Activities of Kaja KALLAS related to 2016/2271(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on Digitising European Industry
Amendments (26)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission communication on ‘Digitising European Industry’ (COM(2016)0180); recalls the objective of raising the contribution of industry to EU GDP to 20 % by 2020; underlines the important role that digitalisation can play in this context and the urgent need to establish an ambitious EU strategyand coherent EU strategy which brings together the different EU initiatives and the respective national strategies;
Amendment 29 #
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 domainas key conditions to the take up of the Internet of Things and autonomous systems, and the seamless flow of data between sectors ; calls on the Commission to promote the development of open 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 aspectsall relevant aspects, including social, environmental, privacy and security in the development of standards, and to ensure adequate participation of social partners all relevandt stakeholders in standardisation processes;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Highlights the importance of free flow of data and access to data for the digitalisation of the industry ; reminds the Commission of its commitment in this Communication to present an initiative on free flow of data within the EU in order to remove or prevent unjustified localisation requirements in national legislation or regulation ;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that citizens’ and businesses’ trust in the digital environment is necessary for unlocking the full potential of industry digitalisation; Calls therefore on the industry to implement fully, in addition to the 'privacy by design' and 'by default' principles, the security by design principle;
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G a (new)
Recital G a (new)
Ga. whereas the development of the Internet of Things is central to the automation of manufacturing processes; whereas this development can only be scaled up through investment in high- speed connectivity, High Performance Computing and mass data storage facilities;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
Recital H
H. whereas there is widespread concern as regards the labour market effects of digitalisation in industrial manufacturing as well as its possible effects on workplace democracy and regional developmentdigitisation in industrial manufacturing will change labour market demand in Europe; whereas, in order to meet this change in demand, digital skills in the society as a whole should be increased;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights the very importopportunities antd consequhallencges of industry digitalisation for society, business models, working conditions and jobs demand; regrets the lack of analysis on the part of the Commission of the social effects of the digitisation of industryWelcomes the Commission's commitment to address the concerns related to the social aspects of digitalisation together with all stakeholders as part of a comprehensive dialogue in all aspects of work, education and training;
Amendment 117 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the importance of an EU governance structure for the digitalisation of industry that facilitates the coordination of national initiatives and platforms on industrial digitalisation; calls on the Commission to consider setting a non-binding orientation target, that allows the EU to remain a global industrial leader; underlines the importance of advancing digitalisation particularly in those regions that are lagging behinddigitalisation of industry for maintaining the EU's position as a global industrial leader; calls on the Commission to give concrete substance to its ambition of reaching the 20% of GDP manufacturing target; emphasizes, in this light, the re- shoring potential of digitising industry by decreasing production costs; recalls that an enabling regulatory framework and the build-up of a state-of-the-art European digital infrastructure are the best ways of stimulating digitisation of industry; expects that, besides industry leaders and social partners, stakeholders from academia, the standardisation community, trade unions, policy-makers and civil society as well as industry leaders, especially SMEs, will also be invited to play an active role;
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Asks the Commission to establish a specific industrial foresight unit thatcontinue its important work in examinesing manufacturing and digitalisation trends, studiesying pertinent developments in other regions, identifiesying new key technologies and ensuresing that European leadership in these areas is maintained and new trends are integrated into policies and actions; calls on the Commission to cooperate closely with national Research and Technology Organisations in this regard;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that its industry policies are in concordance with the 'Innovation Principle', so that potential effects on research and innovation will be part of the impact assessment;
Amendment 139 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Stresses the importance of technology neutrality in all levels of industry policy and legislation; calls on the Commission to safeguard and promote the principle of technology neutrality in all its actions regarding the digitisation of European industry;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Highlights that industrial value chains are increasingly distributed across Europe and that EU-coordination is therefore justified and necessary; calls on the Commission to facilitate cross- fertilisation between the different national initiatives in digitising industry, such as Industrie 4.0 in Germany, Industrie du Futur in France, Smart Industry in The Netherlands and many more; calls for the exchange of best practices in this regard;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights in this context the need to advance investment in connectivity through 5G and fibre opticultra-fast broadband networks as an instrument for convergence and ensuring a robust digital infrastructural backbone for Europe’s industry;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Underlines the importance of High Performance Computing for a future- proof European digital infrastructure; stresses that HPC can increase the competitiveness of European industry by allowing access to supercomputer calculating speed for e.g. modelling or simulation; highlights the potential of HPC for SMEs and believes the development of HPC competence centres and the Fortissimo initiative of the European Commission are positive examples in this regard; calls on the Commission and the Member States to maintain high HPC-ambitions and to realise exascale computing for Europe by 2020;
