Activities of Kaja KALLAS related to 2016/2274(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
European standards for the 21st century (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on European Standards – implementation of Regulation (EU) No 1025/2012 PDF (515 KB) DOC (94 KB)
Amendments (23)
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that open, voluntary, inclusive and consensus-oriented standardisation processes have been effective;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. Whereas the Commission Communication acknowledges the value of open standards for innovation, better software re-usability and data portability, but fails to provide a definition of an "open" standard;
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
C b. Whereas the facilitation of open source software and hardware licencing solutions could provide a competitive advantage to European companies on the world stage by making digital goods and services more innovative and flexible ;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Emphasises that effective standardisation in support of digitisation is crucial for the transformation to a modern data-driven economy and the development of the Digital Single Market; calls for increased cooperation between the European standardisation organisations, especially concerning the ICT priority areas of cyber security, 5G communications, cloud computing, the Internet of Things and data technologies;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas ICT standards make it possible to develop interoperable solutions for complementary products and for the various parts of a particular product, which is particularly important for the development of the ‘internet of things’ (IoT), where the current standards fragmentation due to a large number of proprietary or semi-closed solutions is hindering the growth and take up;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Recognises the strategic importance of ICT standardisation and calls on the Commission to support an EUthe presence in international ICT foraof European standardisation organisations in international standardisation bodies such as ISO, IEC and ITU;
Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that standards are a voluntary, market-driven tool providing technical requirements and guidance that can help implement European legislation and policies when they are developed in a transparent and inclusive way, but stresses that the political decisions regarding the level of protection of health, safety and environment should be left to the legislatorin particular by ensuring that goods and services are compliant in their design with the law such as with regard to health, safety and environment or data protection;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. 4 a. Stresses that efficient use of existing resources such as the partnerships established by ESOs with standardisation organisations from third countries should be encouraged;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Asks the Commission to rationalise the number of platforms and coordination mechanisms and to involve the existing recognized European standardisation bodies, such as ETSI, CEN and CENELEC, in new initiatives; stresses the strategic importance of developing global standards;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Urges the Commission to address the issues related to asymetries of information between SMEs and large companies, which hinder the ability of SMEs to enter licensing agreements on fair terms ;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Supports open standardisation processes as a driver of innovation, interconnectivity and deployment of technologies, but recalls that it is also important to ensure proper investment and expertise in, and the development of, cutting-edge technologiesbelieves that the openness of the standardisation process is not enough for a standard to be qualified as open ; Stresses that standard should be considered as open based on both the openness of the process and of the outcome of the standard, meaning that rights essential to implementation of the standard and for interfacing with other implementations, which have adopted that same standard, are licenced on a royalty free basis that is compatible with both open source and proprietary licenced solutions ; Calls on the Commission to implement that definition in its EU standardisation policy ;
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Encourages the European adoption of thea Reference Architecture Model for Idigitising industry 4.0;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Urges the Commission and the ESOs to produce a set of high-quality and interoperable standards to tackle the existing fragmentation which hinders the development of the digital technologies, which will contribute to the social, economic and environmental sustainability of ICT value chains and confirm commitment to the public interest of ensuring privacy and data protection;
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Supports the Commission’s proposal forintention to explore initiatives such as a trusted IoT label and certification system, and recommends that the label provides cybersecurity ratings, and indicates the risks associated with the operation and use of an IoT device,to foster trust in the levels of privacy and end-to-end security of an IoT device, which should where relevant be developed on the basis of the requirements spelled out in the NIS Directive;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Acknowledges the concerns, in particular as regards the IoT, about how standard essential patents (SEPs) are related to standards and how restrictions with regard to patents might prevent these technologies to work in a seamless and interoperable way ; stresses that unfair and unreasonable IPR policy creates barriers in the single market that can hinder the take- up of the digital single market and of new technologies, in particular for IoT devices as they rely heavily on standardisation ;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13 a. Welcomes the commitment of the Commission to ensure that EU ICT standardisation initiatives are based on a balanced IPR policy ; Considers however that a balanced approach cannot be exclusively based on FRAND licensing solutions, as FRAND solutions are incompatible with for instance open source licencing ; Calls therefore on the Commission to truly deliver a balanced policy that includes all types of licensing solutions ;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Urges the Commission to clarify without delay the core elements of an equitable, effective and enforceable licensing methodology based onaround the FRAND principles (i.e. that ensure fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory terms), taking into account the fair return on investment, a sustainable open standardisation process and the wide availability of technologies in an open and competitive market; Calls in addition on the Commission to timely deliver on its commitment to improve the definition of the information on patent scope, in particular measures to increase transparency and quality of standard essential patent declarations, and improve the quality of information on the application of SEPs to products, as lack of clarity and information constitute a real barrier for SMEs in the implementation of a standard ;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14 a. Stresses that open standards are essential to the further development of open government data and smart cities policies as the release of data sets needs to based on open standards on data sharing, from the format of publication of the data, to the possibilities to reuse this data ; Highlights the role of public procurement in facilitating the adoption of open standards solutions ;
Amendment 110 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Highlights the fact that the FRAND (fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory) system of licensing strikes an important balance between innovators and technology users, by guaranteeing access to, and efficient licensing of, standard essential patents; stresses that essential R&D contributions to standardisation will be stimulated by maintaining a balanced standardisation framework;
Amendment 138 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
Paragraph 31
Amendment 148 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Invites the Commission to adopt an easy to use single point of access to standards that can provide assistance and information to the standards’ users on the available standards and their specifications, and that can help them find the standards that best match their needs, as well as guidance on the implementation of the standard;
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
Paragraph 34
34. Calls on the Commission to monitor international ICT standardisation developments and, if necessary, to financesupport the participation of experts in leading positionEuropean stakeholders within the international standardisation bodies, and in strategically important standardisation projects, in order to promote the European regulatory model and interests;