Malta Innovation Forum

The Malta Innovation Forum (MIF) has successfully held its Annual General Meeting.

The MIF Lead Team (photo right to left) Johan Zammit (President), Joe Woods, Carm Cachia, Gonca Kara, Brigitte Tanti (Secretary), Andre Xuereb, Joseph Micallef, and Graham Hili came together to review what we have achieved in the last 12 months and to refine the plans for innovation-related initiatives and events for the next 12 months.

MIF will continue to organise more stakeholder meetings, promote innovation activities happening in Malta, refine plans for a Malta Innovation Observatory and a Malta Innovation Portal, and provide training in creative thinking and other innovation-related skills.

All this is aimed at promoting the building of a National Innovation Ecosystem through capacity-building initiatives.

A big thanks to Graham Hili and Lemonworx for hosting the meeting in their new offices in Zebbug!

Let's continue to promote innovation!

Turning innovative ideas into real-world impact requires collaboration across the ecosystem.

Through its 2026–2030 Strategic Plan, MDIA is placing continued focus on connecting startups, industry, academia and the public sector to support digital innovation in Malta.

🌐 Through the MDIA Strategic Plan 2026-2030, the MDIA will continue accelerating digital innovation by bringing together startups, industry, academia, and the public sector. By supporting initiatives such as DiHubMT, innovation programmes, and collaborative projects, the Authority aims to help innovative ideas move from concept to real-world impact.

Using digital skills to create meaningful impact.

SNAP! is a free three-day training programme exploring video production and media advocacy as tools for driving positive social, environmental and civic change.

Spaces are limited, with the programme taking place from 26-28 October at the RISE Library in Tarxien.

A clear direction for Malta’s digital future.

The MDIA Strategic Plan 2026–2030 sets out priorities around trusted technology, innovation, digital skills and a secure and inclusive digital ecosystem.

The MDIA Strategic Plan 2026-2030 sets out a vision for Malta’s digital future: to be the forward-looking Authority that fosters trust and enables the uptake of innovative technologies. Over the next five years, MDIA will continue strengthening its role as regulator, policy advisor, innovation enabler, and champion of digital skills, helping build a secure, inclusive, and thriving digital ecosystem.

🔗Discover the MDIA Strategic Plan 2026-2030: https://mdia.gov.mt/about/strategic-plan-quality-policy/

Malta Innovation Forum is once again supporting the creolabs voluntary project in Africa.

After many successful initiatives in Lesotho the project has now been launched at the Jacaranda Community Library in Kenya.

16 tutors attended 12 online sessions facilitated by Rise International and supported by the Malta Innovation Forum.

120 children are already attending weekly sessions in 10 different schools and libraries!

Building creative capacity creates long-term impact.

The tutors are now fully equipped to spark creativity, drive problem-solving, and mentor the next generation of changemakers in Kenya's classrooms and community hubs.

Special thanks to Joseph Woods and Daniela Guzman for driving this initiative.

Malta Finance Week 2027, taking place from the 13th to the 15th of October, will bring together industry, regulators, investors and other stakeholders, with innovation, digital transformation, FinTech and emerging technologies among its key themes.

Read more: https://www.maltatoday.com.mt/business/business_news/144581/mfsa_and_financemalta_launch_malta_finance_week_2027?shem=dsdf,sharefoc,agadiscoversdl,,sh/x/discover/m1/4

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MFSA and FinanceMalta launch Malta Finance Week 2027 The inaugural Malta Finance Week will take place from 13 - 15 October 2027. It will bring together regulators, industry leaders, policymakers, investors, academics and international stakeholders

Xjenza Malta’s new report maps Malta’s participation in Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe between 2014 and 2025, identifying key actors, international partnerships and collaboration patterns across the ecosystem. The findings show that Malta has strengthened its participation over time and become increasingly integrated into European R&I networks.

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Creativity and critical thinking are fundamental skills for an innovation-driven society. Following Malta’s latest PISA results, academics are calling for a clearer strategy to develop these capabilities, alongside greater emphasis on experiential, project-based and transdisciplinary learning.

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Malta’s education system ‘out of step’, academics warn after poor PISA results Malta performed badly in the latest Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) study

Malta’s businesses spent an estimated €1.1 billion on innovation in 2024, yet only 79 surveyed companies with 10+ employees carried out R&D. An interesting snapshot of where business innovation is taking place - and where there remains scope to strengthen Malta’s R&D capacity.

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Connecting Malta’s innovators to wider European networks can open doors to new partnerships, expertise and opportunities. The EIT Community Hub Malta is encouraging local businesses, startups, researchers and universities to tap into EIT’s extensive European innovation communities.

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EIT Community Hub Malta encourages Maltese innovators to connect with European innovation networks Businesses, start-ups, universities and researchers urged to explore EIT communities as a route to new partnerships, expertise and European opportunities