9 Amendments of Theresa GRIFFIN related to 2016/2271(INI)
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point j a (new)
Paragraph 2 – point j a (new)
(ja) Strengthening the competitiveness of European industry vis-à-vis competitors from other macro-economic regions;
Amendment 127 #
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; notes that a policy strategy on the digitalisation of industry should be linked to a broader EU industrial policy strategy, which needs to be developed before the end of 2017 by the Commission; underlines the importance of advancing digitalisation particularly in those regions that are lagging behind; 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 162 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights in this context the need to advance investment in connectivity through 5G and fibre opticvery high capacity broadband networks as an instrument for convergence and ensuring a robust digital infrastructural backbone for Europe’s industry;
Amendment 194 #
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; calls on the Commission to include the aspect of skills development in the portfolio of DIHs, e.g. through showcasing AI-based learning assistance systems with the aim of facilitating continuing education for workers;
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Stresses the need for monitoring of data sovereignty; believes that industrial data protection and data ownership, especially b2b, require special attention; stresses, however, that new regulation on questions of data ownership and access to data needs to be addressed very carefully and may only follow an extensive consultation with all relevant stakeholders as there is still a clear lack of evidence on the need for new regulation; notes that open data and open standards can promote new technologies;
Amendment 279 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Highlights the fact that the digital transformation of industry will have a major societal impact on areas ranging from employment, working conditions, workers’ rights to education and skills; calls on the Commission to adequately study the social effects of industrial digitalisation; underlines that the digitisation of European industry should provide an opportunity to promote an improvement of working conditions and employment opportunities;
Amendment 297 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Highlights that besides the many positive aspects that digitalisation can have for society and economy it can also potentially increase the digital divide between larger players and SMEs, between urban and rural areas, between different member states, between different sectors and between employees who are better able to adapt to a continuing digitalisation of industry and those who are not; asks the Commission to closely monitor such developments and to enter into a permanent dialogue with social partners and other relevant stakeholders on possible corrective measures;
Amendment 318 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Underlines that education must include digital skills and that these must be integrated into national education curricula; notes that a precondition for an improved digital education is an adapted teacher training and up to date IT equipment in educational establishments;