIMISATION SYSTEM
to optimise: use, energy consumption, micro and macro minerals elements
covering the entire national production and network facilities.
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 34
Owner: WSC
WATER
SERVICES A back office system for the management of submitted paid forms and routine
CORPORATION (WSC) inspections.
DISCHARGE PERMIT
Owner: WSC
UNIT (DPU) BACK
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 34
OFFICE
WATER
SERVICES Public facing DPU application to reactivate halted project.
CORPORATION (WSC)
DISCHARGE PERMIT Owner: WSC
UNIT (DPU) FRONT
OFFICE
WEAPONS
REGISTRATION SYSTEM
A new Weapons Registration System to provide administrative and
investigative services. The new system will take into consideration the
recommendations of the National Audit Office and will be user centric whilst
still retaining the national and international security requirements.
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 34
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 34
Owner: MHAS
WEBIFICATION OF THE The client server application of the Intrastat system shall be refreshed from a Related to
INTRASTAT
CLIENT technology perspective and re-written on a web environment. The system will Digital Malta
SERVER
(NSO)
APPLICATION
be decoupled from the desktop to the maximum extent possible to ensure
maximum benefit and operational efficiency from all technology investments.
Action: 34
Owner: MFIN
40
Human Capital
CHAMPION
THE
APPLICATION
OF AN
ECOMPETENCE
The eSkills Malta Foundation will champion the application of an eCompetence
Framework.
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 64
Owner: eSkills Malta Foundation
FRAMEWORK
'ICT MITA will work with FEMA and Faculty of Education to consolidate current Related to
INSIGHTS' activities and to contribute to the launch of a new BSc. in Business and ICT at Digital Malta
the UoM. MITA will also deliver a credit within the new BSc. moreover, further Action: 61
MODULE WITH FEMA
DELIVERY
INDUSTRY
OF
areas of collaboration and research will be explored.
Owner: MITA
ENGAGE
WITH
UPCOMING
EDUCATORS
Jointly with the Faculty of Education, MITA will explore a programme for B.Ed
students about cross-disciplinary approaches and technology use. The
programme will celebrate innovative teaching and aim to build a community of
best practice.
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 61
Owner: MITA
ESF 1.130 – MAKING A project to upgrade vocational education by re-designing existing courses at
VET
EDUCATION levels 4 and 5, and designing and launching new ones. This endeavour is
MORE RELEVANT AND complemented with scholarships in the area of Financial Services.
ATTRACTIVE
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 60,
64, 65, 66
A project to ensure the provision of skilled and trained workforce to fulfil the
needs of the ICT sector. ESF 1.33 is providing full-time training programmes at
Levels 2, 3 and 4 to ICT students through Private Training Providers (PTPs).
Scholarships are also awarded in this area.
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 60,
64, 65
Owner: MCAST
ESF
1.33
–
INCREASING
ICT
STUDENT CAPACITY IN
MALTA
Owner: MCAST
ESF
2.139
–
INCREASING
ACCESSIBILITY,
FLEXIBILITY
AND
INNOVATION
TO
MCAST LIFE-LONG
LEARNING
COURSE
OFFER
A project to increase the attractiveness, accessibility and flexibility of the
MCAST lifelong learning course which is offered through blended learning, the
accreditation of prior learning and the accreditation of prior experiential
learning.
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 10,
63, 67
Owner: MCAST
41
ESF 2.85 – LINKING A project addressing the current and anticipated educational needs of ten
INDUSTRIAL
NEEDS industrial sectors by identifying the potential skill gaps and shortages of the
AND VET TO OPTIMISE present workforce.
HUMAN CAPITAL
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 60,
65, 66
Owner: MCAST
ESF
3.102
INCLUSION
EMPLOYMENT
– A project to review the curricula of the Pathway and Level 1-3 programmes to Related
FOR
facilitate the progression of vulnerable students to higher level vocational
programmes and ultimately employment.
to
Digital Malta
Action: 60,
66
Owner: MCAST
FACULTY
OF
ICT All undergraduate and specialised postgraduate degree programmes at the
DEGREE PROGRAMMES
Faculty of ICT build a national capacity of specialist skills-set human capital.
