SmartCity Malta taking shape

D Zammit

Aug 29th 2009, 18:30

@ De Martino

Well it was edited, but it still makes sense, but as it is it still makes sense but I'm sur you don't wantr to understand.

GiovDeMartino @D Zammit

Aug 29th 2009, 15:41

I do not think that your comment makes any sense. Sorry!

D Zammit

Aug 29th 2009, 15:16

@ DeMartino

Do you think that all those who commented in this article are labour?? I hope you are not a person who preaches love to thy neighbour.

GiovDeMartino@R Agius

Aug 29th 2009, 14:55

Ghandek zball kbir hafna Sur Agius jekk tahseb li l-kummenti tieghi huma odjuzi. Il-kummenti tieghi jolqtu l-musmar fuq rasu u jien naf cert ghax ikellmuni, icempluli u jiktbuli hafna nies - bicciet minnhom anki anonimament - u mill-kummenti naf cert li l-kitba tieghi tinghogob min-nazzjonalisti u taghti fastidju hafna lil-laburisti. Infatti int ma chadtx KELMA wahda minn dak li ktibt jien. Ahna suppost ilkoll Maltin, poplu wiehed. Aqra l-kummenti tal-laburisti hawn taht u KUN SINCIER u ghidilna jekk dawn jixtiqux li Smart Citu tirnexxi jew le. Aqra l-headlines tal-gazzetti tal-GWU, KULJUM, KULJUM, KULJUM u ara ssibx wiehed biss posittiv. Disastri biss. Dawn huma fatti Sur Agius li la int u anqas hadd ma jista' jichad. Il-lejber assolutament ma jridu jitghallmu qatt u aVOLJA ilkom kwart ta' seklu fl-oppozizzjoni, il-poplu ghadu jibza' minnkom. L-unika speranza li ghandkom hi li l-poplu jinsa'min x'hiex ghaddejna taht gvernijiet laburisti bejn 1l-71 u s-87. Kalvarju shih.

R. Agius

Aug 29th 2009, 13:27

@Giovdemartino

Tiddizgustni bil-propaganda odjuza tieghek fil-konfront ta' nies li int stess ma tafx. Inti titfa lill-'lejburisti' kollha f'keffa wahda minghajr ebda rispetti. Minjaf kemm il-'lejburist' ghenek u min jaf kemm ghad min irid jghinek fil-kors ta hajtek. Ahna lkoll familja wahda suppost, imma bil-principji odjuzi tieghek niddubita kemm ghandek l-istess fehema tieghi!

GiovDeMartino

Aug 29th 2009, 12:36

Do you note, dear Maltese citizens the preoccupation of il-lejburisti? They are so anxious to see the project of Smart City fall through. Il tono fa la musica. Not what they say, but how they say it. They are only interested in gaining power at any cost. They couldn't care less about the well being of the country. Jekk jitilghu fi-gvern huma....x,jinteressahom mill-haddiem. DIK IPOKRISIJA!!! Min jaf x'jitolbu li dan il-progett ifalli!!! Imbaghad jifthu fabrika tal-kappar. Not only their past is evil, but also their present. And the future.

David Aquilina

Aug 29th 2009, 11:15

I still cannot understand what's the satisfaction you guys get from being so negative about everything and from ridiculing everything that might have a positive potential... Keep this up and you'll surely help our country to move forward!

mario farrugia

Aug 29th 2009, 09:16

all phases are being filmed by the Discovery Channel to be aired on MEGA BULDINGS in 2030 !!

Graham Crocker

Aug 29th 2009, 01:47

JPace, well after/if I get my IT degree as a EU citizen I'd have a choice of 27 countries to work in. Now its really up to TECOM and the government. In any case my plan is to do an M.Sc abroad.

Joe Fenech

Aug 29th 2009, 01:22

GiovDeMartino

Yes, they're just waiting for Austin to set a target date!!!!

