Research and Development (R&D) is far from being just tests and experiments held in labs and in the field of science or medicine. It has become well understood that R&D is crucial to ensure a...

In light of the Broadcasting Authority's announcement that it will be selling radio slots to MEP candidates, I wish to discuss the challenges facing the media landscape. Currently, as critical...

Now that 2018 has ended, the inevitable question is: Was Valletta 2018 successful as a European Capital of Culture? There is no easy reply to this question. To arrive to some kind of reply, an...

When it comes to innovation, there is no such thing as a status quo - you either improve or decline relative to everyone else, and sitting in a comfort zone for too long could prove...

Over recent years, Maltese governments have pushed strongly to increase the use of renewable energy. We know that for decades, our country was completed reliant on oil to generate electricity. Over...

In 2015, then Health Minister Konrad Mizzi gave a concession for the running of three of our hospitals, St Luke's Karen Grech and Craig Hospital in Gozo to a company called Vitals Global Healthcare...

We all know through experience that dreams and ideas can be attractive, plans and pledges innovative, but it is the commitment to implement them in a disciplined manner that finally leads to...

Landing at Schiphol airport to attend a blockchain conference, I was pleasantly surprised to be greeted by a fleet of all electric (Tesla) taxis waiting silently to pick up passengers. Airport...

The storm clouds gather. Or possibly, I may be deluding myself. The storm is already well upon us. Last week New York passed a new "Reproductive Health Act"legalising abortion up to birth. Until...

Over 90 per cent of two-year-olds and 80 per cent of babies were present online, according to a US study conducted in 2010. Having parents sharing ultrasound pictures some children are on social media...