13 Amendments of Birgit COLLIN-LANGEN related to 2016/2271(INI)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Stresses that the European Cloud Initiative, together with the upcoming Free Flow of Data Initiative and the legislative proposal with an aim to remove unjustified data location restrictions, have the potential to further incentivise the process of digitisation of European industry, especially SMEs and Start-ups and to avoid and counteract the fragmentation of the EU Single Market; calls on the Commission to monitor their adoption and coherent implementation in order to enable swift, trustworthy and seamless data sharing, storage and use across sectors while avoiding disproportionate burden for SMEs and Start-ups;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Urges the Commission and the Member States to maintain and further develop the openness of the EU single market, removing regulatory barriers, cutting red-tape and modernising regulation, which is key for fostering the business sector, especially for SMEs and start-ups, and ensuring the implementation process of digital services and tools;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the need for adequate and coherent regulatory framework and investment in research and innovation, infrastructures, cybersecurity, data protection and digital skills; calls on the Commission to investigate the impact of PPP and JTI in the context of the forthcoming interim evaluation of Horizon 2020;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2 a. Recalls that currently 30 parallel national and regional initiatives exist; highlights the importance of building synergies and transnational collaboration among existing national initiatives in order to ensure their better visibility, added value and the efficient use of resources;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2 b. Urges the Commission to introduce more clarity on the financing of the undertaken and upcoming initiatives facilitating the digitisation process, in particular with regard to the role of the EFSI, ESFI, H2020 and potential synergies between them, as well as on the estimated contribution from the Member States national budget;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2 c. Welcomes the Commission's intention to create Digital Innovation Hubs around Europe; stresses that these hubs should offer coaching, consultancy, and provide for the exchange of best practices, to encourage cross-border cooperation, and to ensure balanced inclusion of all EU regions;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Highlights the need to accelerate an effective plan for standardisation and to ensure full interoperability in the digital domain; calls on the Commission to promote the development of open, interoperable and industry-driven standards in all key domains, and welcomes its intention to guarantee access to standard essential patents under FRAND (fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory) conditions; reminds the Commission of the need to consider social and environmental aspects in the development of standards, and to ensure adequate participation of social partners and stakeholders at European, national and regional level, including new actors;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines that today's supply chains across Europe and digitalisation raise challenges related to standardisation, regulatory measures and volume investment that can only be addressed at European level. Stresses that citizens’ and businesses’ trust in the digital environment is necessaryessential for unlocking the full potential of industry digitalisation; calls on the Commission to put in place a transparency communication model and to develop new instruments that foster trust;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Deems it necessary to ensure the full respect of workers’ and consumercitizens’ right to privacy and to protection of their personal data in the digital environment; emphasises the importance of the correct implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation, ensuring the full application of the principle of ‘privacy by design and by default’;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights the very important consequences of industry digitalisation for society, business models, working conditNotes that the ongoing digitalisation and particularly industry digitalisation would affect business and employment models in varionus and jobs demand; regrets the lack of analysis on the part of the Commission of the social effeways, therefore urges Commission to conduct in–depth analysis on the impacts of the digitalisation of industry in this field;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers it necessary to ensure high-quality education, lifelong learning and vocational training, including in the field of basic and advanced digital qualifications and skillNotes that digital skills are a prerequisite for nowadays labour market and can foster the inclusiveness and competitiveness of European regions, especially in the framework of the EU New Skills Agenda; urges the Commission to promote and coordinate high-quality education, lifelong learning and vocational training, including in the field of basic and advanced digital qualifications and skills, among other computing, coding, programming, cryptography; in this context calls for the encouragement of larger regional participation in order to diminish the innovation gap and to attract professionals for the development of the European regions.
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Recalls that 80% of European companies have experienced at least one cybersecurity incident over the last year[1]; stresses that a safe and reliable digital infrastructure should be achieved in strict compliance with the Network and Information Security Directive and the General Data Protection Regulation; [1] The Global State of Information Security® http://www.pwc.com/gx/en/issues/cyber- security/information-security-survey.html
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7 b. Notes the increasing importance of clarifying the concerns over data ownership and liability; calls on the Commission to investigate further, in close cooperation with the industry, the fitness of the current regulatory framework, which addresses the data ownership and liability challenges.