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 60
Owner: UoM
FACULTY
MASTERS
OF
ICT The MSc ICT (Telecommunications) prepares professionals with skills aimed at Related
DEGREE
ICT infrastructure challenges.
PROGRAMME
to
Digital Malta
Action: 60
Owner: UoM
A game based learning alternative to alleviate early school leaving
GAME-BASED
LEARNING (ERASMUS
Owner: MITA
+)
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 60,
62
QUALIFIED Get Qualified supports personal development and employability by helping Related
GET
SCHEME
individuals get qualified and obtain certifications required by industry. The
incentive (a tax credit) is applicable to individuals following a course of studies
leading to a certification, diploma, degree or post-graduate degree.
to
Digital Malta
Action: 63
GIRLS
IN
ICT
IN
COLLABORATION WITH
MCA
Session for students, guests and the media where Malta’s top female business
leaders and IT stars meet Malta’s young ICT talent to share their stories, career
advice and discussing the endless career opportunities in various ICT fields.
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 68
Owner: MCAST
INTRODUCTION OF ICT ICT, introduced as a key skill within Levels 1 - 3.
AS A KEY SKILL
Owner: MCAST
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 59 &
66
42
LAUNCH OF MCAST Innovative Ideas Incubation Centre enables students to turn their ideas into Related to
commercial products and/or services.
Digital Malta
ENTREPRENEURSHIP
Action: 59
CENTRE
Owner: MCAST
LAUNCHING
MCAST
APPRENTICESHIP
SCHEME
OF
Apprenticeship Scheme aims at providing work based learning to students.
Owner: MCAST
NURTURE
HOME-
GROWN
DIGITAL
In collaboration with MCAST and University of Malta, MITA will encourage the
building of digital serious games.
SERIOUS GAMES
Owner: MITA
PARTICIPATION
ERASMUS
PROGRAMMES
IN
+
Participation in a number of Erasmus + Programmes students in the ICT sector
benefit from exchange experiences.
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 59
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 60,
62
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 71
Owner: MCAST
PARTNERSHIP WITH MITA has partnered with the ETC to assist in the delivery of one component of Related to
ETC TO TRAIN THE ESF 2.201 ‘Enhancing Employability through Training’; a project run by the ETC. Digital Malta
UNEMPLOYED
IN
SOCIAL MEDIA AND
SALES
Action: 63
Owner: MITA
STUDENT PLACEMENT Placement of summer students with public and private employers.
PROGRAMME 2016
TOSFA
Owner: MITA
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 59
The TakeOff Seed Awards (100k Euro of funds), made available to TAKEOFF by
the Ministry for the Economy, Investment and Small Business (MEIB). These
help fund Proof-Concept-Projects and Start-Ups.
Related to
Digital Malta
Action: 58
Owner: UoM
43
Infrastructure
‘ONE DEVICE’ PILOT IN BYOD Project within MITA to provide more insight and initiate the transition
towards a User Centric approach in the delivery of services and to support a
GOVERNMENT
mobile workforce. The goal is to make both the service and the data available
to the user at anytime, anywhere and on any device giving a consistent
desktop experience irrespective of the device used. The level of success in this
project will determine the introduction of the BYOD concept within
government.
Related
to
Digital Malta
Action: 56
Owner: MITA
MARSA A fibre connection installation is needed in order to transfer an X-Ray machine
CENTRE from Ta’ Kandja to Marsa Open Centre
AWAS –
OPEN
NETWORK
CONNECTIVITY
Related
to
Digital Malta
Action: 56
Owner: MHAS
BUSINESS PERCEPTION A business perception survey to assess business users’ satisfaction in
electronic communications services. The results which show changes in
SURVEYS
customer needs are considered in regulatory decisions.
