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16 maltatoday | SUNDAY • 4 NOVEMBER 2018 INNOVATION MITA enabling Government to reach important milestones INFORMATION technology and the concepts related to it are very dynamic. Therefore, it is imperative that we keep up the pace with the latest tech- nologies, adopt the related legislations and implement the best practices. During this year, MITA has helped Government in reach- ing very important mile- stones. It has assisted the public service in implement- ing innovative projects, while involving the private sector as a partner or as a supplier. Moreover, it has guided Gov- ernment in its IT direction, while investing heavily in the required infrastructure to achieve these goals. CONvErGE – investment in infrastructure and IT systems A critical project, on which MITA is working, is CON- vErGE. Government is in- vesting a total of €57 million, including €28.5 million from European Regional Develop- ment Funds. This project aims at group- ing Government digital ser- vices, implement new elec- tronic services and operate through one infrastructural framework. This will reduce administrative pressures, while offering better services for citizens, businesses and Government departments. MITA will be implement- ing the infrastructure and the platforms required to sustain these systems. There are already nine ministries involved in this project which are being directed by the Of- fice of the Prime Minister. In the future, more ministries will be using this infrastruc- ture, thus making the Public Service more efficient. An important part of this project is the commissioning of the Government Hybrid Cloud enabling infrastruc- ture which will be commis- sioned by the end of this year. This project is being imple- mented with an investment of €15 million, of which 80% are EU funds. This part of the project will enable Govern- ment services and solutions to be more efficient, more effective and according to what will be required in the future. This will also enable the modernisation of the line of business of critical systems within Government. Another important initia- tive within the CONvErGE project is the Workflow Au- tomation Solution which will be used to implement digital and online processes, as well as e-forms. Through this sys- tem, the Public Service will be able to replace outdated systems and digital processes with better solutions that will