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13.06.19 7 NEWS lated to digital job opportuni- ties", said Parliamentary Sec- retary Schembri, whilst adding that this will be done through the participators' engagement strategy with stakeholders and employers to support the am- bitions of these young women. Parliamentary Secretary for EU Funds Aaron Farrugia said that this project was a sig- nificant one in which Malta is partnering with a number of other countries, including Norway, which is the largest donor country within the EEA through Norway's financial mechanisms. He said that the amount of Norwegian funds have increased from €3 million to €8 million in this program- ming period, and are focusing on reducing socio-economic disparities in Malta. "e programme will help us provide digital skills to young women as part of our holistic plan to decrease the number of school leavers and continue with a programme of retrain- ing, reskilling, and upskilling the Maltese workforce." Farrugia urged beneficiaries of this programme to continue to explore further opportuni- ties through EU-funded pro- grammes, such as investing in skills, access to employment, the VASTE programme. "is is an exciting time for women. After registering a spike in the number of wom- en elected to the European Parliament, I look forward to the next legislature to see the fruit of the positive measures being taken locally to increase the number of women in the Maltese Parliament", said Par- liamentary Secretary Farrugia, adding that government is pro- viding a number of initiatives and incentives to ensure that women can move from welfare to workforce, even through Eu- ropean funds. Dana Farrugia, CEO at Tech. MT, said that although the suc- cess and fast evolvement of Malta's digital economy is sat- isfactory, the risk of exclusion is real, and it must be ensured that no one remains on the outside looking in on techno- logical evolution. "It is encouraging to see the government fully committed to reducing the digital divide and organisations coming together today to support this collabo- rative framework. anks to this commitment we can en- sure that women and young girls are truly allowed to decide their future and regain their destiny", she concluded. digital sector glass ceiling' 'This is an exciting time for women. After registering a spike in the number of women elected to the European Parliament, I look forward to the next legislature to see the fruit of the positive measures being taken locally to increase the number of women in the Maltese Parliament' Parliamentary secretary Aaron Farrugia