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€1.50 THURSDAY 11 APRIL 2019 • ISSUE 3 WWW.BUSINESSTODAY.COM.MT MASSIMO COSTA NOOVLE, an ICT and cloud consultancy ser- vices company which has established a base in Gozo, is planning on off ering scholarships for local students to obtain training with Google in the United States. e Italian company is the fi rst tenant at the new Gozo Innovation Hub in Xewkija, and is set to be fully operational on the island later in the year. e company, which was founded in 2013, is one of Google Cloud's 50 Premium Partners, and its operations in Gozo will include a focus on R&D solutions, blockchain and Artifi cial In- telligence applications. A spokesperson for the Gozo ministry said that Noovle's operations are very much in line with the government's drive for increased investment in the blockchain and AI sector on the Maltese islands, highlighting that both the Gozo minis- try and Malta Enterprise had worked towards bringing the company to Gozitan shores. PAGE 3 Gozo-based ICT company to offer Google training in the US Noovle, a Google Cloud Premium Partner, is also planning to devise courses with MCAST to train Gozitan students in the blockchain and AI sector MALTA is in favour of an extension to Brexit, with Prime Minister Joseph Mus- cat saying this would ensure a smooth withdrawal. In comments to MaltaTo- day ahead of the meeting, EU funds parliamentary secre- tary Aaron Farrugia said that while the EU wanted to have friendly future ties with the UK, it was also important to protect the remaining mem- ber states' interests. "President Donald Tusk speaks for the EU27 when he says there is no desire to punish or humiliate eresa May," Farrugia said. "We want a strong and friendly future relationship with the UK, whatever form it takes." "However, the interests of the EU27 must also be pro- tected, so whatever deal is off ered to Mrs May must not allow the normal business of the European Union to be disrupted. e Prime Minis- ter already said that the gov- ernment is in favour of an ex- tension to ensure an orderly exit." PAGE 2 Maltese government underlines importance of future good relations with Britain EU leaders mull Brexit delay