Activities of Catherine TRAUTMANN related to 2013/2063(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on unleashing the potential of cloud computing in Europe PDF (324 KB) DOC (179 KB)
Amendments (17)
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 8 a (new)
Citation 8 a (new)
- having regard to ETSI's work on a cloud standards mapping
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas the deployment of cloud services can contribute to reduce the isolation of the most remote areas;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the user benefits of cloud services consist of potentially lower costs, ubiquitous access, convenience, reliability and security;
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas the responsibilities and liabilities of all the stakeholders involved in the cloud computing services should be clarified in particular concerning security and respect of data protection requirements;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital L a (new)
Recital L a (new)
La. Whereas the development of cloud services will increase the amount of transmitted data, the demand for bandwidth and the need for higher upload speeds and for more availability of high speed broadband;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M
Recital M
M. whereas the achievement of Europe's Digital Agenda targets, in particular broadband uptake and access for all, cross- border public services and research and innovation goals, is a necessary step if the EU is fully to reap the benefits that cloud computing has to offer;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M a (new)
Recital M a (new)
Ma. whereas there were some recent developments regarding security breaches and in particular the PRISM spying scandal;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital M b (new)
Recital M b (new)
Mb. whereas there is a lack of server farms on European soil;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission's communication on unleashing the potential of cloud computing in Europe but considers that a legislative instrument would have been more adequate with the ambitious goals such a strategy advocates;
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Underlines that policies enabling high- capacity and secure communications infrastructure are a crucial element for all services relying on communications, including cloud services, and deeply regrets the Council's proposed cuts to the budget for Union broadband funding, which will lead to detrimental outcomes for the EU;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. stresses that a strategy on cloud computing should encompass collateral aspects such as energy consumption of the data centres and related environmental issues;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. underlines the need for more e-skills of users and training to show the benefit that can be brought by the cloud; reminds of the necessary creation of more qualification schemes for specialists managing cloud computing;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Insists on the positive impact on SMEs of cloud computing services which by allowing rental of computing power and storage, contributes to the reduction of fixed costs;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission to take the lead in developing and promulgating standards and specifications supporting a safe, reliable, fully interoperable and secure cloud;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27a. Regrets the current lack of effective remedies for users in case of lack of conformity with the contracts;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)
Paragraph 27 b (new)
27b. Calls for systematic consumers information regarding the processing activities of personal data in the contract proposal as well as a compulsory users' consent before changing the terms of the contract;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 c (new)
Paragraph 27 c (new)
27c. Stresses the obvious interest for the EU in having more server farms on its soil, from a dual perspective: industrial policy, allowing enhanced synergies with the NGA roll-out objectives of the Digital Agenda; and trust through European sovereignty over its data protection regime.