Mr farrugia

Aug 28th 2009, 18:05

I don't know if any of you took a look at the time line of smart city. http://www.3amsystems.com/smart-city-malta.htm If I understood correctly… the plan is to build 12,000 sqm by end of 2010 ie. Completion of 8% of the office space and welcoming the first tenants. The full ICT & media business park is 103000 sqm which will be fully completed by Dec-2015 according to the plan. So in my opinion they have enough time left to keep with deadlines. ----------------------------- @Paul Smith Where are the facts??? A lot of people here just comment, just to say something… UAE have about 20 years more of proven reserves of oil. And revenues from petroleum and natural gas contribute less than 6% of their economy. Apart from the fact that Smart City has nothing to do with the UAE Government. -------------------------- Thanks

Eric Borg

Aug 28th 2009, 10:30

So the guys from Dubai are saying that this will be open for business in July 2010? Ok lets give them that (although it is virtually impossible unless someone has Aladdin's lamp), so are they expecting tenants to lease space in a block situated in the middle of a building site ?
In my opinion these wise guys dont even know the fundamentals of building large scale projects such as this one, otherwise they would have first and foremost concentrated on creating a destination in a piece of (beautiful) land which has been neglected. It is now more evident that the large projects carried out in Dubai were done by expats (EUropeans ,american, australians) and not by the guys from Dubai, thats why the success story.
Very soon it we be called FJASK CITY.

Michael Zarb

Aug 28th 2009, 09:42

I remain sceptical.I do believe that the project will eventually be completed. However the company has slowed its world wide operations, even cancelled some major projects. It seems very unrealistic to think that the Maltese project is somehow fully shielded.

Personally, I believe only the construction work which they are already contractually tied into will continue unabated. The remaining phases will probably be delayed until the situation improves. A company faced with a sudden cashflow problem and spiralling cost of capital has little other alternatives.

However, I do not think that the project is facing a severe risk of being cancelled. It has been professional evaluated and has a strong business plan. The local government is in support of the project, and a sufficient return on investment was forecasted - even in a dampened economic environment. Of all projects sitting in such an investor’s brief, the Maltese site is probably amongst the least risky.

On a side note, it is very interesting to hear people comment about the global recession so surely. Economists are confused by the results from the confidence survey results and few have taken clear positions on whether we will face a W shaped recovery or not.

JPace

Aug 28th 2009, 06:50

How many times will have this project be changed again before it is finished?? Don't do the same mistake as our State of the Art. Stick to a good plan and don't waiste money...

Many comments are right. Where are the workers? Is this photo a gimic to many rumors of people, only this part is ready in all these months. How is possible to FINISH 12,000 sqr mtr in a year or they will use LEGO bricks?

What will do all these IT graduates if this project fails ????

Alexander Azzopardi

Aug 28th 2009, 04:26

taking shape haha!!!

it will be ready by 2025 !!!

T.gauci

Aug 28th 2009, 03:56

looks more like fail city

Victor G.Mercieca

Aug 28th 2009, 01:15

If you are all interested about progression of ongoing major or other projects in the Maltese islands pls follow this blog http://airphotomaltaprojects.blogspot.com Copyright 2009!

D. Buhagiar

Aug 28th 2009, 01:03

LOL!

Emmanuel Scicluna

Aug 27th 2009, 23:38

Wow this is an incredible site!! Who is working there? Is that crane working by its own or what? All I can see is something like an ordinary terraced house without the roof.
A very busy site indeed honorevoli ministru bla bla bla.......... lolllllllllllllll.

Galea. L

Aug 27th 2009, 23:08

This is simply a property speculation project.
Re-nationalize the area and use it for Maltese citizens.

Claire Busuttil

Aug 27th 2009, 23:03

Tal biki, veduta sabiha bhal dik, se tigi ivandalizata min bini u aktar bini. Nisperaw biss li r residenti tax xghajra u il kalkara ma ikolomx inkonvenjenti kbar, b dan il progett.

Mario Mizzi

Aug 27th 2009, 23:01

Dubai will soon be looking like a ghost town. Follow Link:
http://www.infiniteunknown.net/2009/02/13/dubai-will-soon-be-looking-like-a-ghost-town/

This looks very serious. We have to be careful.

Nigel Lawrence

Aug 27th 2009, 22:13

Looks more like a demolition site, than a building site!

