16 Amendments of Nicola DANTI related to 2016/2273(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas eGovernment can strengthen political participation by enhancing citizens dialogue with public authorities and by increasing transparency;
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Is of the opinion that public administrations should be open, transparent, efficient and inclusive, providing borderless, personalised, user- friendly and end-to-end digital public services to citizens and businesses by 2022, thereby reducing costs, barriers and administrative burdens for citizens and businesses, increasing transparency and thus reaping all the benefits of the digital revolution;
Amendment 21 #
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 realization 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 and facilitate that information previously supplied are reused for other applications; highlights that in fact, according to the Commission´s studies, the implementation of the "once only principle" approach at the EU level is expected to save around €5 billion per year by 2017;
Amendment 27 #
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; urges the Commission to ensure a rapid and full implementation of the Points of Single Contacts and to take all necessary measures in order to guarantee their efficient functioning and their interoperability, unlocking their full potential and benefits;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Welcomes all the initiatives taken by all the EU institutions to enhance e- participation mechanisms at the EU and Member states level and asks the Commission to further develop and promote digital tools, such as the electronic voting systems and the e- petitions, which aims at enhancing and encouraging citizens and businesses participation in the EU policy-making process;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Notes the benefits of cloud computing on eGovernment such as reducing the cost of ICTs for public authorities;
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Stresses that interoperability and standardisation are among the key elements for implementing eGovernment structures, and therefore welcomes the Commission’s communication entitled ‘European standards for the 21st century’ and its plan to revise the European Interoperability Framework; stresses that standards must serve the interests of the society at large by being inclusive, fair and future proof, and be developed in an open and transparent way;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. DRegrets that only 28% of European households in rural areas had a fixed fast internet connection in 2015 and that the average coverage in the EU of 4G, despite being 86% in all of EU is only 36% in rural areas, and draws attention to the urgent need for continuous support for broadband expansion, especially in rural areas, since access to a high-speed broadband connection is indispensable for using and benefiting from eGovernment services; therefore calls on the Commission and the Member States to continue the adequate funding of broadband expansion, digital service infrastructures and cross-border interaction of public administration after 2020, within the scope of the Connecting Europe Facility or other suitable EU programmes; calls in this regard on operators to invest more in infrastructure to improve connectivity in rural areas and to ensure that also rural areas will benefit from very high-capacity networks in the form of 5G, since this will be a key building bloc of our digital society;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Stressed that digital skills are an absolute prerequisite to participate in eGovernment;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Reiterates the need to improve the digital skills of administrative staff as well as of all citizens and businesses, by developing and supporting training activities at national, regional and local level in order to minimise the risk of digital exclusion; stresses the need to tackle and prevent digital divides between geographical areas, between people from different socioeconomic levels, and between generations;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote media literacy and internet literacy for all EU citizens, in particular vulnerable people, through initiatives and coordinated action and investment in the creation of European networks for the teaching of media literacy;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Encourages the Member States to integrate the acquisition of up-to-date digital skills into school curricula, to improve the necessary technical equipment and to promote cooperation between universities and technical colleges with the aim of developing common e-Learning curricula that are, recognised in the ECTS system; also stresses the importance of lifelong learning and the acquisition and development of digital skills at the workplace;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls for aStresses the need for an inclusive, dual online and offline approach, since this is needed to avoid exclusion, taking into account the current rate of digital illiteracy and the fact that more than 22 % of Europeans, especially elderly people, refuse to use online services when dealing with public administrations; stresses that there are multiple reasons for refusal to use online services, such as unawareness, lack of skills, lack of trust, and wrong perception, and that alongside an inclusive online and offline approach, these must be tackled to remove barriers to online participation;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Asks the Commission to further develop and promote the use of EURES European Job Mobility portal, through a closer integration and collaboration between Public Employment Services systems and the EURES portal, in order to facilitate and increase employers and job seekers´ mobility in the European Union;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16 a (new)
Paragraph 16 a (new)
16a. Underlines that eHealth can significantly improve the quality of life of citizens by providing more accessible; cost-effective and efficient healthcare to patients;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Calls onUrges the Member States to fully apply theon fast and complete implementation of eIDAS Regulation, as eSignature, eIdentification and eAuthentification are the underlying building blocks of cross-border digital public services;