Related
to
Digital Malta
Action:
41,45,46
Owner: MCA
CONTINUED
TRANSITION
TO
ACCESS REGULATION
IN NEXT GENERATION
ACCESS
(NGA)
NETWORKS
CYBER
STRATEGY
The publication of GO’s virtual unbundled access (VULA) wholesale reference
offer - first quarter 2016, will allow service providers wishing to access GO’s
FTTH network, to enter the market without having to duplicate the fibre
network deployed by GO.C280
Related
to
Digital Malta
Action: 5, 41,
45, 46, 48
Owner: MCA
SECURITY MITA will articulate and communicate a national Cyber Security Strategy 2015
- 2020 for Malta. This address the European Commission’s proposal for; a
Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council, concerning measures
to ensure a high common level of network, and information security across
the Union.
Related
to
Digital Malta
Action: 53
Owner: MITA
PAN EUROPEAN MITA will be participating in the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) programme
for the implementation and operation of the Malta eIDAS Node.
PROXY SERVICES
EID
Related
to
Digital Malta
Action: 54
Owner: MITA
44
The current eID system remains critical for the delivery of the eGovernment
programme which is and shall remain reliant on the eID system, even after the
introduction of the new eID Card system. Government intends to invest in a
technology upgrade for the eID solution, updating the development platform,
migrating to a new hosting platform and developing a federated
authentication mechanism. This will provide a consolidated infrastructure
upon which to develop an Interoperability Framework with other Member
States and thus contribute to the promulgation of the digital economy.
EIDENTIFICATION
Related
to
Digital Malta
Action: 54
ENTERPRISE
ARCHITECTURE
GOVERNANCE
&
Government shall continuously maintain a technology strategy that is aligned
with its vision. This shall be effectively driven through rigorous governance,
and facilitated through the formulation of blueprints, roadmaps, and policies.
The technology strategy shall be revised and kept up to date to reflect
updated technological directions. A number of road- mapping initiatives shall
be triggered covering infrastructure and application domains.
Related
to
Digital Malta
Action: 56
Owner: MITA
FIBRE
CONNECTION
INSTALLATION
Installation of a Fibre connection
AT
YOURS – MTAHLEB
Owner: MHAS
FURTHER
Technology upgrades to simplify, streamline and secure high assurance levels
on the new mygov.mt
UPGRADE
AND SIMPLIFY ONLINE
AUTHENTICATION
Related
to
Digital Malta
Action: 56
Related
to
Digital Malta
Action: 54
Owner: MITA
IMPLEMENTATION OF Implementing a fibre optic link to Gozo will require ME funding, lease of
A FIBRE OPTIC LINK TO infrastructure capital, MEPA applications and issue of relative tenders.
GOZO
Related
to
Digital Malta
Action: 52
MITA will implement information security initiatives and will provide the
required IS support across the Government of Malta ICT environment to
ensure secure systems (and data), and infrastructure whilst maintaining a
secure network. MITA will also be working on the continued configuration of
SIEM and the replacement of the SAPM which manages privileged passwords
by automatically changing and monitoring activities associated with privileged
accounts.
Related
to
Digital Malta
Action: 49
Owner: MGOZ
INFORMATION
SECURITY
TECHNOLOGY
SERVICES
Owner: MITA
45
IPV6 THE
RESOURCES
AUTHORITY
MALTA Deployment of IPV6 at the Malta Resources Authority.
Owner: Malta Resources Authority
NETWORK
INFRASTRUCTURE
CORRADINO
CORRECTIONAL
FACILITY
-
Current network infrastructure upgrades to include Fibre connectivity and
changes in Active equipment. The aim is to enhance bandwidth speed and
have accessibility to the SATU and MCH remote sites for in-house system
integration.
Related
to
Digital Malta
Action: 56
Owner: Corradino Correctional Facility - CCF
NEW CCTV SYSTEM Study for a complete overhaul of the CCTV system at CCF and outstations.
FOR CCF
Owner: MHAS
NEW LAN STRUCTURE A new LAN will be setup throughout CCF incorporating CCTV and Telephony
requirements.
CABLING
Related
to
Digital Malta
Action: 47
INFRASTRUCTURE FOR
Related
to
Digital Malta
Action: 56
Related
to
Digital Malta
Action: 56
Owner: MHAS
CCF
NEXT
GENERATION
ACCESS NETWORKS –
VULA FOR FIBRE
NETWORKS
The MCA will put in place ‘investment friendly’ remedies on GO Plc, as the
operator having Significant Market Power (SMP) in the provision of wholesale
unbundled infrastructure access services market. This includes the publication
of a Reference Offer for virtual unbundled access (VULA) to GO Plc’s FTTH
network.
