Month: June 2025

Il-Prim Ministru Robert Abela ltaqa’ mat-timijiet rebbieħa tal-programmi tal-imprenditorija żagħżugħa tal-Junior Achievement (JA). Il-gruppi huma Simplex mis-Sixth Form tal-Kulleġġ San Alwiġi, li rebħet il-kompetizzjoni tal-‘Company Programme’, u MediMind mill-Istitut Saint Martin, li rebħu lis-‘Startup Programme’.

Il-kumpaniji rebbieħa ffukaw fuq l-istess tema – jiġifieri l-kura tal-anzjani biex dawn ikunu iktar indipendenti u jibqgħu fil-komunità – fejn it-tnejn ħarġu b’soluzzjonijiet li bihom l-anzjani jew nies vulnerabbli jistgħu jaċċessaw il-preskrizzjonijiet mediċi tagħhom b’mod iktar sigur. Dan hekk kif ħolqu prototipi ta’ pill-blister popper u automated medicine dispenser.

Dawn it-timijiet issa se jirrappreżentaw lil Malta f ‘Gen_E’ – l-akbar festival ta’ intraprenditorija fl-Ewropa, li se jsir f’ Ateni, il-Greċja mill-1 sat-3 ta’ Lulju 2025, u se jikkompeti kontra 42 pajjiż ieħor. Din is-sena kienu aktar minn 250 student minn 12-il skola u istituzzjoni edukattiva li pparteċipaw fil-programmi tal-kumpanija JA Malta.

Il-programm tal-kumpanija jara l-parteċipazzjoni ta’ studenti postsekondarji u l-programm Startup huwa għall-istudenti tal-livell terzjarju.

Il-Ministru għall-Edukazzjoni Clifton Grima u s-Segretarju Parlamentari għaż-Żgħażagħ Keith Azzopardi Tanti akkumpanjaw lill-Prim Ministru għal din il-laqgħa. Flimkien mal-istudenti attendew ukoll uffiċjali tal-JA, mentors tal-gruppi u għalliema tal-iskejjel rispettivi.

Meta indirizza l-konferenza tal-‘Istat tan-Nazzjon’ organizzata mill-Uffiċċju tal-President ta’ Malta, il-Prim Ministru Robert Abela tkellem dwar proġett pilota li beda jitħaddem minn din is-sena skolastika f’għaxar skejjel fejn sa issa ntlaħqu mal-elf u mitejn student u disa’ mitt ġenitur fuq programm li jsaħħaħ ir-relazzjonijiet bejn l-iskejjel, il-familji u l-komunitajiet.

Fil-konferenza bit-tema tal-edukazzjoni, il-Prim Ministru tkellem dwar il-proġett family-community school link li bih il-Gvern qed jgħin fl-iżvilupp ta’ ħiliet diġitali u anke t-trobbija tal-ulied mal-familji li jibqgħu l-punt fokali tad-deċiżjonijiet fl-interess tagħhom li l-Gvern jieħu ta’ kuljum. Dr Abela qal li s-settur edukattiv jibqa’ wieħed kruċjali fit-titjib tal-kwalità tal-ħajja tan-nies u għalhekk ukoll id-direzzjoni ekonomika tal-Gvern biex pajjiżna jibqa’ jiġġenera suċċess frott it-talent taż-żgħażagħ Maltin u Għawdxin.

Il-Prim Ministru nnota studju li ġie ppreżentat fil-konferenza fejn kien hemm żieda ta’ qrib il-5% ta’ dawk li jħossu li għamlu suċċess f’ħajjithom, tliet kwarti b’kollox ta’ dawk li pparteċipaw f’dan l-istħarriġ. Qal li rridu naraw iżjed nies jagħmlu suċċess f’pajjiżna fosthom uliedna li għandhom il-ħolm u x-xewqat tagħhom. Spjega kif għalhekk irridu nibqgħu ninvestu aktar bis-saħħa fl-aqwa għodda li hija l-edukazzjoni biex uliedna jaħtfu l-aqwa opportunitajiet ekonomiċi għal karrieri ta’ kwalità. Il-Prim Ministru Robert Abela qal li bil-ġid li noħolqu nifhmu mhux biss aktar flus fil-bwiet tal-familji iżda wkoll aktar ħin ta’ kwalità fil-familji, mhux biss aktar tkabbir tan-numri fl-impjiegi imma titjib fil-karrieri. 

