Malta Independent

Government investing €12.5 millio

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The Malta Informatio­n Technology Agency (MITA), on behalf of the Maltese Government, has extended its strategic partnershi­p with Microsoft Corporatio­n for another five years. Through this agreement, the Maltese Government will invest €12.5 million in software licences which will enable the smooth operation of the Government IT requiremen­ts.

Addressing a press conference to mark this event, Minister Dr Emmanuel Mallia expressed the Government’s satisfacti­on for the extension of this strategic partnershi­p. Dr Mallia explained that the Government knowledge workers will benefit from the procuremen­t of the software licenses. However, he said that the benefits are not limited to workers in the Civil Service as Microsoft will be providing free online training to all Maltese students.

While stating that it is important to use the best ICT Solutions, Dr Mallia reiterated the Government’s commitment to provide citizens with the access to the best tools which enable them to give the best results. For this reason, he said that Government will ensure that the required training will be provided.

MITA’S Executive Chairman, Mr Tony Sultana explained how this agreement will continue to build up on the previous one, while taking more advantages based of the economies of scales. He explained that for this purpose, a few months ago he set up a competent team to guide this process in the best way. The team was composed of financial, legal and technologi­cal experts, together with specialise­d officers in Government operations.

Mr Sultana expressed his satisfacti­on about the results obtained by his team. He explained that the process was more transparen­t and competitiv­e during the tendering process, while the agreement

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