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2 NEWS 16.12.2021 THE 20th Edition of the Malta Engineer- ing Excellence Awards (MEEA) were held successfully at St John Cavalier in Valletta. e MEEA 2021 was organised by the Chamber of Engineers in collaboration with the Energy and Water Agency and held under the patronage of President George Vella. Following the opening address by Mal- colm Zammit, President of the Chamber of Engineers, and Manuel Sapiano, CEO of the Energy and Water Agency, awards have been presented for three categories. e Industrial Excellence Award is awarded to organisations and/or individ- uals who have demonstrated excellence in their projects. e Maurice Debono Lifetime Achieve- ment Award, is awarded to individuals who have been committed throughout their career to the advancement of engi- neering and the profession in Malta. e Energy and Water Sustainability Award, issued by e Energy and Water Agency for projects having a significant impact on energy and water usage. e nominees for the Industrial Excel- lence Award were Abertax Ltd, Carlo Gavazzi Ltd, and FMCore Ltd in collab- oration with Mater Dei Hospital. e Industrial Excellence Award 2021 was awarded to Carlo Gavazzi Ltd, for their innovative project; High Dynamic Motor Starter (patented), which is a self-learning soft starter for single phase ac induction motors, with innovative soft starting ca- pabilities. e Maurice Debono Lifetime Achieve- ment Award was presented by Zammit and Activities Secretary and MEEA 2021 Chairperson David Scicluna Giusti, to Jo- seph Victor Camilleri. Camilleri is an electrical engineer, and active member of the Malta Group of Pro- fessional Engineering Institutions (MG- PEI), with a successful career spanning various sectors, such as measurement systems, telecommunications and med- ical fields and covering multiple projects of relevance to national and international infrastructure. e nominees for the Energy and Water Sustainability Award were James Caterers Ltd, Mizzi Estates Ltd and Palumbo Ship- yard Ltd. e Energy and Water Sustain- ability Award 2021 was awarded to James Caterers Ltd, for their 'Sustainability from Inception Project' implemented through e Food Factory facilities. e awards for the Best Final Year Pro- ject sponsored by Bank of Valletta, was also presented on the night, for the re- spective streams of Electrical Engineer- ing, Mechanical Engineering, and Infor- mation and Communication Technology. e nominated students for the Me- chanical Engineering stream were Chris- tian Stewart, Katrina Degiorgio and Matthew John Vella, whilst Jean Callus, Emma Fenech and Nicole Bonnici were nominated for the Electrical Engineering stream. e nominated students for the Infor- mation and Communication Technology (ICT) stream were Ylenia Cini, Francesca Chircop and Mark Saliba. e respective award winners were Emma Fenech, Kat- rina Degiorgio, and Francesca Chircop.. President Vella concluded the award ceremony with an inspirational recorded speech whereby he reviewed the funda- mental role for the engineering profession in Malta and the impact that engineers make on people's quality of life, high- lighting how many sectors depend on the work of engineers and how these need to be sustained going forward. e MEEA 2021 celebrated the achieve- ment of students, engineers and organ- isations, and has promoted engineering excellence in Malta in terms of innovative and sustainable solutions. e Chamber of Engineers and e En- ergy and Water Agency congratulate all the award winners and participants for their contribution towards engineering and society. Malta Engineering Excellence Awards reward industrial excellence, sustainability and lifetime achievements CoE president Malcolm Zammit THE Internet of ings (IoT) is today a reality present in many aspects of peo- ple's lives. As a company that is contin- uously seeking innovative solutions to its customer's growing needs, GO has embraced this reality, and through GO Business, has just launched its Asset Tracking solution, allowing business clients to keep track of their valuable equipment and assets. "For most businesses, it is a constant challenge to keep track of valuable as- sets, equipment and goods while in transit or when deployed on the field. Assets are constantly misplaced, dam- aged or stolen, and businesses incur sig- nificant costs and disruptions to locate, repair or replace such assets. erefore, monitoring and tracking of these assets has become increasingly critical and this is what drove GO to develop As- set Tracking as our first IoT solution," Victor Zammit, Business Development Manager at GO Business, said. rough the use of small tracking de- vices that send periodic location reports to the GO IoT platform, companies can easily monitor and track these assets wherever they are located. rough the platform, users have ac- cess to numerous features including device management functionalities, the setting of alarms and alerts, reporting capabilities and advanced data analyt- ics, delivering companies with signifi- cant cost savings, increased operational efficiency and better service to their re- spective clients. "Connectivity remains a critical factor when it comes to locating assets out- side companies' premises, so the service avails itself of GO's various connectiv- ity solutions which provide the impor- tant link between tracking devices and platforms. One of the key strengths of this solution is that it relies on our high- ly dependable network and secure IoT platform, offering the highest level of service and assurance that our business clients are accustomed to," added Ar- thur Azzopardi, Chief Officer GO Busi- ness. A recent 2021 study published by Tech.mt suggested that more Maltese businesses are embracing the concept of Internet of ings and that with the emergence of AI, and the imminent roll- out of fifth generation (5G) wireless, IoT is bound to become increasingly critical for change and innovation within the local business community. "GO's decision to invest in this tech- nology is driven by the belief that IoT solutions will play a critical role in digital innovation and in achieving operational efficiencies. rough this investment, we want to simplify the technology aspect and speed up the adoption of IoT across local business- es," Azzopardi said. "Following through on our purpose to drive a digital Malta where no one is left behind, we are bringing to the local market a world class IoT platform that would facilitate the development of IoT solutions, enabling companies to reap the benefits of IoT when applied to their business," he said. e Asset Tracking Solution is the re- sult of GO's partnership with the lead- ing German company Software AG which through its Cumulocity IoT plat- form provides best-in-class IoT solu- tions, featuring the latest advancements in IoT technology, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML) and the highest security standards. is is just the beginning for GO in the IoT sphere as in the coming months the company plans to launch new offerings to further expand the IoT capabilities it offers to its customers. GO launches first solution on its Internet of Things platform