16 Amendments of Catherine TRAUTMANN related to 2009/2225(INI)
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas development of the digital society shall be inclusive - the new technologies and services shall be accessible at a reasonable cost to all EU citizens; whereas policies relating to the digital agenda should aim at closing the digital gap within the EU; whereas the principle of solidarity should be fully applied in the digital information society,
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas citizens will refrain from interacting, expressing their opinions freely and entering into transactions if they do not have sufficient confidence in the legal framework of the new digital space; whereas the guarantee of digifundamental rights in this context is an essential condition for confidence on the part of citizens,
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the importance of continuing efforts towards ubiquitous and high-speed access for all citizens and consumers, through the promotion of access to fixed and mobile Internet and the deployment of next-generation infrastructure; emphasises that this requires policies that promote effective competition and investment delivering access on fair terms and at competitive prices for all communities, irrespective of location, thereby ensuring that no European citizen faces exclusion;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that, as Internet access rates are increasing, 50% of EU households should be connected to high-speed networks by 2015; stresses that special attention should be paid to groups who are in need, notably people with school- age children and people who are physically isolated;
Amendment 124 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that, as Internet access rates are increasing, 50% of EU households should be connected to very high-speed networks by 2015;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Insists that digital competences are crucial for an inclusive digital society and that all EU citizens should be empowered with the appropriate digital skills; considers that older people and people with low incomes are in particular need of digital literacy programmes; emphasises the essential commitment to reduce digital literacy and competence gaps by half by 2015; calls on the Commission and the Member States to tackle the emerging second digital divide, the disparities between different groups of society in terms of Internet use;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Considers that the 2015.eu strategy should ensure a vibrant knowledge society by enabling substantial expansion of tertiary education and life-long learning opportunities through better and accessible education and training programmes;
Amendment 181 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Emphasises that all EU citizens should be made aware of their basic digital rights through a European Charter of citizens' and consumers' rights in the digital environment, consolidating and updating the Community acquis as appropriate; stresses however that there should be no distinction between the rights in the digital world and the real world, and that the digital rights should be considered within the overall framework of human rights;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Emphasises that all EU citizens should be made aware ofthat their basic digifundamental rights through a European Charter of citizens' and consumers' rights in the digital environment, consolidating and updating the Community acquis as appropriatealso apply in a digital context;
Amendment 192 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to take further action to fight cybercrime and spam and urges all Member States to ratify the Cybercrim; calls therefore on the Commission to take further concrete actions to secure the European Union’s cyberspace, and to effectively engage and enhance international cooperation in that area, and urges Member States to ratify and implement the Council of Europe's Convention on Cybercrime; recalls that almost half of the Member States have still not yet ratified the Convention;
Amendment 197 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on the Commission to take further actions to fight cybercrime and spam and urges all Member States to ratify the Council of Europe's Cybercrime Convention;
Amendment 250 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Emphasises the potential value tofor citizens and businesses of the digital switchover of public services and calls on Member States to develop national plans for the digital switchoverisation of public services, which should include targets and measures for getting all public services online and accessible toby persons with disabilities by 2015;
Amendment 285 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Is concerned about red tape in the EU Framework Programme (FP); calls on the Commission to eliminate red tape by re- engineering FP processes without jeopardising such a programme, and by creating a users' board;
Amendment 292 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Considers that the 2015.eu agenda should aim at mainstreaming ICT for a low- carbon -economy; calls for exploitation of ICT technologies to enable a reduction of 15% in CO2 emissions to be achieved in key sectors by 2020 and callcorresponding to a substantial part of the 20% objective as regards CO2 emissions by 2020 (and significantly more of the desired 30% reduction objective), as well as for promotion of responsible energy consumption, notably through the installation of smart meters in 50% of homes by 2015; points out also out that the ICT sector footprint should be reduced by 50% by 2015;
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Considers that international commerce should be driven by the principle of fair trade, with the aim of achieving a proper balance between the opening-up of markets and the legitimate protection of the various economic sectors, with a particular focus on working and social conditions;
Amendment 303 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Draws the attention of the Commission specifically to the necessity to set smart (specific, measurable, appropriate, realistic and time-based) objectives and targets and adopt an Action Plan mobilising all appropriate EU instruments: funding, soft law, enforcement and, where necessary, targeted legislation; calls for a regular review of the 2015.eu strategy´s achievements on the basis of a broader set of indicators enabling a qualitative analysis on social impacts;