Amendment 171 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Emphasises the importance of cloud computing for a future-proof European digital infrastructure; stresses that the Cloud can provide European industry with mass data storage capacities and high processing speed at low costs; calls on the Commission to increase industrial awareness of the benefits of cloud computing, so that a market-led extension of its user base may be attained;
Amendment 173 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6c. Stresses the high potential of satellite technologies for digitising industry, notably by establishing high- speed connectivity, also in remote areas, and by facilitating the Internet of Things through positioning services; highlights in this respect the key importance of satellite technology for Highly Automated Driving; calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that European industry can benefit to the full extent from the European flagship programmes Galileo and Copernicus;
Amendment 195 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Welcomes the establishment of the Smart Specialisation Platform for Industrial Modernisation and particularly the Commission’s proposal for Digital Innovation Hubs (DIH) to strengthen industrial digitalisation and digital innovation for SMEs; calls on the Commission to increase the funding for the DIH and to facilitate a 'sand box' approach in which cross-sectorial experiments in a controlled environment will not be blocked by standing regulation;
Amendment 205 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Underlines the transformative nature that Highly Automated Driving can have for transport in Europe; calls on the Commission and the Member States to work together with the transport industry to address legal and technical questions surrounding HAD and identify its obstacles to its cross-border development in the Union;
Amendment 210 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Highlights the role that public procurement can play in advancing new industrial digital innovations and technology; asks the Commission to include a digital check in its REFIT Programme and to facilitate exchange of best practices between public authorities on the use of the innovation criteria in public tenders and on the preparation of calls for tenders which leave room to tenderers to propose innovation solutions;
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 3
Subheading 3
Securing European technology leadership and security in industrial digitalisation: mergers and acquisitions (M&A), cybersecurity, data sovereigntyflows, standardisation
Amendment 247 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines the role of cybersecurity within the digitalisation of Europe’s industry; considers cyber-resilience as crucial and cybersecurity as a core sector for European digitalisation effortdesign parameter in all digital innovations; believes that producers are responsible for ensuring safety and security standards on the basis of the available state of the art technology; notes that cybersecurity requirements for the Internet of Things (IoT) and IT security standards must strengthen European cyber-resilience; believes that European standardisation bodies have a special role to play in this respect;
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Believes that there should be common criteria for critical infrastructure and the digital security thereofhigh standards of network and information security for critical infrastructure across Europe; calls therefore on Member States to timely and consistently transpose the "NIS Directive";
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses the need for monitoring of data sovereigntyto ensure the free movement of data, in compliance ,as far as personal data is concerned ,with the General data protection regulation, as real time data flows in a borderless environment are key to the flexibility of the cloud and the take up of digital solutions ; believes that industrial data protection and data ownership, especially b2b, require special attention; notes that open data and open standards can promote new technologies;
Amendment 275 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Recognises the importance of protecting technical know-how as regards the exchange and interlinkage of industrial- digital components while at the same time allowing and furthering interoperability and end-to-end connectivity ;
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses that European leadership in industrial digitalisation requires a strong standardisation strategy; emphasises the important and unique make-up of Europe’s standardisation bodies, including their inclusive approach; calls on the Commission to promote the development of open standards and welcomes its intention to guarantee access to, and efficient licensing of, standard essential patents under FRAND (fair, reasonable, non-discriminatory) conditions; stresses that essential R&D contributions to standardisation will be safeguarded by maintaining a balanced standardisation framework; calls for an EU coordinated approach towards international fora and consortia such as the Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC);
Amendment 306 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses that Europe faces a digital gap in terms of skills; calls for the implementation of a skills guarantee and the right to (re-)training and life-long- learning; emphasises the importance of ensuring the promotion of digital skills; calls on industry to grant employees a ‘digital sabbatical’; asks the Commission to launch a pan- European up-skilling initiative;