Related
to
Digital Malta
Action:
5,41,45,46,48
Owner: MCA
NATIONAL
IDENTITY Completing the eID Cards project. The remaining work includes the finalisation
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
(NIDMS) EID CARDS
PROJECT
OPERATING
SOFTWARE
MODERNISATION (MS
WINDOWS
7/8
MIGRATION PROJECT)
of the risk assessment on the Certification Authority which is issuing the
Qualified Certificates on the cards
Related
to
Digital Malta
Action: 54
Owner: MITA
Upgrade of the Windows software throughout the public service to improve
security and capitalize on modern end user devices, form factors and
interaction patterns.
Related
to
Digital Malta
Action: 56
Owner: MITA
46
QUALITY OF SERVICE
(QOS) - ELECTRONIC
COMMUNICATIONS
SERVICES
The MCA will continue to ensure consumer rights with respect to operator
contracts, porting and switching between providers, and provision of
information. Broadband service providers will be required to publish, the QoS
indicators in a user friendly format. The price comparison portal
www.telecosts.com will continue to provide awareness about alternative
suppliers and services (such as mobile and fixed telephony, Internet and
bundled services) so that prices, service features and quality can be easily
compared. The aim is to enjoy the benefits of competition and innovation to
the fullest extent possible.
Related
to
Digital Malta
Action: 50
Owner: MCA
UPGRADE OF PABX AT VOIP technology will be implemented once PABX upgrade is commissioned
CCF AND BRIDGING OF and connectivity upgrade within remote is completed and bridging of
Networks finalised.
NETWORK
Related
to
Digital Malta
Action: 56
CONNECTIONS AS TO
ACCOMMODATE
TECHNOLOGY
VOIP
Owner: MHAS
Related
to
UPGRADE OF SERVERS
MITA
will
implement
information
security
initiatives
and
will
provide
the
Digital
Malta
TECHNOLOGY
required IS support across the Government of Malta ICT environment to
ensure secure systems (and data), and infrastructure whilst maintaining a
secure network. MITA will also be working on the continued configuration of
SIEM and the replacement of the SAPM which manages privileged passwords
by automatically changing and monitoring activities associated with privileged
accounts.
Action: 56
Owner: MITA
UPGRADE OF WEB MITA will focus on the following initiatives:
HOSTING SERVICES
1. A research project to identify options for the technology refresh of DNS
Service: upgrade the current system or change to one on the cloud.
Related
to
Digital Malta
Action: 56
2. A research to identify tools that can replace the existing analytics tool which
reached end-of-life. Moreover, replacement of WEB 2.0 platform end-of-life
servers and migration of web applications that are on WEB 1.0 or WEB 2.0 to
the WEB 3.0 platform 3.
4. A proof of concept will be developed using OSS software to assess the
possibility of replacing the Threat Management Gateway (TMG).
5. A market research project seeks to identify a tool that can be used to
monitor Government websites for web defacements.
Owner: MITA
47
UPGRADING
GOVERNMENT
NETWORK
OF
Government will consolidate its network infrastructure to address future
connectivity and bandwidth requirements.
Owner: MITA
WIRELESS IN MAIN Guest WiFi Internet Access for the general public at Government Ministries
RECEPTION
Related
to
Digital Malta
Action: 56
AREAS
WITHIN GOVERNMENT
and Department reception areas will be implemented by MITA in
collaboration with Government CIOs.
Related
to
Digital Malta
Action: 56
Owner: MITA
48
Regulation and Legislation
to
ASSIGNMENT OF THE The development of 4G mobile networks and related services will made Related
available through the use of the 800 MHz radio spectrum band. These rights Digital Malta
800 MHZ BAND
will be made available according to interest expressed from the market.
Action: 39
Owner: MCA
ENHANCING
REGULATORY
OVERSIGHT OF CROSSBORDER
PARCEL
REGULATORY
The European Commission will launch measures to improve price
transparency and enhance regulatory oversight of cross-border parcel
delivery as part of the Digital Single Market Strategy. Moreover, innovation
will be supported and a level playing field for all operators will be ensured.
