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Kurt Sansone
After the resignation of its chairman earlier this year for what were purported to be personal reasons, the Malta Council for Science and Technology will soon find itself without a chief executive officer as well.
The Ministry for Education whose remit includes the MCST has confirmed that the CEO Wilfred Kenely submitted his resignation on 12 October. Kenely will be terminating his employment on 31 December to take up a top post with the Federation of Industry.
The second high profile resignation from the Council in less than a year has raised a couple of eyebrows among the scientific community.
The Council, supposedly Malta’s forerunner in promoting research and development initiatives and the country’s link with the EU on technology funding, has little successes pinned to its name.
Despite the fact that MCST accounts for 2003 are already audited, the board of directors has not yet discussed and approved the financial statements. When asked about his situation the Ministry said the “Council is in the process of being reformed and reconstituted.”
In the budget, Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi pinpointed the MCST as one of the very first government entities to be merged with others, in a bid to cut down on expenses. Gonzi said that early next year Government would decide whether the MCST should be incorporated with the University or Malta Enterprise.
kurt@newsworksltd.com
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