21 Amendments of Biljana BORZAN related to 2016/2273(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas EU should encourage the exchange of best practices and technologies between Member States;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas eGovernment can strengthen political participation by enhancing citizens dialogue with public authorities and by increasing transparency;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. whereas the transformation to a digital government has an important role in achieving the full potential of the single market, through reducing administrative burden on citizens and business by making interactions with public administration more convenient and less costly, and by ensuring efficient and effective cross-border services;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Reiterates the eGovernment Action Plan 2011-2015 produced positive results both on European and Member State level;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the idea ofCommission's intention to establish a single contact point which would allow citizens as well as businesses to obtain an overview of all relevant information through one single gateway;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Notes the benefits of cloud computing on eGovernment such as reducing the cost of ICTs for public authorities;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that interoperability and standardisation are among the key elements for implementing eGovernment structures, and therefore welcomes the Commission’s communication entitled ‘European standards for the 21st century’ and its plan to revise the European Interoperability Framework; stresses that standards must serve the interests of the society at large by being inclusive, fair and future proof, and be developed in an open and transparent way;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. DRegrets that only 28% of European households in rural areas had a fixed fast internet connection in 2015 and that the average coverage in the EU of 4G, despite being 86% in all of EU is only 36% in rural areas, and draws attention to the urgent need for continuous support for broadband expansion, especially in rural areas, since access to a high-speed broadband connection is indispensable for using and benefiting from eGovernment services; therefore calls on the Commission and the Member States to continue the adequate funding of broadband expansion, digital service infrastructures and cross-border interaction of public administration after 2020, within the scope of the Connecting Europe Facility or other suitable EU programmes; calls in this regard on operators to invest more in infrastructure to improve connectivity in rural areas and to ensure that also rural areas will benefit from very high-capacity networks in the form of 5G, since this will be a key building bloc of our digital society;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Stressed that digital skills are an absolute prerequisite to participate in eGovernment;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Reiterates the need to improve the digital skills of administrative staff as well as of all citizens and businesses, by developing and supporting training activities at national, regional and local level in order to minimise the risk of digital exclusion; stresses the need to tackle and prevent digital divides between geographical areas, between people from different socioeconomic levels, and between generations;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote media literacy and internet literacy for all EU citizens, in particular vulnerable people, through initiatives and coordinated action and investment in the creation of European networks for the teaching of media literacy;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Encourages the Member States to integrate the acquisition of up-to-date digital skills into school curricula, to improve the necessary technical equipment and to promote cooperation between universities and technical colleges with the aim of developing common e-Learning curricula that are, recognised in the ECTS system; also stresses the importance of lifelong learning and the acquisition and development of digital skills at the workplace;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls for aStresses the need for an inclusive, dual online and offline approach, since this is needed to avoid exclusion, taking into account the current rate of digital illiteracy and the fact that more than 22 % of Europeans, especially elderly people, refuse to use online services when dealing with public administrations; stresses that there are multiple reasons for refusal to use online services, such as unawareness, lack of skills, lack of trust, and wrong perception, and that alongside an inclusive online and offline approach, these must be tackled to remove barriers to online participation;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Is awareStresses that going digital can offer cost savings to public authorities, while understanding that digitalisation and other challenges stemming from modernisation packages must boften are tackled in a context of budgetary constraints, and that, in particular, regional and local authorities still have an immense workload ahead of them in the coming years;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Underlines positive impact eGovernment will have on workers on the internal market thanks to simplification of cross boarder acknowledgment of their professional skills, social rights and social benefits;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Underlines that eHealth can significantly improve the quality of life of citizens by providing more accessible; cost-effective and efficient healthcare to patients;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Considers that for the full functioning of cross-border eGovernment services, language barriers need tomust be addressed, and suggests that public administrations, especially in border regions, should make their information and services available in the language of their Member States but also in other relevant European languages;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Emphasises that the protection of personal data is fundamental, and underlines that public administrations shouldmust handle personal data securely in line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the EU Rules on Privacy, thereby boosting trust in digital services;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Stresses that eGovernment users have to have full awareness of the usage of their data in real time;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls onUrges the Member States to fully apply theon fast and complete implementation of eIDAS Regulation, as eSignature, eIdentification and eAuthentification are the underlying building blocks of cross-border digital public services;