Related
to
Digital Malta
Action: 38, 42
Owner: MCA
OVERSIGHT
to
FACILITATING
THE The EU Directive 2014/61/EU concerning measures for reducing the cost of Related
DEPLOYMENT OF NGA deploying high-speed electronic communications networks, has provided Digital Malta
further strength to symmetric regulation as a means of facilitating and Action: 5, 44
NETWORKS
incentivising the roll-out of high speed electronic communication networks.
MCA, jointly with Transport Malta (TM), took ownership to transpose the
Directive into Maltese Law. MCA will also support TM and the Building
Regulation Office (BRO) in the implementation of the transposition of the
Directive.
Owner: MCA
GOVERNMENT
DESKTOPS
POWER
MANAGEMENT
INITIATIVE
A sample of PCs within MITA shall be monitored to measure PC power
consumption and establish a benchmark for Government. Subsequently,
appropriate measures to reduce power consumption and to establish energy
efficiency gains will be implemented.
Related
to
Digital Malta
Action: 42
IMPLEMENTING EIDAS A framework for a predictable regulatory environment to enable secure and
REGULATION
(EU seamless electronic interactions, between businesses, citizens and public
authorities.
REGULATION
910/2014)
Related
to
Digital Malta
Action: 44
The MCA will propose to Government, the required changes to national
legislation on e-commerce and e-signatures in order to ensure legal
consistency and clarity. Primarily, the Electronic Commerce Act, Cap 426 and
the Electronic Commerce (General) Regulations, SL426.02 will be tackled to
get in line with requirements of the eIDAS Regulation.
Owner: MCA
49
POLICY AND STRATEGY
REVIEW FOR TV A review of the television transmission policy may be required due to the
redeployment of the 700MHz band as explained below.
TRANSMISSION
Related
to
Digital Malta
Action: 42
A substantial portion of the 700MHz frequency band is currently used to
deliver digital terrestrial television (DTT) services. Moreover, as part of the
review of the EU telecoms framework, the European Commission will in
Q1/16 publish a legislative proposal related to the 700MHz band. It is likely
that the 700MHz band will be released for mobile broadband across the EU
by 2020 with the possibility for Member States to decide, for duly justified
reasons, to delay the availability of the band by up to two years and without
prejudice to constraints arising from cross-border frequency co-ordination
with third countries. in return terrestrial broadcasters would be granted
exclusive allocation in the UHF band below the 700 MHz (470 - 694 MHz)
until 2030.
Owner: MCA
REVAMP
GOVERNMENT
POLICIES
OF
ICT
Government ICT Policies will be reviewed and updated to reflect business
requirements and technological trends. Apart from regulating ICT use within
Government, these policies will aim at enabling simplification and
innovation. Consideration will be given to the extent and scope of
applicability of the respective policies to the different business areas within
government (e.g. hospitals and schools).
Related
to
Digital Malta
Action: 42
Owner: MITA
REVISE AND REVAMP Government shall revise and revamp the current National Interoperability
THE
NATIONAL Framework and related policies. Government shall provide direction to
improve national and plan European Interoperability.
INTEROPERABILITY
FRAMEWORK
Related
to
Digital Malta
Action: 42
The Telecoms Single Market Regulation incorporates the principle of net
neutrality into EU legislation. These rules will apply across all Member States
as from the 30th April 2016. The MCA responsible for the net neutrality
principles will seek compliance from electronic communications service
providers and online content providers with these principles.
Related
to
Digital Malta
Action: 44
Owner: MITA
TELECOM
SINGLE
MARKET REGULATION
ENSURING THE
ACCESS TO INTERNET
CONTENT WITHOUT
DISCRIMINATION
Owner: MCA
50
Structures
ICT MALTA
A multi-stakeholder body will be set up to champion Malta as a centre of
excellence for ICT and to promote the Maltese ICT product internationally.
Related
to
Digital Malta
Section:10.4
Owner: MEIB
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Programme of Initiatives 2016

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