Gozo has all the potential to become the digital destination of the future, MEP Roberta Metsola said on Sunday as she outlined her vision for Gozo during a speech at a PN activity in Nadur. 

Dr Metsola called for massive public investment in traditional and digital infrastructure to make Gozo the destination of choice for foreign direct investment and to keep attracting mobile workers to the island.

“We have the private enthusiasm but we need this to be matched by public decisions. Do not leave Gozo behind,” she appealed. 

Dr Metsola said she was working to support EU funding for a more modern Gozo Channel fleet: “It is time for a fourth and fifth ferry, and the fast ferry service has taken too long. People are tired of empty promises, it is time for action.”

The MEP, who opened a constituency office in Gozo in 2018, said that Gozo’s particular characteristics meant that tailored solutions were needed to ensure that those people who wanted to stay in Gozo had all the opportunities they needed on the island.

She said the future was digital and Gozo provided a perfect environment the global tech revolution could provide.