S Aquilina

Aug 27th 2009, 22:11

I honestly hope that this project goes on, however.......

http://www.smartcity.ae/malta/

One can easily count 30blocks excluding the villa residential area and general landscaping plus lagoon. The block in the photo above has been going on for nearly one year. Everyone can calculate the time this is going to take......By this time there should be 10 tower cranes working round the clock.

j.spiteri

Aug 27th 2009, 21:50

@GiovDeMartino
Soon enough DeMartino, soon enough. Perhaps sooner than is being said in closed quarters!

N.Cortis

Aug 27th 2009, 19:40

Is this a joke? Where are the workers?---or are gosths erecting this building? And---where is the heavy machinery? I smell somthing fishy!!!!!!

Ludwig Flask

Aug 27th 2009, 17:51

SmartCity what? It took all this time to erect this block of 'flats'? Sorry you said '12,000 square meters of ready-to-use Grade A offices' and what about the IT infrustructure? Seeing the few heavy machinery in use this is a farce! Go and watch the new American Embassy being built at Ta' Qali - that is Grade A, and in record time the project is at a very advanced stage!

Alexei Borg

Aug 27th 2009, 17:39

is this a joke? is this a fast pace? a mere few pre-cast pylons and walls which probably have been erected in 3 weeks? no great shakes.....not impressed....not convincing at all.

ms g hoare

Aug 27th 2009, 17:36

COME ON GUYS WITH NO FAITH , AND WHY DO YOU THINK QATAR AIRWAY ARE STARTING FLIGHTS TO MALTA SOME COMMON SENSE ,THE PROJECT WOULD BE FINISHED I N TIME AND READY TO START OPPERATING, GOOD LUCK FOR SMART CITY ,LOL LETS HOPE THEY DONT FIND SOME NEOLITHIC MONUMENTS.TO STOP THEM , GOOD DAY ALL

Phil Press

Aug 27th 2009, 17:30

@ T.Mercieca. Maybe they do not know about, the iffy electrical supply they will get ???.

GiovDeMartino

Aug 27th 2009, 17:15

I have been informed that the MLP and the GWU are organizing a party to celebrate the event.

Joe Fenech

Aug 27th 2009, 16:46

Smart City on the coast and in one of the most breathtaking locations on the island!!! We already had idiots ruining the same place and Hal Far (which is even more beautiful).... Haven't we learned since??????!!! SHAME ON YOU! !!!!!

bonnici salvu

Aug 27th 2009, 16:41

ritratt migbud tajjeb hafna. darb`ohra igbbduh minn fuq il-bahar jew mill-ajru halli l-poplu jara kemm hemm bini. fuq bicca art bhal dik ta ma nafx kemm il-tomna hemm biss ftit metri kwadri. qisek qed tghid li miljun euro minn centezmu jibdew!!! ikun baqa mhux hazin ghal miljun!!

Paul Smith

Aug 27th 2009, 16:34

In my opinion, this will never come about, with the UAE governments even canceling projects in Dubai and not having enough money to complete building plans in there own country. Dubai has more bank debt than it has oil left to service that debt. 100% Smart city will be one big white elephant - i said it from the word go and stand by my words. Also whom is going to take office space in this global reccesion - It's a W shaped recovery and the worst is still not over. If the project is completed it will be the Maltese tax payer holding the debt for it all.

T Mercieca

Aug 27th 2009, 16:28

George Cutajar - Thank you for pointing it out, I really did not know they are that SMART!!!!!!!!!

Keith Tanti

Aug 27th 2009, 16:14

Good to hear.. this at least removes any doubt about this project. Sceptics have been passing rumours around that Smart City Malta is being liquidated and the project was put on hold.

I can't wait to see the southern part of Malta regenerated by this and the many projects intended for this area in the years to come.

Johann Gatt

Aug 27th 2009, 16:12

A sigh of relief. I've been hearing rumours that Smart city would not materialise as the main shareholders are pulling out. It would be a pity on the local economy. Having said that I hope that what has been promised will eventually come into effect in terms of the impact of this project on the environment. We've had enough flops lately with apologies in the aftermath and no accountability whatsoever!

GEORGE CUTAJAR

Aug 27th 2009, 16:09

T. Mercieca - That is why it is called SMART CITY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

T Mercieca

Aug 27th 2009, 16:02

"handed over to the first business partners by 2010, as scheduled".

Are they sure about this? How are they expecting IT (or similiar) companies to operate form a building site with no infrastruture ready?