Il-Prim Ministru saħaq li għalhekk il-Viżjoni Malta 2050 titkellem fuq sistema edukattiva iżjed moderna f’oqsma emerġenti bħall-coding, l-Intelliġenza Artifiċjali, ir-robotika fost oħrajn biex uliedna jkunu mħarrġa għall-ekonomija tal-lum u ta’ għada. Qal li għandna skemi u istituzzjonijiet edukattivi li qed iħarrġu u jagħtu ħiliet ġodda liż-żgħażagħ tagħna biex jilħqu l-potenzjal tagħhom u għalhekk il-Gvern jisħaq fuq ekonomija diversifikata fejn hemm bżonn ħiliet differenti mhux b’inqas dawk vokazzjonali fejn il-Gvern se jiftaħ mill-ġdid l-iskola tas-snajja’ fl-MCAST.

Il-Prim Ministru Robert Abela qal li fuq naħa oħra ma hemmx dubju li wliedna jridu jibqgħu jitħarrġu fl-għodda diġitali, għodda li l-Gvern jipprovdiha lit-tfal fl-iskejjel iżda ma hemmx dubju li rridu li wliedna jibqgħu jużawha bl-aħjar mod mingħajr mad-dinja virtwali tostakolahom minn dak li toffrilhom ukoll it-tfulija fosthom ħin ta’ kwalità fi spazji miftuħa mal-għeżież tagħhom.

Il-Prim Ministru Robert Abela tkellem ukoll dwar l-investiment qawwi li l-Gvern għamel u se jkompli jagħmel fl-edukaturi li huma pilastru importanti fil-qasam edukattiv. Dr Abela temm jawgura li konferenza nazzjonali bħal din tkompli tixpruna u tistimula aktar ħidma favur il-familji għall-ġid ta’ ulied in-nazzjon Malti.

Il-Prim Ministru Robert Abela laqa’ fil-Berġa ta’ Kastilja l-atleti li rrappreżentaw lil Malta fil-Logħob tal-Pajjiżi ż-Żgħar tal-Ewropa li saru f’Andorra l-ġimgħa l-oħra. Akkumpanjat mill-Ministru għall-Edukazzjoni, l-Isport, iż-Żgħażagħ, ir-Riċerka u l-Innovazzjoni Clifton Grima, il-Prim Ministru feraħ lill-atleti, l-istaff tekniku u l-Kumitat Olimpiku Malti għall-aqwa riżultat fl-istorja miksub minn Malta f’dawn il-logħob meta pajjiżna kkompeta barra pajjiżu.

Il-kontinġent Malti kiseb xejn anqas minn 56 midalja, 13 minnhom tad-deheb. Il-Prim Ministru Robert Abela fisser dan is-suċċess bħala impenn massimu tal-atleti, l-kowċis u l-amministraturi lokali. L-atletli u t-timijiet tekniċi sportivi warajhom fl-aħħar snin gawdew minn fondi sostanzjali, partikolarment mill-Fond Soċjali u tal-Iżvilupp Nazzjonali.

During the inauguration of a new Falcon Aviation Engineering hangar at Malta International Airport, Prime Minister Robert Abela spoke about how our country wants to continue its commitment in the aviation sector to create more quality careers. This goes hand in hand with one of the pillars of the Malta 2050 vision where there are clear targets for the aviation industry to continue to excel including that growth in this sector will rise from €700 million to between €2.8 billion and €3.3 billion in ten years’ time.

During the inauguration of this investment by a company owned and run by a Maltese family, the Prime Minister noted that this other act of confidence in our country comes from a local enterprise. A two-phase investment of €5 million where the company has now invested in a 1,200 square metres hangar which was built in under twenty months will continue to assist in the company’s operations to carry out maintenance on aircraft which also operate sustainably.

