Malta

Malta(English)

Malta(National language)

NUTS Level: NUTS 0 - NUTS CODE/MS:MT

Statistics

	Area: 316 km2
	Population: 542051
	GDP at current prices (M EUR): 17212.5
	GDP per capita at current prices (EUR): 36000
	% of National GDP: No information available.
	% of Unemployment: 2.9%
	Regional GERD (%): 0.65%

National-regional governance of STI

The Malta Council for Science and Technology (MCST) has a mandate from the government to advise science and technology policy. It is responsible for the drafting, implementing and monitoring R&I policies and strategies, and it operates with the endorsement of the Ministry from Education, Sport, Youth, Research and Innovation (MEYR).

National and regional S3s: organisation and governance

Malta’s Research and Innovation Smart Specialisation Strategy (RIS3) 2021-2027 was published in 2020 for public consultation and adopted in 2022. Malta has only a national Smart Specialisation strategy. At the strategic level, the responsible entity for the drafting and implementation of the S3 in Malta is the Ministry responsible for Research and Innovation, coordinating with the Malta Council for Science and Technology. At the bottom-up level, six expert Thematic Committees have been set up, one per thematic area of the RIS3, to bring together the relevant actors of the quadruple helix during the implementation stage of S3.

For information on regional S3s, please return to the homepage: https://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/assets/s3-observatory/index_en.html

S3 Strategy

Name of strategy	Malta's Smart Specialisation Strategy 2021-2027
Type of strategy	National
Languages	MT
Strategy approved	Yes

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Thematic platforms and partnership

Industrial Modernisation

Water Smart Territories

S3CoP activities

No information available.

Ecosystem label

	Aerospace & Defence ➝
	Agri-food ➝
	Construction ➝
	Creative & Cultural Industries ➝
	Digital ➝
	Electronics ➝
	Energy/Renewable Energy ➝
	Energy Intensive Industries ➝

	Healthcare ➝
	Mobility, Transport & Automotive ➝
	Proximity Economy ➝
	Retail ➝
	Social Economy ➝
	Textiles ➝
	Tourism ➝
	Proximity, social economy and civil security ➝

S3 Priorities

	Economic classification (NACE section & division)	Scientific classification (NABS digit 1 & 2)
Health and Well-being	Q - Human health and social work activities Q.86 - Human health activities Q.87 - Residential care activities Q.88 - Social work activities without accommodation	7 - Health
Sustainable Use of Resources for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation	D - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply D.35 - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	5 - Energy
Smart Manufacturing	C - Manufacturing C.26 - Computer, electronic and optical products C.27 - Electrical equipment C.28 - Machinery and equipment n.e.c.	6 - Industrial production and technology
Marine & Maritime Technology	D - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply D.35 - Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	5 - Energy
Aviation and Aerospace	O - Public administration and defence, compulsory social security O.84 - Public administration and defence, compulsory social security M - Professional, scientific and technical activities M.74 - Other professional, scientific and technical activities	13 - Defence 13.109 - Defence

Contact points

Name	Position	Contact
No information available.	No information available.	No information available.

Additional information

Document type	Link
Webpage	Kohesio: Region/Member State
Webpage	Link to ERDF programmes database