Activities of Kaja KALLAS related to 2016/2273(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the EU eGovernment Action Plan 2016-2020 PDF (376 KB) DOC (83 KB)
Amendments (17)
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission as chair of the "eGovernment Action Plan Steering Board" to report annually to the Parliament on the progress that has been made in implementing the eGovernment action plan;
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Supports the intention that future initiatives should be based on the ‘digital by default’ principle, and stresses the importance of the once-only principle, which will make interaction with public administrations easier for citizens and businesses by avoiding unnecessary and time-consuming multiple administrative processes; calls on the Commission to report to the European Parliament on the results of the once-only large-scale pilot for businesses and to launch by end of 2017 a once-only large-scale pilot for citizens;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the idea of a single contact point which would allow citizens as well as businesses to obtain an overview of all relevant information through one single gateway, obtain assistance, access problem solving services and complete procedures through one single digital gateway, to be launched in 2017; calls on the Commission as part of this initiative to ensure that all Member states provide one single official e-services portal as a secured gateway to all their online services and the available EU interoperable services;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses that the full deployment of adequate, reliable, and high-performance infrastructure, such as ultrafast broadband and telecommunications networks, areis essential for the functioning of eGovernment services; notes that the continuous adoption of innovative technologies, such as big data and the internet of things or the uptake of mobile services for eGovernment will be essential for keeping up with technological development;
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses the importance of ‘Open Data’, whereby certain public-sector information is freely available for use and reuse within and between public administrationby third parties, and reiterates that sharing data openly and inclusively would allow the further development and creation of new innovative solutions, boosting efficiency as well as transparency; Considers that more efforts should be done to implement coordinated open data strategies in both European institutions and Member states including the increase and faster release of data into the public domain, better quality of the data, easy access to data in machine readable formats and without restriction to its use and reuse and the possibility for third party users to make open-data requests;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises the importance of developing cross-border public services, such asbased on the full deployment of key enablers such as highly secure eID and e- signatures; notes that there is still a lack of interoperability of different public services between Member States; welcomes in this regard the revision of the European Interoperability Framework and calls on the swift implementation of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 (eIDAS); calls in particular on the Commission to work with Member states and the private sector on the development of cross-border and end-to-end digital services based on notified eIDs and digital signatures in order to ensure the take-up of both digital services and digital identities by the time the eIDAS Regulation is fully implemented ;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Member States to make greater use of eProcurement by default when buying supplies and services or tendering public works, thus making public spending more transparent and efficient and leading to reduced costs and less bureaucracy; Calls in this regard on the Commission to facilitate exchange of best practices on the use of the innovation criteria in public tenders, in particular by making sure tenders do not preempt solutions but rather leave room for tenderers to propose innovative and open solutions ; calls on the Commission to continue its work on eInvoicing standards, eSubmission and eNotification;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Notes that the uptake of innovative solutions for data-intensive public services, such as the use of cloud services, is still slow and fragmented; recalls that services like INSPIRE generate large volumes of data, which require higher computing capacity; welcomes in this regard the Commission's "European Cloud Initiative" and considers that the user base of the European Open Science Cloud should be extended to the public sector;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5 b. Highlights the importance of raising awareness among citizens regarding available e-government tools and services; believes that digital inclusion can be further increased through a user-centric and needs based- approach for e-government services; therefore welcomes the principle of inclusiveness and accessibility in the Action Plan;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Is aware that digitalisation and other challenges stemming from modernisation packages must be 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 yearwhich therefore require not only to adopt digital solutions based on open standards, thereby reducing maintenance costs and increasing innovation, but also to promote public-private partnerships to increase the take up of digital services and reduce costs for public administrations;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Believes the Commission can play a leading role in creating a more open and inclusive eGovernment approach; therefore calls for the Commission to accelerate its efforts in leading by example, from fully recognising notified eIDs and digital signatures, in accordance with the eIDAS Regulation, to implementing digital-by- default procedures in particular with regard to applications for EU funding and public procurement, and for other European institutions to follow swiftly; believes that adoption by the Commission of the provisions of the CEF building blocks can facilitate trust and a cultural shift towards the uptake of digital public services.
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Welcomes the different initiatives of the European Commission to develop cross-border digital prescriptions, in particular with regard to interoperability and standardisation. Stresses however that the take up of these solutions is far too slow given the value and importance of such services for EU citizens. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the right framework is in place to foster trust between member states and accelerate the development of cross-border digital prescriptions, from data protection, security of data exchanges to the deployment of necessary digital infrastructure and services;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Points out that interoperability, open standards and open data are not only fundamental in a cross-border context but are also needed at the national, regional and local administrative levels in each Member State;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Calls on the Commission and the other EU institutions to set an example in the area of eGovernment and to offer a transparent user-friendly gateway for citizens and businesses, and end-to-end digital services, in particular with regard to application for EU funding and public procurement;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Points out that, at the same time, data protection legislation should not be conceived as an obstacle but should, rather, be seen as a starting-point for the development of innovative eGovernment solutions, and therefore stresses the need for effective guidance on the application of the GDPR, as well as for a continuous exchange with stakeholders; Stresses in particular the need for recommendations by the Commission, within the implementation framework of the GDPR and the application of the privacy by design and by default, and data minimisation principles, on the development of decentralised databases relying on secured, encrypted and authenticated data exchange between public administrations, rather than centralised databases;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Notes that only 15 % of Europeans declare that they have the sense of complete control over the use of their personal data; considers it important to further explore the principle of data ownership, and to ensure in the development of eGovernment services that citizens remain owners of their personal data and are able to control who accesses their data and for which purpose, with adequate remedies in case of abuses ; trusts that future measures can build upon the Commission communication ‘Building a European data economy’ and other related proposals;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls on the Member States to fully apply the eIDAS Regulation, as eSignature, eIdentification and eAuthentification are the underlying building blocks of cross- border digital public services; stresses in this respect that the adoption of these key enablers should be priorities of both the private and the public sector in the development of digital services; calls therefore on the Commission to take action to facilitate and promote public- private cooperation in the cross-border and cross-sector use of digital identification and signatures;