Activities of Momchil NEKOV related to 2018/0227(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Establishing the Digital Europe programme for the period 2021-2027 (debate) BG
Amendments (36)
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Pursuant to paragraph 22 and 23 of the Inter-institutional agreement for Better Law-Making of 13 April 201654 , there is a need to evaluate this Programme on the basis of information collected through specific monitoring requirements, while avoiding overregulation and administrative burdens, in particular on Member States. These requirements, where appropriate, can include measurable quantitative and qualitative indicators, as a basis for evaluating the effects of the Programme on the ground. _________________ 54 Interinstitutional Agreement between the European Parliament, the Council of the European Union and the European Commission on Better Law-Making of 13 April 2016; OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1–14.
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The Tallinn Digital Summit55 of September 2017 and the Conclusions of the European Council56 of 19 October 2017 indicated the need for Europe to invest in digitising our economies and addressing the skills gap to maintain and enhance European competitiveness, our quality of life and social fabric. The European Council concluded that the digital transformation offers immense opportunities for innovation, growth and jobs, will contribute to our global competitiveness, and enhance creative and cultural diversity. Seizing these opportunities requires collectively tackling some of the challenges posed by the digital transformation and reviewing policies affected by the digital transformation while putting focus on investment in human capital and citizens needs in terms of upskilling and reskilling in order for them to fully benefit of the Digital Single Market. _________________ 55 https://www.eu2017.ee/news/insights/concl usions-after-tallinn-digital-summit 56 https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/21 620/19-euco-final-conclusions-en.pdf
Amendment 47 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
Recital 6
(6) The Tallinn Digital Summit55 of September 2017 and the Conclusions of the European Council56 of 19 October 2017 indicated the need for Europe to invest in digitising our economies and addressing the skills gap to maintain and enhance European competitiveness, our quality of life and social fabric. The European Council concluded that the digital transformation offers immense opportunities for innovation, growth and jobs, will contribute to our global competitiveness, andwhilst enhance creative and culturaling not only the cultural and creative sector but also cultural and linguistic diversity. Seizing these opportunities requires collectively tackling some of the challenges posed by the digital transformation and digital monopolies and reviewing policies affected by the digital transformation. _________________ 55 https://www.eu2017.ee/news/insights/concl usions-after-tallinn-digital-summit 56 https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/21 620/19-euco-final-conclusions-en.pdf
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The European Council concluded in particular that the Union should urgently address emerging trends: this includes issues such as digital divide, artificial intelligence and distributed ledgers technologies (e.g. blockchain), while at the same time ensuring a high level of data protection, digitalskills rights and ethical standards. The European Council invited the Commission to put forward a European approach to artificial intelligence by early 2018 and called on the Commission to put forward the necessary initiatives for strengthening the framework conditions with a view to enable the EU to explore new markets through risk-based radical innovations and to reaffirm the leading role of its industry.
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) The Commission's Communication on 'A new, modern Multiannual Financial Framework for a European Union that delivers efficiently on its priorities post- 2020'57 outlines among the options for the future financial framework a programme for Europe's digital transformations to deliver 'strong progress towards smart growth in areas such as high quality data infrastructure, connectivity and cybersecurity'. It would seek to secure European leadership in supercomputing, next generation internet, artificial intelligence, robotics and big data. It wshould reinforce the competitive position of industry and businesses in Europe across the digitised economy and would have a significant impact on filling the skills gap across the Union. _________________ 57it should ensure that European citizens have the necessary skills competences and knowledge to face the digital transformation of our societies and economies. _________________ 57 COM(2018) 98 final COM(2018) 98 final
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) A central role in the implementation of the Programme should be attributed to Digital Innovation Hubs, which should stimulate the broad adoption of advanced digital technologies by industry, by public organisations and academia. A network of Digital Innovation Hubs should ensure the widest geographical coverage across Europe59 while privileging remote areas and the EU poorest regions. A first set of Digital Innovation Hubs will be selected based on Member States’ proposals taking into account criteria such as geographical situation, demographic trends, regional skills forecasts needs and then the network will be enlarged through an open and competitive process. The Digital Innovation Hubs will serve as access points to latest digital capacities including high performance computing (HPC), artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, as well as other existing innovative technologies such as Key Enabling Technologies, available also in fablabs or citylabs. They shall act as single-entry points in accessing tested and validated technologies and promote open innovation. They will also provide support in the area of advanced digital skills. The network of Digital Innovation Hubs should also contribute to the participation of the outermost regions in the Digital Single Market. _________________ 59 As indicated in the Communication on Digitising European Industry (COM(2016) 180 final)
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) A central role in the implementation of the Programme should be attributed to Digital Innovation Hubs, which should stimulate the broad adoption of advanced digital technologies by industry, SMEs, local start-ups by public organisations and academia taking into account the specific sectorial needs at regional level. A network of Digital Innovation Hubs should ensure the widest geographical coverage across Europe59 giving a preference to the poorest region in the EU. A first set of Digital Innovation Hubs will be selected based on Member States’ proposals and then the network will be enlarged through an open and competitive process. The Digital Innovation Hubs will serve as access points to latest digital capacities including high performance computing (HPC), artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, as well as other existing innovative technologies such as Key Enabling Technologies, available also in fablabs or citylabs. They shall act as single-entry points in accessing tested and validated technologies and promote open innovation. They will also provide support in the area of advanced digital skills. The network of Digital Innovation Hubs should also contribute to the participation of the outermost regions in the Digital Single Market. _________________ 59 As indicated in the Communication on Digitising European Industry (COM(2016) 180 final)
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) The high performance computing and the related data processing capacities in the Union should allow to ensure wider use of high performance computing by industry and, more generally, in areas of public interest in order to seize unique opportunities that supercomputers bring to society as regards health, environment and security as well as competitiveness of industry, notably start-ups, micro, small and medium-sized enterprises.
