At the end of a conference on skills and careers, the Head of the Public Administration launched a new portal, geohub.gov.mt, through which citizens will be able to acquire real time information.

Among others, one can find information on the location of Government offices, clinics and hospitals, pharmacies, sports facilities, schools and childcare centres, historical sites, museums and underwater attractions, roads and other information. This is another confirmation that if we use technology more, we will be able to bring our services closer to the citizen.

At the end of the second Public Service Expo24 conference, which tackled skills and careers in the public administration, Principal Permanent Secretary, Tony Sultana, said that technology is there to help us become more efficient in our work and not to replace our jobs. The daily changes brought about by technological progress, which have reached a very fast pace, must be welcomed with hands wide open to continue to evolve for the better of our services.

This conference, for which employees from scale 5 to 10 were invited, focused on the various skills we have in the public administration, as well as on the fulfilling careers that one can develop. In a message to the employees before him, Mr Sultana encouraged them to seek their professional development because in the administration we have important tools for career development. He also referred to the Institute for Public Services as a strategic partner in employee development as well as the Employee Support Programme which offers services for employees in difficulty.

It is important that the skills of our employees are continuously looked after and improved, and at the same time offering a strong career possibility. Only in this way will we be strengthening the public administration to offer excellent services, concluded Mr Sultana.

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