26 Amendments of Lola SÁNCHEZ CALDENTEY related to 2018/2083(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas the European Consensus on Development 2017 highlights the importance of information and communications technologies and services as enablers of inclusive growth and sustainable development; whereas digitalisation, if SDG and people centred and not only private profit driven, may have a positive role on achieving the UN Agenda for Sustainable Development;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the SDGs explicitly mention digital technologies in five of the goals (SDG 4 on education; SDG 5 on gender equality; SDG 8 on decent work and economic growth; SDG 9 on infrastructure, industrialisation and innovation; and SDG 17 on partnerships); whereas the 2030 Agenda makes it clear that securing the natural life-support systems, human well-being, quality of life and societal inclusion can only succeed hand in hand;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas many developing countries and emerging economies – and especially poor people within these countries – have hardly benefited from digitalization up to now;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas digitalisation offers a potential for ensuring sustainability and environmental protection; whereas digitalisation should promote sustainable and low-carbon production methods;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the SDGs stress that providing universal and affordable access to the internet for people in least developed countries (LDCs) by 2020 will be crucial for fostering development, as the development of a digital economy could be a driver of decent jobs and inclusive growth, export volumes and export diversification;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the speed at which the digital economy isf people-centred has the potential to unfolding, and the significant gaps that exist in terms of ability and readiness, point up the urgent need to upscale capacity-building and technical assistance to developing countries, and especially to LDCs;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s strategy on D4D, as mainstreaming digital technologies into EU development policy and contributing to the achievement of the SDGs; and insist on the importance of enhancing an SDG-centred digitalization;
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recalls that about two billion people have no access to information and communication technologies, and therefore, alerts that the rapid pace of digitalization could jeopardize the integration of developing countries, as well as the poor in many societies, into the world economy;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Notes with concern that digitalization is likely to cause major upheavals in global labour markets and the international division of labour; calls on the Commission to overcome these is risks by promoting an SDG-centred digitalisation;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Reiterates the huge potential if properly developed of digital technology and services in the achievement of the SDGs, and recalls that any digital strategy must be fully in line with and contribute to the realisation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, notably SDG 4 on quality education, SDG 5 on achieving gender equality and empowering all women and girls, SDG 8 on decent work and economic growth, and SDG 9 on industry, innovation and infrastructure; recalls that if the SDGs are to be achieved by 2030, a strengthened global partnership is needed between governmental, scientific, economic and civil society actors;
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the imperative that any digital trade strategy must be fully in line with the principle of Policy Coherence for Development (PCD); underlines that access to internet connectivity and digital payment methods are pivotal to enabling digital trade, sustainable development and inclusive growth;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls for sufficient funding under the Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for 2021-2017 to enable the streamlining of digital technologies into all aspects of development policy when needed for boosting its effectiveness;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for an SDG-centred digitalisation to be featured prominently in the future post- Cotonou agreement as an enabler of inclusive and sustainable development;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for a more concerted and holistic cross-sectoral effort from the international community to ensure that the shift towards a more digital economy leaves no one behind and contributes on the achievement of the UN Agenda for Sustainable Development;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the private sector to responsibly contribute to D4D through technology and innovation, expertise, investment, risk management, sustainable business models and growth;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Regrets that less than half of all developing countries have data protection legislation, and calls for the collection, processing, analysis and dissemination of data and statistics at local, regional, national and global levels and by all stakeholders in order to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; nNotes that timely and accurate data collection enables proper monitoring during implementation, adjusting policies and interventions when needed, and evaluating their results and impact upon completion;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Highlights the crucial need for deployment of and access to infrastructure, especially in rural and remote areas, that is adequate in coverage, quality and security; notes that the main causes hampering connectivity include poverty and lack of essential services, together with the underdeveloped terrestrial networks, lack of enabling public policies and regulatory frameworks, high taxation of digital products and services, low market competition and absence of an energy grid;
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Notes that digitalization per se is not a tool for sustainable development but it should be developed in an SDG-centred manner and accompanied by robust policies in order to enhance its positive potential for sustainable development;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Commission to launch new initiatives with special focus on developing digital infrastructure, promoting e-governance and digital skills, strengthening the digital economy and fostering SDG-centred start-up ecosystems, including funding opportunities for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) to enable them to interact digitally with multinational enterprises and to access global value chains;
Amendment 103 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to increase investment in digital infrastructure in developing countries in order to bridge the significant digital divide in a development effective principle-based manner;
Amendment 107 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Recalls that MSMEs in developing countries make up the majority of businesses and employ the majority of manufacturing and service sector workers; reiterates that facilitating proper and well regulated cross-border e- commerce willhich puts people’s rights in the centre, might have a direct impact on improving livelihoods, fostering higher living standards and boosting economic development; reaffirms the contribution that such endeavours could make to gender equality, since a great number of these companies are owned and run by women;
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Points out that ICT tools can be used for information dissemination during natural disasters and emergencies; highlights that digital technologies can enable low-income communities and other vulnerable communities to have access to quality basic public services such as health, education, water, sanitation and electricity, as well as to humanitarian relief and other public and private services;
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses that digital technologies such as SMS and mobile phone apps provide new tools for circulating important information, particularly forwhich could be used by poor and isolated people; notes the potential of mobile phone technology, which hasmay have advantages including lower access costs due to increasing network coverage, user- friendliness and falling costs of calls and text messages;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Acknowledges the potential role of digital technology in promoting democracy and citizens participation in decision making;
Amendment 133 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Acknowledges the cpotentrial role of digital technology in access to public health services, including sexual and reproductive rights, namely abortion and in training for health workers and health and e-health information services; calls, therefore, on policymakers to introduce the appropriate policy and regulatory frameworks to scale up public e-health projects; asks the Commission to provide the necessary financial resources in this regard;