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Malta’s Sustainable Development Strategy for 2050 is a comprehensive and forward-looking plan aimed at ensuring the nation's progress in environmental protection, economic growth, and social cohesion. Building on the principles outlined in Malta's Sustainable Development Vision for 2050 and aligned…

The main aim of these reports was to monitor the implementation of the actions in the National Research and Innovation Strategy 2020 and the R&I Action Plan 2015-2020.  A comprehensive set of indicators covering the three Pillars and Action Lines were established with the support of the…

On February 18, 2014, the Cabinet endorsed Malta’s new National Research and Innovation Strategy 2020. This document set out Malta’s research and innovation strategy for the forthcoming seven-year period.

The National Open Access Policy presents a roadmap targeted at local Maltese Research Performing Organizations (RPOs) and Research Funding Organizations (RFOs). It focuses on different subject areas, namely, open access to scientific publications, open research data under the principle of “as open…

Malta’s Research and Innovation Smart Specialisation Strategy (RIS3) 2021-2027 was published for public consultation, as part of the stakeholder engagement process, between 28th October and 18th November 2020. This exercise contributed to revealing the most promising areas for future national…

Built on a 2019 Policy Support Facility (PSF) peer review which provided an in-depth analysis of the Maltese R&I landscape, the National R&I Strategic Plan 2023-2027 addresses several aspects of Malta's knowledge and innovation landscape, with a focus on enhancing Malta's potential in this…

The report encompasses a number of suggestions that shall lead to the realisation of the “5th freedom”, including empowering our research infrastructures as well as establishing a strong European technological infrastructure, creating a European Knowledge Commons, removing barriers to knowledge…

In 2022 Switch to Sweden in collaboration with Linköping Science Park, Terminal 5, and Future Place Leadership published the “Talent Map Report: Academic International Talent and Companies in Sweden.” The findings served to support the mapping of needs, challenges, and opportunities to understand…