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Malta Enterprise in collaboration with the Malta Chamber has launched the ‘Make It’ campaign, which is aimed at encouraging young people to consider a career in manufacturing by shedding light on the great opportunities that exist within the industry.

Through a number of testimonials from young people showcasing their own life story and personal experience in manufacturing, the campaign inspires others to join the thousands of youths already engaged in the industry and seek their own rewarding career path in manufacturing.

Eleven Gozitan micro enterprises have been allocated industrial space within the new Tal-Hofra Workshop Complex in Xewkija, which is presently under construction and envisaged to be completed within the coming months.

The entrepreneurs are engaged in diverse local trades including woodworks, aluminium works, upholstery, wrought iron, as well as marble and granite. 

As the local partner within Innova Foster, Malta Enterprise has finalised a Local Action Plan (LAP) with key actions that address the most pressing issues, thereby bringing to a close the first phase of the project.

The proposals presented in the LAP fall within three strategic areas - infrastructure, incentives and capacity building. Through the research carried out, 100 actions grouped under 35 objectives have been identified.

Malta Enterprise has launched a new scheme to suppport artisans in transferring their skills to other persons interested in learning the relevant craft. 

Any duly registered craftsperson and self-employed persons who have experience in the production of a craft can benefit from this incentive when mentoring and transferring their skills to a trainee. Applicants will need to demonstrate they have the knowledge, capacity and facilities for providing the skills transfer.

The aviation industry in Malta continues to grow and attract the interest of foreign and local investors, leading to the creation of an ever-increasing number of job openings with several global employers operating in Malta.

With its bottom-up approach, EUREKA supports the development of rapidly marketable innovative products, processes and services that help improve the daily life of everyday people. The commercialisation of the innovative products, processes and services from hundreds of successfully completed projects have added billions of euro to national economies.

Six Maltese artisans showcased their products at the L'Artigiano in Fiera, which was held in Milan over the span of nine days and which attracted approximately one and a half million visitors.

The Maltese craft persons’ hand made products included filigree works, stone works, paintings, wooden souvenirs, and soap products.

Participation at the fair was coordinated by Malta Enterprise and Business First in collaboration with the Ministry for Economy, Investment and Small Businesses and the Commerce Department.

Malta formally accepted participation at Expo 2020 Dubai with the signing of the participation contract on November 26, 2018. The contract was signed by Mr Anthony P. Tabone, Commissioner General for Malta at Expo 2020 Dubai, during the annual International Participants Meeting (IPM) that was held in Dubai and which brings together country representatives from all over the globe.

Noovle, an Italian company offering ICT and cloud consultancy services, is the first FDI project to be allocated space at the new Gozo Innovation Hub. The company will be setting up a research centre focusing on cloud/hybrid cloud; machine learning and blockchain processes, as well as basing a technical team to offer solutions in these fields to its clients.