While noting the 20th anniversary of this company, Prime Minister Robert Abela mentioned how our country wants to continue to increase the well-known aircraft register. He said that the Malta 2050 Vision also speaks about the need for the aircraft maintenance sector, MRO, to diversify even in different types of aircraft such as cargo carriers and executive jets. “Our country can be a maritime, logistical and aviation hub at the same time”, Dr Abela remarked.

Prime Minister Robert Abela praised the courage, determination and resilience of the Zarb family which has not only achieved success but is part of a legacy of our country’s name in the aviation industry. He also noted the flying school which is linked to Falcon Aviation Engineering. The Prime Minister referred to a number of investments which our country managed to attract from the aviation sector in recent years, even with the help of entities such as Malta Enterprise and INDIS Malta. He said that every sector is successful thanks to the human resource and training. Therefore, our country is investing in Maltese talent, including through the Malta Enterprise initiative at MCAST “Choose Aviation” to attract more youths to eventually embark on a career in the aviation sector.

Meanwhile, prior to the inauguration, the company’s Managing Director, Captain Ray Zarb, also thanked Diamond aircraft Industries, a company which accepted to collaborate with Falcon Aviation Engineering on aircraft maintenance. He noted that the Maltese company is in the process of obtaining an important certificate to continue working in the MRO sector by being able to provide a service on turboprop and small jet aircraft. He said that Malta’s strategic position enables the company to be an important link for Europe and North Africa.

The Malta Vision 2050 speaks about an ambitious target to see the added value in the manufacturing sector rise by another €1 billion over the next decade. This was stated by Prime Minister Robert Abela during the inauguration of the expansion of the Trelleborg factory in Ħal Far.

An investment of €34 million which includes expenditure on infrastructure and equipment which will be brought in to operate the extended facility where Trelleborg will combine its industry in the semi-conductors sector with that of bio-pharma. The extended facility will increase the size of the factory by more than 6,000 square metres and create another hundred quality careers as the number of jobs employed by the Swedish company in Malta will go up to 600. Among the sectors that these new careers will give an opportunity to more Maltese is that of bio-engineering.

Prime Minister Robert Abela noted the success story of more than 60 years of Trelleborg in our country and described this investment with the help of Malta Enterprise and INDIS Malta as a show of confidence in our country, in Maltese workers and in our country’s vision for sustainable and technological development fuelled by research. He said that the expansion of the factory is opening new horizons in emerging sectors and Malta is ready to wake up for this occasion. He explained how Trelleborg and other companies that invest tirelessly in our country are crucial to further strengthen our country’s economic and industrial identity.

The Prime Minister stressed that this investment goes hand in hand with the priorities of the Malta Vision 2050. “Malta remains an open country for value-added investment not just a place to welcome business”, Dr Abela said. He also thanked the workers and technicians who made this project a reality and who will continue to strengthen innovation in our country.

Minister for the Economy, Enterprise and Strategic Projects Silvio Schembri described this expansion by Trelleborg as a clear example of what we can achieve through strong collaboration between the private sector and public entities. He mentioned Malta Enterprise and INDIS Malta as entities that had a crucial role for this private investment to materialise by facilitating land allocation and pushing towards a core of value-added operations. “This type of pro-active collaboration is precisely what the Malta Vision 2050 speaks about,” Minister Schembri said.

The President and CEO of the Trelleborg Group Peter Nilsson said that the investment in expansion at the Trelleborg facility means the constant presence of the company in Malta and the willingness to further strengthen its capabilities in the Life Sciences and semi-conductors industry. Neal Borg, General Manager of Trelleborg Sealing Solutions based in Malta said, “This is an exciting time for Trelleborg in Malta, as we expand our operations in medical devices and semiconductor applications. We take great pride in the dedication and effort that has made this extension possible. With the continued support of Trelleborg Group, Malta Enterprise, INDIS Malta and our valued employees, we are confident in our ability to grow sustainably and deliver innovative solutions.”