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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 13 APRIL 2025 4 INTERVIEW Silvio Schembri on Vision 2050: 'I will do my best to ensure it is a nation's vision' Silvio Schembri wants to break the five-year electoral cycle that political parties are often bound with when planning the country's future. The economy minister has just launched Vision 2050, a plan that charts the country's course for the next 25 years. It's an ambitious plan that seeks to make Maltese residents more prosperous while enjoying a better quality of life. "I will not be here when it comes to fruition," he tells me jokingly at the tail end of an interview inside the boardroom of Palazzo Zondadari in Valletta, where his ministry is housed. He insists the vision document is not his and neither does it belong to the government. "I want this to be the nation's vision by bringing everyone around to agree on the basic princi- ples of where we want the country to go," he says. The document proposes 90 overar- ching measures that cover different sectors Schembri tells me a key point when the document will be finalised later this year will be the publication of key performance indicators (KPIs) for every ministry and sector. He ac- knowledges the cynicism that may accompany grand plans like this but insists the introduction of KPIs will ensure the plan is kept on track. "These KPIs will be published on a dedicated website so that progress can be tracked. The KPIs will cover all aspects listed in Vision 2050 and there is agreement about this with the stakeholders," he says. Schembri also discusses land rec- lamation, a mass transport system, tourism and public-private partner- ships in light of the bad name they got after the Vitals hospitals fiasco. Vision 2050 will be open for public consultation until September. Economy Minister Silvio Schembri has piloted the first draft of Vision 2050. He sits down with Kurt Sansone to discuss the long-term plan's targets and addresses the cynicism that can accompany some of the proposed measures.