FONDAZZJONI TEMI ZAMMIT
A Local Strategic Partnership for Maltese Regional Development and the Knowledge Society

The Fondazzjoni Temi Zammit (FTZ) is a Maltese non-profit foundation drawing key stakeholders together in a strategic partnership to boost regional development.  Realizing that a highly-competitive economy can only be achieved if public, private and voluntary organisations join forces to attain the critical mass of resources needed, several local leading players have set up FTZ as an inclusive platform to undertake projects which build on the traditional strengths of Malta’s workforce – a spirit of creativity, enterprise and a rich knowledge base. 

Acting as an umbrella organisation, FTZ seeks to maximize the experience gained through its participation in regional development projects, ensuring that the benefits are multiplied across its membership.  It strives to capture and further build on its involvement in transnational projects through the production of knowledge resources for lifelong and flexible learning.  In this way, it supports human capital investments and addresses the clear need for open learning opportunities expressed by the local community.  In particular, the Foundation hopes to accelerate the adoption of ICT-assisted learning, exploiting for educational purposes the full potential of the new technologies and creating in the process a critical mass of knowledge resources to be shared by all its members. 

The Foundation’s vision is painted upon the premise that knowledge is the “essential enabler” around which the new economy revolves.  Besides supporting the development of learning organisations, it also intends to promote a favourable environment for research and innovation to help equip our society to face the challenges of the present and the future. 

In practice, FTZ wants to establish itself as the island’s leading multi-stakeholder partnership for regional development, provider of lifelong education and training, and promoter of a strong research and innovation culture.  It aims to create greater social cohesion and contribute to the moulding of tomorrow’s knowledge-based society – “an inclusive society without frontiers to knowledge”.

Our vision is to accelerate regional economic development and regeneration in Malta mostly through transnational projects, thus producing a critical mass of knowledge resources to be shared by all its partners. 

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Contacts
Director: Mr. Jesmond Xuereb Postal Address: Razzett tal-Hursun, University of Malta, Msida MSD 06, Malta		E-mail: jesmond.xuereb @ ftz.org.mt Mob. +356 7942 1199 Tel: +356 2340 2189 Fax: +356 2137 7322