The government has formed an 'e-government alliance' with 14 software development companies to develop and commission 40 new e-government services.
The alliance was announced by IT Minister Austin Gatt who said that the government's ultimate target is for Malta to be the leading European country in the provision of e-government services. It is currently second.
Dr Gatt said the government wanted Malta to be first not only in the number of e-government services it provided, but also in their sophistication.
He said the purpose behind the setting up of the alliance was to avoid the lengthy process of issuing a call for tender for the development of each e-government service. The companies which had replied to the call to join the alliance would now together be responsible for the creation of the services.
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Quelle/Source: Times of Malta, 17.01.2008
