Public procurement
Legislation/regulations
Public Contracts Regulations (Legal Notice 177 of 2005, regulation 45) contain, amongst others, provisions transposing Directive 2004/18/EC. Section 45(1)(a) stipulates that: “Contracting authorities shall set out technical specifications for public contracts….. Whenever possible these technical specifications should be defined so as to take into account accessibility criteria for people with disabilities or design for all users.”
The Foundation for IT Accessibility (FITA) based within Malta Information Technology and Technical Services (MITTS) Ltd, has been working on a set of guiding principles relating to ICT and accessibility for disabled persons. There is a commitment under the national ICT strategy 2008-2010 (‘SmartIsland’) to write eAccessibility into public procurement guidelines for ICTs.
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We are interested in receiving any corrections and/or additional information that may help us to update or improve our understanding of the current state of affairs in this country concerning the consideration of accessibility criteria in public procurement of ICTs. This may concern information on relevant legislation, other policies and/or the level of accessibility actually achieved. Please enter your contribution in the “Leave a Reply” box below or send an e-mail to meac at empirica dot com.
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