[ANALYSIS] Post-pandemic strategy: Change in direction or just some lipstick?
Malta’s national post pandemic strategy comes close to a state of the nation report identifying Malta’s strengths and vulnerabilities, exposed by COVID-19. But, beyond the platitudes, will it change the country’s direction?
8 July 2021, 7:52am
by James Debono
The disruption in daily life, accompanied by a decrease in traffic and a rediscovery of urban and natural landscapes ushered a period of reflection on where to go from here and which pandemic ‘takeaways’ we will be taking with us in the post-COVID age.
The strategy unveiled last week by Minister Owen Bonnici captures this spirit of national introspection referring to the need to foster the social solidarity brought about by the pandemic, recalling how “how volunteers stepped in to deliver food and other essentials to those who were vulnerable, how young neighbours taught the elderly to use digital communication tools, and how restaura
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The announcement of a disaster recovery plan, made by Minister Owen Bonnici in parliament, should serve to inject fresh energy and funds onto the path to normality after a pandemic that has crippled economic activity for more than a year.
The strategy document, the work “of an entire cabinet of ministers and a whole government”, aims to create a safety net for future crises. Although no mention of figures has been made, the government stated its intention to work on establishing long-term plans for sea, land, air, energy and digital connectivity. In spite of potential legal action from the European Commission, it appears that the much-maligned IIP scheme will be the main financing vehicle for this fund.
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Post-COVID strategy to be published in June
Government’s post-COVID strategy will be published in June Innovation Minister Owen Bonnici tells the House
19 May 2021, 6:24pm
by Karl Azzopardi
Government’s post-COVID strategy will be published in June, Minister Owen Bonnici has said.
Replying to parliamentary questions by Nationalist MP Jason Azzopardi and Labour MP Jean Claude Micallef, he said the recovery plan will be published before the second quarter of 2021.
“COVID-19 has changed the course of history, both positively and negatively, and so we have to look at ahead at the future,” Bonnici said.
He said the stirring group behind the consultation document identified three questions for the road ahead after COVID-19.