Following the announcement of the various measures aimed to incentivise SMEs and sole traders to go for e-Commerce, IT Minister Austin Gatt yesterday announced the set-up of the Euro-Label, in conjunction with the Chamber of Commerce, which provides the structure and mechanism that facilitates e-Commerce. The main aim of the scheme is to instill confidence in the electronic commerce around Europe. This should also increase the take-up of e-Commerce.
Dr Gatt stressed the importance of the Euro-Label both for businesses and for the clients as it provides more security and reassurance that the e-commerce facility they have is up to standard and secure.
He referred to the fact that the Euro-Label is a European wide certificate and Malta the seventh European country to have this certification in place. He added that this is another key of where the country needs to go to become The Smart Island. He said that the initiatives launched this week should increase the take up of e-Commerce both from the businesses side and also from the point of view of the clients.
Tancred Tabone, president of the Chamber of Commerce, expressed satisfaction that the chamber has chosen to become the exclusive partner of this initiative. This was in line with the aim of the chamber to enhance the confidence between those who do business.
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