Editing Malta (section)

===Science and technology===
Malta signed a co-operation agreement with the [[European Space Agency]] (ESA) for more-intensive co-operation in ESA projects.<ref name="Malta signs Cooperation Agreement with ESA">{{cite web|url=http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMH012YRYG_index_0.html|title= Malta signs Cooperation Agreement with ESA|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226030046/http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMH012YRYG_index_0.html |archive-date=26 February 2012 |website=Esa.int|access-date= 7 June 2012}}</ref>
The Malta Council for Science and Technology (MCST) is the civil body responsible for the development of science and technology on an educational and social level. Most science students in Malta graduate from the [[University of Malta]] and are represented by S-Cubed (Science Student's Society), UESA (University Engineering Students Association) and ICTSA (University of Malta ICT Students' Association).<ref>{{Cite web |title=SCubed – Science Student Society |url=http://www.scubed.org.mt/  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702053422/http://www.scubed.org.mt/ |archive-date=2 July 2015 |access-date=1 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=ICTSA |url=http://www.ictsamalta.org/  |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150702151353/http://www.ictsamalta.org/ |archive-date=2 July 2015 |access-date=1 July 2015 |website=ictsamalta.org}}</ref> Malta was ranked 29th in the [[Global Innovation Index]] in 2024.<ref>{{Cite book |author=[[World Intellectual Property Organization]] |year=2024 |title=Global Innovation Index 2024: Unlocking the Promise of Social Entrepreneurship |url=https://www.wipo.int/web-publications/global-innovation-index-2024/en/ |access-date=6 October 2024 |website=www.wipo.int |page=18 |publisher=World Intellectual Property Organization |language=en |doi=10.34667/tind.50062 |isbn=978-92-805-3681-2}}</ref>