Amendment 80 #
(22) Cybersecurity is a challenge for the whole Union that cannot continue to be addressed only with fragmented national initiatives. Europe's cybersecurity capacity should be reinforced to endow Europe with the necessary capacities to protect its citizens, public administrations and businesses from cyber threats. In addition consumers should be protected when using connected products that can be hacked and compromise their safety. This should be achieved together with Member States and private sector by developing, and ensuring coordination between, projects reinforcing Europe's capacities in cybersecurity and ensuring the wide deployment of latest cybersecurity solutions across the economy, as well as by aggregating the competences in this field to ensure critical mass and excellence.
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) The European Council in its conclusions of 19 October 2017 stressed that to successfully build a Digital Europe, the Union needs in particular labour markets, training and education systems fit for the digital age not only in terms of digital infrastructures in educational institutions, but also in terms of continued training opportunities for teachers, low- skilled workers, young people and senior citizens and that there is a need to invest in digital skills both basic and advanced, to empower and enable all Europeans in order to fully benefit from the EU Digital Single Market;
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25 a (new)
Recital 25 a (new)
(25a) In its resolution of 14 September 2017 on the New Skills Agenda for Europe65a , the European Parliament recalled that in today's society, ensuring basic digital skills is an essential prerequisite for personal and professional fulfilment. Furthermore it stressed the necessity of equipping people with more specific and advanced digital competences in order to be able to use digital technologies in an innovative and creative way. _________________ 65a Texts adopted, P8_TA(2017)0360.
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) The advanced digital technologies supported by this Programme, such as high performance computing, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence are now sufficiently mature to move beyond the research arena and be deployed, implemented and scaled- up at Union level. Just as the deployment of these technologies require a Union response so does the skills dimension. TLearning and training opportunities, including on-the-job training, blended and distance learning in advanced digital skills need to be scaled up, increased and made accessible throughout the EU. Failing this could impede the smooth deployment of advanced digital technologies and hamper the overall competitiveness of Union's economy. The actions supported by this programme are complementary to those supported by the ESF, ERDF and Horizon Europe and Erasmus programmes.
Amendment 96 #
(30) The digital transformation of the areas of public interest such as healthcare68 , mobility, justice, earth/environmental monitoring, education and training and culture requires the continuation and expansion of Digital Service Infrastructures, which make secure cross- border exchange of data possible and foster national development. Their coordination under this Regulation best achieves the potential for exploiting synergies. _________________ 68 http://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/docume nt.cfm?doc_id=51628
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) 'Digital Innovation Hub' means legal entity designated or selected in an open and competitive procedure, in order to fulfil the tasks under the Programme, in particular providing access to technological expertise and experimentation facilities, such as equipment and software tools to enable the digital transformation of the industry, as well as specialised trainings in advance digital skills, to enable the digital transformation of the industry and the digital empowerment of all European citizens.
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) ‘Advanced digital skills’ are thosediscipline-specific digital skills and competences necessary to design, develop, manage, deploy and maintain the technologies supported by this Regulation.
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) support the design and delivery of long-term trainings and courses for student, including blended learning for students, citizens of all ages in need of upskilling, teachers and trainers, IT professionals and the workforce;
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) support the design and delivery of short-term trainings and courses, including blended learning, for entrepreneurs, small business and start-ups leaders and the workforce, as well as citizens of all ages in need of upskilling;
Amendment 134 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) support the design and delivery of short-term trainings and courses for entrepreneurs, small business leaders and the workforce, as well as not-for-profit and public organisations, especially common in the arts and cultural sector;
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) support on-the-job trainings, included blended learning and traineeships for students, young entrepreneurs and graduates, as well as citizens of all ages in need of upskilling.
