Focusing on Core Business Areas and Government's Strategic Programme
The year 2004 was the year that ushered Malta’s entry into the European Union. Faithful to its commitment to support the business of Government, MITTS Ltd has been key to a number of critical application related projects designed to support and facilitate the new economic and political circumstances. Notable ones are the Structural Funds Database, for the Office of the Prime Minister the Agricultural and Fisheries Integrated Administration and Control System (IACS) and the Paying Agency Management System (PAMS) both for the Ministry for Rural Affairs and the Environment. Nearly all these projects presented common characteristics: tight deadlines, and business requirements that had to be researched and painstakingly defined together with the client due to the totally new scenario represented by European membership. In all cases, partnering with the client has featured very prominently, so the competence and proficiency boost acquired during the project life cycle is effectively a result of a perfect symbiosis between MITTS Ltd and its client base. Below is the full list of business solutions which MITTS Ltd has, in partnership with the relevant Ministries and Departments, launched throughout 2004: •
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E-Procurement System for Office Automation Hardware and Software in the Central Information Management Unit within the Office of the Prime Minister Paying Agency Management System (PAMS) Agricultural and Fisheries Integrated Administration and Control System (IACS) Structural Funds Database Export Refund System Major extensions to functionality to the Lands Registry and Certification System INTRASAT Web Front End Ministry of Finance Portal Major extensions to functionality to the Accounts Receivable System Major extensions to functionality to the Tax Compliance Unit Data Warehousing
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VAT Information Exchange System E-Government VAT Returns and Declaration Forms VAT on e-Services Development and implementation of the System for the Exchange of Excise Data (SEED) Extension of European Council Networks Connection of Maltese embassies and missions to the Malta Government Network using VOIP technologies Implementation of the new design fully-redundant Document Registry hosting platform
MITTS Ltd also continued to partner with the Ministry for Investments, Industry and Information Technology (MIIIT) and its appointed subcontractors from the private enterprise for the quality assurance, deployment and hosting of the following e-services on its state-of-the-art e-Government hosting platform: • • • •
Phase 1 of the e-ID (Authentication and Registration) Employment and Training Corporation portal National Statistics Office portal MIIIT website
Improving Quality of Service through e-Procurement, MITTS Ltd developed the first e-Procurement application launched by Government to support the decentralisation of the procurement of standard office automation hardware and software for the Public Service. The system provides suppliers with the up-to-date information required to deliver quality software and hardware supplies according to the standards formulated by the Central Information Management Unit. It also serves to authorise public officers to purchase IT equipment with far greater flexibility. It is pertinent to underline that the involvement of MITTS Ltd in the e-Procurement framework was the result of the strategic decision to withdraw from non-core business activity.
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