Momentum proposes doubling Malta’s investment in Research and Development

Momentum says it is time to double Malta’s investment in Research and Development. Malta currently invests just 0.6% of its GDP in R&D, one of the lowest rates in the European Union. Momentum is proposing a bold yet achievable step forward: to double Malta’s investment in R&D, bringing the country closer to the EU average, which stands at around 2.2%.

Mark Camilleri Gambin, Secretary General of Momentum, said: “Malta has no shortage of creativity, intelligence, and ambition. Across our universities, labs, and industries, Maltese researchers, innovators and businesses are working every day to find new solutions and create meaningful change. Momentum believes that with the right investment, this potential can be fully unlocked, turning Malta into a hub of innovation, progress, and opportunity.”

“Imagine the breakthroughs and ideas that could emerge if we doubled our research investment. Doubling our researchers means doubling our potential for discovery, giving Malta’s brightest minds the resources and home they deserve.”

Momentum’s proposal envisions a solution to our present brain drain: a Malta where researchers can return from international experience to continue their work locally, where young innovators find opportunities to create, and where research drives economic growth, sustainability, and national pride.

This proposal underscores the belief that innovation is not an expense, but an investment in Malta’s future, one that will pay through a stronger economy, smarter solutions, and a generation of empowered researchers who can proudly make Malta home again.

Currently, Malta lacks sufficient funding for PhD scholarships, which typically last about four years, and faces an even more concerning shortage of permanent positions for researchers.

Camilleri Gambin added that “even with this doubling, Malta’s spending on R&D would still remain below the EU average, but it would lift the country from the bottom ranks and signal a strong commitment to knowledge, innovation, and talent.”

“Our country affords this type of investment. What we need now is the vision and will to invest in Maltese talent and youth.”

Source: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=R%26D_expenditure 

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Momentum jipproponi li jirdoppja l-investiment ta’ Malta fir-Riċerka u l-Iżvilupp

Momentum jgħid li wasal iż-żmien li jiġi rduppjat l-investiment ta’ Malta fir-Riċerka u l-Iżvilupp. Malta bħalissa tinvesti biss 0.6% tal-GDP tagħha fir-Riċerka u l-Iżvilupp, waħda mill-inqas rati fl-Unjoni Ewropea. Momentum qed jipproponi pass ’il quddiem kuraġġuż iżda li jista’ jintlaħaq: li jirdoppja l-investiment ta’ Malta fir-Riċerka u l-Iżvilupp, u b’hekk il-pajjiż iqarreb lejn il-medja tal-UE, li hija ta’ madwar 2.2%.

Mark Camilleri Gambin, is-Segretarju Ġenerali ta’ Momentum, qal: “Malta m’għandhiex nuqqas ta’ kreattività, intelliġenza u ambizzjoni. Fl-università, fil-laboratorji u fl-industriji tagħna, ir-riċerkaturi, l-intrapriżi u l-innovaturi Maltin qed jaħdmu kuljum biex isibu soluzzjonijiet ġodda u joħolqu bidla sinifikanti. Momentum jemmen li b‘investiment tajjeb, dan il-potenzjal jista’ jiġi sfruttat bis-sħiħ, u b’hekk Malta tinbidel f’ċentru ta’ innovazzjoni, progress u opportunità.”

“Immaġina l-iskoperti u l-ideat li jistgħu joħorġu jekk nirdoppjaw l-investiment tagħna fir-riċerka. Li nirdoppjaw ir-riċerkaturi tagħna jfisser li nirdoppjaw il-potenzjal tagħna għall-iskoperta, u nagħtu lill-aktar imħuħ brillanti ta’ Malta r-riżorsi u l-post li jistħoqqilhom.”

Il-proposta ta’ Momentum timmaġina Malta fejn ir-riċerkaturi jistgħu jirritornaw minn esperjenzi internazzjonali biex ikomplu xogħolhom lokalment, fejn innovaturi żgħażagħ isibu opportunitajiet biex joħolqu, u fejn ir-riċerka tmexxi t-tkabbir ekonomiku, u s-sostenibbiltà.

Din il-proposta tenfasizza t-twemmin li l-innovazzjoni mhijiex spiża, iżda investiment fil-futur ta’ Malta, wieħed li se jwassal għal ekonomija aktar b’saħħitha, soluzzjonijiet aktar intelliġenti, u ġenerazzjoni ta’ riċerkaturi.

Bħalissa, Malta m’għandhiex biżżejjed fondi għall-boroż ta’ studju ta’ dottorat, li tipikament idumu madwar erba’ snin, u qed tiffaċċja nuqqas saħansitra aktar inkwetanti ta’ pożizzjonijiet permanenti għar-riċerkaturi.

Camilleri Gambin żied jgħid li “anke b’dan l-irduppjar, l-infiq ta’ Malta fuq ir-Riċerka u l-Iżvilupp xorta jibqa’ taħt il-medja tal-UE, iżda dan itella’ lill-pajjiż mill-aħħar klassifiki u jindika impenn qawwi lejn l-għarfien, l-innovazzjoni, u t-talent.”

“Pajjiżna għandu l-kapaċità finanzjarja għal dan l-investiment. Dak li neħtieġu issa hija l-viżjoni u r-rieda li ninvestu fit-talent u ż-żgħażagħ Maltin.”

Source: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?title=R%26D_expenditure 

Video: https://www.facebook.com/reel/25109823731987728

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