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MINISTER JOSEF BONNICI CHAIRS SECOND MEETING OF THE ADVISORY COUNCIL TO THE MALTA ENTERPRISE BOARD

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03/12/2001

The Minister for Economic Services, Prof. Josef Bonnici, chaired the	second meeting of the Advisory Council to the Malta Enterprise Board on Saturday 1st December 2001. The first such meeting had been held on the 28 July 2001.
The Malta Enterprise Board is an ad-hoc	committee established within the Ministry for Economic Services to co-ordinate more effectively the Ministry’s activity in the fields of enterprise policy and business development. It includes, amongst others, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry for Economic Services and the Chairpersons of MDC, METCO, IPSE and MIMCOL.
The Advisory Council is composed primarily of	persons of Maltese origin who have made a name for themselves in various areas of business activity outside of Malta. The objective of the Council is to put the expertise and experience of its members at the disposal of the Ministry for Economic Services, to advise and assist the Malta Enterprise Board in the realisation of its objectives.
This second meeting of the Advisory Council focused	on a number of items as follows:

A discussion on the draft Industrial Policy document that is now close to being finalised.
The definition of a strategic planning framework to guide the workings of the Ministry for Economic Services in general and of the Malta Enterprise board in particular.
An analysis of reports, commissioned by the Malta Enterprise Board, that focus on the potential represented by three specific business sectors, namely: Oil and Gas Exploration and related services; the Maritime Sector and the Knowledge Driven Economy.

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