Malta
EDRIX Score
2.76
EOTRIX Score
4.83
Tier
Untapped Potential
Overall Assessment
Malta represents the EU's most severe case of a policy-implementation disconnect. It has a strong, mature open source policy on paper, but this has failed to translate into any measurable real-world outcomes, resulting in the lowest overall digital resilience score in the Union.
Sobering Reality
The official websites for the capital Valletta, the President, and the Prime Minister's Office are all hosted in the United States. This results in a Public Sector Digital Resilience score of 0.00, the lowest in the EU.
2020 Baseline
In 2020, Malta was an "emerging" country whose standing was based entirely on the strength of its exceptionally well-rounded and mature OSS policy framework.
2024 Progression
The government has remained active in promoting OSS. The 2019 Open Source Software Policy, published by the Malta Information Technology Agency (MITA), encourages cost-effective OSS adoption and gives it equal consideration in procurement.
2025 Data-Driven Analysis
The data reveals a stark failure of implementation. Malta has a strong Public Policy score (7.50). However, it scores an absolute zero across the Grassroots Adoption, Private Sector, and Public Sector pillars. This means that, despite good policies, there is no measurable use of sovereign alternatives among its citizens, businesses, or government.
Strengths
- Public Policy: A mature and well-regarded national policy for open source software.
- Developer Ecosystem: A surprisingly strong developer community for its size.
Weaknesses
- Total Lack of Adoption and Sovereign Infrastructure: Scores of zero across three pillars indicate a complete disconnect between policy and practice. It has the lowest grassroots adoption and least sovereign infrastructure in the EU.
Outlook
Malta faces a critical challenge of execution. It must urgently investigate why its well-regarded policies have had no tangible impact. Without addressing the barriers to adoption in both its public and private sectors, its digital sovereignty will remain a purely theoretical concept.