maltatoday | SUNDAY • 2 FEBRUARY 2020
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COMMERCIAL
Protagonists in government digital
THIS year MITA is commemo-
rating its 30th Anniversary since
its establishment (formally MSU
and MITTS). Throughout these
past 30 years, we have witnessed
huge advances in technolo-
gy which have fundamentally
changed both the way we do
business and our personal lives.
Our agency has been at the
forefront of these events and
has been actively seeking new
opportunities to lead Govern-
ment through its digital trans-
formation, making best use of
these technologies. We have
gone from the introduction of
email and internet for Govern-
ment, to the setting up of net-
work infrastructure and data
centres, and to the building of
information systems, web and
mobile applications.
We are now embarking on a
journey to transform our infor-
mation systems and infrastruc-
ture to be cloud native and lev-
eraging the power of artificial
intelligence for optimal busi-
ness benefits, whilst improving
our security posture and cyber
defence capabilities, making
sure we are ready for modern
day threats.
This year MITA is also con-
solidating the attainment of
our current three-year Strate-
gic Plan for the period 2018 –
2020.
The Strategic Plan aimed to
continue to support Govern-
ment in the implementation
of innovative technologies
that better serve citizens and
businesses. This has, in turn,
Minister for Finance Edward Scicluna