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) up to EUR 2 698 240 000at least 27% for Specific Objective 1, High Performance Computing
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) up to EUR 2 498 369 000at least 26% for Specific Objective 2, Artificial Intelligence
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) up to EUR 1 998 696 000at least 21% for Specific Objective 3, Cybersecurity and Trust
Amendment 152 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) up to EUR 699 543 000at least 12% for Specific Objective 4, Advanced Digital skills
Amendment 153 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) up to EUR 1 299 152 000at least 14% for Specific Objective 5, Deployment, best use of digital capacities and Interoperability
Amendment 168 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point a a (new)
(aa) NUTS classification;
Amendment 171 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) the need to ensure by the initial network a coverage of the needs of industry and areas of public interest and a comprehensive and balanced geographical coverage, while giving a preference to remote areas and the EU poorest regions.
Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4
Article 16 – paragraph 4
4. Additional Digital Innovation Hubs shall be selected on the basis of an open and competitive process, in such a way to ensure the widest geographical coverage across Europe. The number of entities of the network shall be proportional to the population of a given Member States and there shall be at least one Digital Innovation Hub per Member State, while giving a preference to the poorest regions in each Member State, taking into account the demographic situation and the regional skills forecast needs. To address the specific constraints faced by the EU outermost regions, specific entities may be nominated to cover their needs.
Amendment 186 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 1
Article 24 – paragraph 1
1. IQuantitative and qualitative indicators to monitor the implementation and progress of the Programme in achieving the general and specific objectives set out in Article 3 are set in the Annex II.
Amendment 188 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 24 – paragraph 4
Article 24 – paragraph 4
4. Official EU statistics such as regular ICT statistical surveys shall be used to their maximum, as well as collection of DESI datasets at NUTS-2 to help address the lack of Digital Europe related regional data. National Statistical Institutes shall be consulted on, and involved together with Eurostat, in the initial design and subsequent development of statistical indicators used for monitoring the implementation of the programme and the progress made with regard to digital transformation.
Amendment 189 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 4 – paragraph 1
Annex I – part 4 – paragraph 1
The Programme shall support easy access toand training opportunities in advanced digital skills, notably in HPC, AI, distributed ledgers (e.g. blockchain) and cybersecurity for the current and future labour force by offering students, recent graduates or citizens of all ages in need of upskilling, and existing workers, wherever they are situated, with the means to acquire and develop these skills.
Amendment 192 #
1. Access to on the job training and blended learning opportunities by taking part in traineeships in competence centres and companies deploying advanced technologies.
Amendment 197 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 5 – subpart I – point 5
Annex I – part 5 – subpart I – point 5
5. Education and culture: Provide creators and creative industry in Europe with access to latest digital technologies from AI to advanced computing. Exploit: Support the uptake of digital technologies in formal, informal and non-formal education systems, notably the Efuropean cultural heritage as a vector to promote cultural diversity, social cohesion and European citizenship. Support the uptakther inclusion of digital skills as well as media literacy and ethical use of digital technologies in educationall curricula.
Amendment 200 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 5 – subpart I – point 5 a (new)
Annex I – part 5 – subpart I – point 5 a (new)
5a. Culture and creative sectors: Support the cultural and creative sectors, in their ongoing digital transformation whilst guaranteeing them access to the most advanced, sustainable and efficient digital technologies from AI to advanced computing, as well as supporting the contribution of the cultural and creative sector to fair and ethical use and development of soft and hard digital infrastructures.
Amendment 201 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 5 – subpart I – point 5 b (new)
Annex I – part 5 – subpart I – point 5 b (new)
5b. Culture and cultural heritage: Promote European culture and cultural heritage as a vector for cultural and linguistic diversity, social cohesion and European citizenship. Protect and promote culture and cultural heritage through digitisation and the development of contemporary digital cultural practices, as well as and specific digital initiatives such as Europeana.
Amendment 203 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 1 – point b a (new)
Annex III – point 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) Digital Europe Programme shall actively create synergies with Horizon Europe around the sustainability of data originating from research projects;
Amendment 205 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex III – point 5 a (new)
Annex III – point 5 a (new)
5a. Synergies with Creative Europe shall ensure that: (a) The Programme will support the development and acquisition of the advanced digital skills needed for the deployment of cutting-edge technologies relevant for the cultural ecosystem and cultural and creative sectors as a whole. It shall enable exchange within cultural sectors and across other sectors on the protocols and advanced digital skills already developed by creative communities with a view to foster its dissemination and uptake. (b) The Creative Europe Programme, with its general objective of increasing the competitiveness of the cultural and creative sectors, will complement in that regard the interventions of Digital Europe, which aim to support the digital transformation of cultural and creative industries; as well as to ensure the diversity of available platforms avoiding the increasing market concentration of digital monopolies. (c) Within the Programme two leadership projects will assure the continuation of deployment activities linked to the #Digital4Culture strategy. The leadership project on digital transformation of the cultural heritage sector will continue to support European initiative launched during the European Year on Cultural Heritage 2018. The part of the Programme focusing on digital skills has synergies with issues such as media literacy and film education.