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12 maltatoday | SUNDAY • 3 OCTOBER 2021 COMMERCIAL MITA a hallmark of the country's digital PRIME Minister Robert Abela and the President of the Euro- pean Commission Ursula von der Leyen visited the Malta In- formation Technology Agency. The visit to MITA represented an agency which will be heavi- ly involved in the digital trans- formation of the public ad- ministration as part of Malta's recovery and resilience plan. They were welcomed by the Minister for the Economy and Industry Silvio Schembri; Par- liamentary Secretary for Euro- pean Funds Stefan Zrinzo Az- zopardi; Principal Permanent Secretary Mr Mario Cutajar; and MITA's Executive Chair- man Mr Tony Sultana. During her visit, President of the European Commission Ur- sula von der Leyen was amazed with the level of high technol- ogy investment done within MITA especially in the area of Cyber Security. Ursula von der Leyen said: "It was very fas- cinating to see the work done over the last 12 months in im- proving cyber security." The EC President hailed MITA's in- vestment over the past months, saying that she was glad to see how Malta's digital future will look like.MITA's Executive Chairman Mr Tony Sultana explained that this investment is important for our country as we need to ensure that our Government ICT systems are secured. She was also happy to see that 25% of Malta's RRP budget will be dedicated towards the digi- tal transition, by helping busi- nesses go digital and promot- ing a new e-college platform. President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen ended her visit at MITA by talking and meeting with MITA employees. She was en- thusiast on the progress that the agency has made and she had words of praise for the work done. Clive Farrugia Left to right: Secretary for European Funds Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi, Prime Minister Robert Principal Permanent Secretary Mario Cutajar and MITA's Executive Chairman Tony Sultana Left to right: Economy Minister Silvio Schembri, Prime Minister Robert Abela, President Ursula von der Leyen, Secretary for European Funds Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi and MITA's Executive Chairman Tony Sultana