The ambitious project will make Malta unique and should place it at the top of the European rankings on e-Government.
The Minister was speaking during the launch of more e-Government services, whereby notifications of deaths and the search for wills can be made online.
It is calculated that around 3,000 pass away every year, and the new systems will make it easier for those who have to notify about the death and those who want to look up for the will, as the electronic systems will quicken the procedure and reduce the time it takes to carry out.
Speaking during the launch of the services, Home Affairs Minister Tonio Borg said that Malta is at the forefront when it comes to e-Government, and the Government wanted to keep strengthening the services in order to facilitate the life of the citizens and to reduce the need of running between one Government department and another.
He added that the Ministry for Justice and Home Affairs was amongst those Ministries that offered most online services, from birth and death certificates to passports.
On his part, Minister Austin Gatt said that Government wanted to step up the pace with which it launched online services, and it would thus be entering an alliance with Maltese software suppliers in the coming days.
He concluded by saying that the changes in the electronic services would also be reflected in the administration.
Autor(en)/Author(s): Chris Galea
Quelle/Source: di-ve, 03.10.2007
