Activities of Hans-Olaf HENKEL related to 2016/2274(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
European standards for the 21st century (debate) DE
Amendments (18)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 1 – point 1 (new)
(1) Reiterates that ICT Standardisation is essential for the Digital Single Market and standards are an important tool for economic growth and innovation creating a competitive advantage and market access for European businesses;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point 2 (new)
Paragraph 1 – point 2 (new)
(2) Underlines that inter-operability and performance of equipment, technical solutions and services are at the centre of ICT standardisation;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point 3 (new)
Paragraph 1 – point 3 (new)
(3) Acknowledges the current challenging context of digitisation for all sectors, the increasing pace of technological change and proliferation of standard-setting fora and recognises the need to adapt the European standard setting processes to these new realities;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point 4 (new)
Paragraph 1 – point 4 (new)
(4) Believes that ICT standardisation involves not only the setting of product requirements but also the development of innovative technologies;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Acknowledges the success of the New Approach and calls for the preservation of its principles;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Inter-institutional dialogue Recognises the strategic importance of ICT standardisation and calls on the Commission to support an EU presence in international ICT foraan increased and optimized EU presence and coordination in international standardization bodies and calls on a continuous dialogue between the European Parliament, the Commission, the Council and European Standardisation Organisations (ESOs);
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. ICT priorities Welcomes the ICT priority areas as the essential technology building blocks on which equally important areas such as eHealth, smart and efficient energy use, intelligent transport systems and advanced manufacturing will rely;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 4 – point 1 (new)
(1) Cross-sectoral collaboration Stresses the need for greater cooperation within the ICT standardisation community, in particular between ESOs, and calls on ESOs to prepare a common annual work programmes identifying cross-cutting areas of common interest;
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 6 – point 1 (new)
(1) Calls on a simple and accessible framework for standardisation in support of all SMEs across all ESOs;
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines the importance of agile standardisation processes, with appropriate involvement of manufacturing industries, SMEs and NGOsocial and societal stakeholders;
Amendment 83 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 7 – point 1 (new)
(1) Welcomes ETSI's efforts to provide easy access for European SMEs and its long-term strategy (2016-2021) addressing specifically cross-sectoral collaboration;
Amendment 87 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Joint Initiative Urges the Joint Initiative to better align research and innovation with standard- setting priorities;
Amendment 93 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Highlights the fact that speedy and timely delivery is crucial in order to increase certainty for all interested parties;
Amendment 102 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 10 – point 1 (new)
(1) International cooperation Urges the Commission to consider the convergence with third countries on 5G, cloud computing, data and cyber security;
Amendment 103 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 – point 2 (new)
Paragraph 10 – point 2 (new)
(2) Stresses the global nature of ICT technical specifications and calls on all parties concerned to globalise effectively European standards and adopt proven best standards of other regions notably for public procurement purposes with due respect to EU legislation and policies;
Amendment 104 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 10 – point 3 (new)
Paragraph 10 – point 3 (new)
(3) Intellectual property rights Believes that ICT standardisation requires a balanced an effective IPR policy;
Amendment 114 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 12 – point 1 (new)
Paragraph 12 – point 1 (new)
(1) Encourages the Commission and ESOs to provide technical assistance beyond Europe supporting the internationalisation of European standards, institutional designs and standardisation processes;
Amendment 127 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Monitoring Asks the Commission to update Parliament regularly on the progress of ICT standardisation and its contribution to EU competitiveness and growth once a year in form of an informal exchange.