March 10, 2018

Lovin Malta: It’s Official: You Can Now Get Your Online Court Judgments Deleted [Malta]

Lovin Malta: It’s Official: You Can Now Get Your Online Court Judgments Deleted [Malta]. “Pandora’s Box risks getting opened now that Justice Minister Owen Bonnici has confirmed people are allowed to request the deletion of their court records from the online database. This tool only became public today after it was successfully applied by a newly minted lawyer to delete a 2010 criminal sentence that conditionally discharged her for stealing a credit card. However, Bonnici said the tool has actually been in place since he was appointed minister 2014 and has been successfully applied around 12 times.” Just to be clear: this is MALTA, not the US.

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February 14, 2018

Times of Malta: Malta company registry data to be revealed by ICIJ

Times of Malta: Malta company registry data to be revealed by ICIJ. “The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists will add data from Malta’s corporate registry to their offshore leaks database on Wednesday. Although the Malta Financial Services Authority runs its own searchable database, which is available upon registration, it does not allow for specific searches of company directors and shareholders.”

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October 7, 2017

LovinMalta: Prime Minister Petitions Google To End Discrimination Of Maltese Youtubers

LovinMalta: Prime Minister Petitions Google To End Discrimination Of Maltese Youtubers. “Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has personally signed an online petition to Google, urging the internet giant to allow Maltese people to get paid for making YouTube videos. ‘I emailed him my online petition and he responded within 15 minutes to tell me had signed it,’ Fabian Borg, an ethical hacker, told LovinMalta. ‘Apart from my close circle of friends, the Prime Minister was the first person to sign it.’”

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September 22, 2017

Times of Malta: Malta becomes first country to explore blockchain education certificates

Times of Malta: Malta becomes first country to explore blockchain education certificates. “The government has launched a pilot project to explore the possibility of issuing educational certificates on the blockchain. The project will see diplomas at MCAST, training certificates at ITS, and equivalence statements, accreditation and licensure from the NCFHE, all issued on the emerging technology this year.”

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September 21, 2017

Malta Today: Inked in history

Malta Today: Inked in history . “Rel-Ink promises to explore tattoos and their significance in the day to day life of elderly Maltese males, aged 75 and over, who worked as labourers, seafarers and the like, at a time when the maritime sector was the mainstay in Malta’s colonial economy – which means, from the 1900s all the way up to the Second World War. It will feature in-depth personal oral history accounts, straight from the mouths of tattooed participants as well as documentation and images of their tattoo designs, with the main motivation being to cast a light on Maltese tattoo artists and their handiwork…. But that’s not all! The project aims to build a digital archive, which will be made available as an open-source platform via partner the Department of Library Information and Archives Study at the University of Malta, ensuring that all information will be made available […]

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June 2, 2017

Watch: The local election database started by an American professor (Times of Malta)

New-to-me: the country of Malta has an online elections database. “Over the coming days, a dedicated team at the University of Malta will be updating the Malta Elections database with the outcome of the general election but Josef Lauri, a maths professor, is keen to add even more functions to the site. The database is a goldmine of information which was started by an American professor of political science, John Lane, who came to Malta around 30 years ago for a sabbatical and was intrigued by the very rare ‘single transferable vote’ system.” The headline makes it look like this is a video-only story but it isn’t.

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March 6, 2017

Times of Malta: 3D map tools of Maltese islands launched

Times of Malta: 3D map tools of Maltese islands launched. “The 3D map tools cover the whole of the Maltese islands and up to one nautical mile offshore. Users of the tools can fly around the data and view their zone of interest in new ways, including newly-published marine zones, such as underwater artefacts. For example, they can see sea-level rises and ancient coasts around the Maltese islands. The tools can also be used to measure and calculate heights, distances and areas.”

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February 19, 2016

Malta Establishes Digital Library

Malta’s Digital Library is up and running. “A digital archive of the documents at the National Library in Valletta is up and running and readers can now download a copy of the first printed books dating back to the 15th century, known as incunabula, to read them at their leisure on their mobile or computer….There are over 60,000 pages accessible online so far, but the digitisation process will be ongoing as the library is always receiving new material. So far, 700,000 pages have been captured and are going through the digitisation process.”

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December 23, 2015

Malta Imposing Strict Social Media Policies on Public Officials

Meanwhile, Malta is setting up restrictions on social media use by public officials. “One particularly interesting clause requires individual who encounters any groups, accounts or any other online presence referring to / representing the public service that are not listed as Official Social Media Platforms are required to bring such activity to the attention of the respective Permanent Secretary or Head responsible at law. This particular clause could be linked to the alleged leaks earlier this year, where allegedly workers from the Central Bank and other entities had leaked information to PN MP Tonio Fenech.” If you click through to the article, don’t miss what Phillip Rizzo said. My jaw hit the desk. I am not quoting it here.

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