As part of the
government's vision to breathe a new lease of life into the Grand Harbour area,
the site formerly occupied by the former Ricasoli Industrial Estate in the
outskirts of Kalkara was earmarked to host the construction of Smart City Malta
which will be built on the same lines of Dubai Internet City. Construction
began in 2008 and SCM1, the first office block, was completed and work is
currently ongoing on the rest of the project which will include office space, a
hotel, residential units, catering
