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Measure 1.12 Promote public service change to encourage the: • Improvement of quality of public service delivery; • Development of greater focus on end results in public sector management; • Development of family-friendly measures. Government has been continuously seeking mechanisms to encourage public service change to improve its services. Quality service charters are in effect in a number of public service entities and the government is exploring the possibility of adopting the Common Assessment Framework methodology which has been adopted by a number of Member States. In order to facilitate employment opportunities for its staff, Government has extended family friendly measures to the wider public sector. A teleworking policy has been launched across the entire public sector in February 2008. The Public Administration Bill is currently undergoing its approval process in Parliament. This Bill aims to improve the service delivery of the Public Service, promote an appropriate and accountable governance model, instil a sound work ethic culture and mainly focus on efficiency, results and meritocracy. Malta National Reform Programme 2008-2010 - 6 -
Competitiveness Improving the national competitiveness is a priority for Malta given the specific needs of the country and its dependence on attracting foreign investment. In order to increase efficiency, government is increasingly changing its role to a regulatory function as opposed to being a provider. Liberalisation has featured high on the government’s agenda in the past three years with more and more functions such as gas, petroleum, ports and telephony being placed in the realm of the private sector. Moreover, Government has acknowledged that the traditional sectors in the Maltese economy have been affected by the international scenario and as a result of this other sectors have flourished. The increase in knowledge-based and value added sectors is readily visible and it is in sectors such as ICT, financial services and pharmaceuticals that foreign investment is on the increase. In this respect, the competitiveness measures for the 2005 – 2008 NRP were the following: Measure 2.1.1 Set up Working Group to identify competitive advantages of Malta An Industry Strategy for Malta 4 was launched during the Budget for 2007. This strategy was drawn up following extensive consultation meetings with various stakeholders, more prominently with the Federation of Industry. The Strategy clearly defines the need for incentives to promote research, development and innovation capacity in Malta. It also promotes the need for fiscal incentives to those industries that cluster with SMEs and higher education institutions. The strategy proposes the sectors and activities that Malta should target in order to increase its competitiveness in its industrial areas. These areas include: • Education • Bio-technology • Health Care • Bio-informatics • Business Process Outsourcing • Pharmaceuticals • Financial Management • ICT • Professional Consultancy • High-Tech Manufacturing and Services • Creative Services • Maritime and Maritime Maintenance • Logistics and Warehousing • Aviation and Aviation Maintenance Measure 2.1.2 Revise Business Promotion Act This measure was completed with the adoption of the Malta Enterprise Act (Cap. 463) that empowers ME to issue incentives to business under specific subsidiary legislation. The Act was approved by Parliament and came into force on 23 October 2007 through Commencement Notice LN 317/07. Under this new Act it is envisaged that incentives to Industry in line with the new EU State Aid Rules will be provided. These initiatives will amount to approximately €40 million per annum. In the past three years ME has provided approximately €38 million in assistance to SMEs in grants and fiscal assistance. Around 1,000 firms have benefited from these schemes. 4 Industrial Strategy for Malta- Available online from: http://www.doi.gov.mt/EN/archive/Budget2007/engl.pdf . [Accessed on 1 st October 2008] Malta National Reform Programme 2008-2010 - 7 -
Page 2 and 3: Contents List of Acronyms..........
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Page 6 and 7: IT Information Technology SCM Stand
Page 8 and 9: Introduction The renewed Lisbon Str
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This high degree of decentralisatio
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Microeconomic Pillar The turbulent
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• 5 IOs concerning Financial Serv
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The ongoing screening process has i
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The results of this investment have
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In this respect, energy efficiency
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Employment Increasing the overall e
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The opposite is true for those with
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The project will help young people
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This process aims to facilitate the
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In addition, MCAST is embarking on
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Apart from the Faculty of ICT, the
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• the Implementation of an on-goi
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Appendix: 01 - List of Measures
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3.4 Manufacturing research projects
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9.0 Addressing Groups at Risk 9.1 E
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15.5 Upgrading of Zewwieqa Waterfro
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Appendix: 02 - Flexicurity Measures
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