38 Amendments of José BLANCO LÓPEZ related to 2016/2271(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas digitalisation creates new opportunities in the transport and tourism sectors for manufacturers, operators, investors and passengers and is a necessity for the transport and tourism industryies to remain both competitive and operational;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 33 a (new)
Citation 33 a (new)
- having regard to the opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee of 14 July 2016, entitled ‘Industry 4.0 and digital transformation: Where to go’,
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission Communication on Digitising European Industry, but regrets that, as its focus on the transport sector is limited to connected and automated driving, it does not address sufficiently all existing challenges; recalls that, although connected and automated driving is one of the most exciting digital transformations in the sector, there is potential for digitalisation in all modes of transport and tourism, and also throughout the value chain from manufacturers to passengers where results can be expected in the near future;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas digitalisation willis transforming manufacturing processes, impacting fundamentally the balance of opportunities and challenges for European industries;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas more than 30 national and regional initiatives for digitising industry have been launched across Europe in recent years; whereas, consequently, Europe has a strong base from which to become a leader inlead the digital transformation;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that the digitalisation process has not been beneficial to the same extent throughout the transport and tourism sectors, which has created a detrimental fragmentation within the internal market both between different modes of transport and within the same mode; believes that developing a coordinated Industrial Digitalisation Strategy (IDS) for the EU could help overcome this fragmentation;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
Ha. whereas Commission studies show that 40% of EU workers lack adequate digital skills;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H b (new)
Recital H b (new)
Hb. whereas digitisation requires highly skilled workers, but according to Commission studies it is estimated that by 2020 there will be 800 000 unfilled vacancies for ICT professionals;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s Communication on Digitising European Industry; recalls the key role that digitisation can play in achieving the goal of raising the contribution of industry to EU GDP to 20% by 2020;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Stresses the need to implement a European strategy to coordinate and ensure cohesion between the various strategies launched at national and regional level, strengthen Europe’s competitiveness and industrial leadership and maximise the opportunities and benefits for workers, business and society as a whole;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point a
Paragraph 2 – point a
(a) Strengthening economic dynamics,growth, social and territorial cohesion and resilience vis-à-vis technological disruptions;
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point b
Paragraph 2 – point b
(b) Fostering jobthe creation of high- quality and highly skilled jobs and improving working standards and the attractiveness of industrial sector jobs through a socially just transformation;
Amendment 78 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – point h
Paragraph 3 – point h
(h) foster the attractiveness of the tourism sector and creative industries;
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – point h a (new)
Paragraph 3 – point h a (new)
(ha) create room for additional job creation;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point d
Paragraph 2 – point d
(d) Strengthening European cohesion through a reliable and ambitious European investment policy (inpaying particular attention to rolling out ultrafast digital infrastructure) and a coordinated European industrial policy on the basis of sustainable modernisation;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point e
Paragraph 2 – point e
(e) Supporting Europe’s goals in climate policy by raising the energy and resource efficiency of industrial production and reducing emissions of polluting gases;
Amendment 96 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Supports the idea to further develop digital innovation hubs across the EU, where new competence centres and cluster partnerships could be created, among others in the transport and tourism sectors;
Amendment 98 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Highlights the need to have a cross-sectorial vision, for instance between electronics, telecoms, transport and tourism;
Amendment 104 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – point i
Paragraph 2 – point i
(i) Improving energy security and reducing energy consumption through a digitised, more flexible and efficient industrial production;
Amendment 106 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Reminds that digitisation is not just a technological issue, but it has wider social, work and economic implications; highlights therefore the need for a massive up-skilling of the workforce at all levels, in the transport and tourism sectors, focusing on new multidisciplinary and digital skills;
Amendment 125 #
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; underlines the importance ofneed to combat the digital divide and advancinge 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 136 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Asks the Commission to study the desirability of establishing a specific industrial foresight unit that examines manufacturing and digitalisation trends, studies pertinent developments in other regions, identifies new key technologies and ensures that European leadership in these areas is maintained and new trends are integrated into policies and actions;
Amendment 144 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that integrated industrial digitalisation must be based on strong enabling conditions; dustrial digitalisation entails adapting and modernising the regulatory framework and boosting investment in R&D&I, digital infrastructure, security and job-based training; notes that the Commission puts the volume of public and private investment that will be mobilised in the coming five years as part of the European digitisation strategy at EUR 50 billion; regrets the lack of specific information on the origin and coordination of this investment with a view to achieving the objectives set in the strategy;
Amendment 152 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Highlights in this context the need to advance investment in connectivity through 5G and fibre opticscreate a favourable climate for promoting investment in high-speed broadband network infrastructure and fostering the deployment of 5G as an instruments for convergence and, ensuring a robust digital infrastructural backbone for Europe’s industry, so that all industries, regardless of sector, size or location, can make the most of the benefits of digital innovations;
Amendment 168 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls, in this regard, for a doubling of efforts on standardisation with a view to ensuring that Europe plays a leading role in setting technology standards allowing for the deployment of 5G networks and services;
Amendment 180 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that clusters and synergies between SMEs, social and industrial players, the skilled crafts sector, start-ups, academia, finance and other stakeholders can be successful models in advancing digital manufacturing and innovation; notes the importance of utilising digitalisation for advancing business model innovations;
Amendment 193 #
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 encourage a balanced geographical spread between such hubs to help combat digital exclusion and ensure they boost cross-border cooperation; calls on the Commission to increase the funding for the DIH;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses the importance of financing the digitalisation of Europe’s industry; expresses disappointment that the European Fund for Strategic Investment (EFSI) has so far invested only 11 % in digital projects; considers that the EFSI should help SMEs to overcome capital shortages and target projects with a high risk profile;
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Paragraph 12 – subparagraph 1 (new)
Takes the view that the mid-term review of the MFF and the implementation reports of EU programmes should be used as an opportunity to analyse the functioning of programmes and instruments for financing the digitisation of industry and lay the groundwork for the architecture of EU programmes in this area from 2020;
Amendment 233 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Asks the Commission to study the impact of enforceing minimum thresholds for EU-based research and development (R&D) of companies applying for research funding;
Amendment 245 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines the role of cybersecurity within the digitalisation of Europe’s industry; considers cyber-resilience as crucial and cybersecurity as a core sector for European digitalisation efforts; believes that producers are responsible for ensuring safety and security standards on the basis of the available state of the art technology and the principles of secure by design and secure by default; notes that cybersecurity requirements for the Internet of Things (IoT) and IT security standards must strengthen European cyber- resilience; believes that European standardisation bodies have a special role to play in this respect;
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Believes that there should be common criteria for critical infrastructure and the digital security thereof; calls, therefore, on the Commission to ensure consistent implementation of the Directive on Network and Information Security, to look into the need for, and propose if required, new initiatives to strengthen our defences against cyber-attacks, with special emphasis on protecting SMEs;
Amendment 268 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Takes the view that the European Cloud Initiative, and the measures to promote the free flow of data within the EU, can help remove existing barriers to the digitalisation of industrial processes, particularly for SMEs and start-ups;
Amendment 282 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses that European leadership in industrial digitalisation requires a strong standardisation and interoperability strategy; emphasises the important and unique make-up of Europe’s standardisation bodies, including their inclusive approach; calls on the Commission to promote the development of open standards and welcomes its intention to guarantee access to standard essential patents under FRAND (fair, reasonable, non-discriminatory) conditions; calls for an EU coordinated approach towards international fora and consortia such as the Industrial Internet Consortium (IIC);
Amendment 291 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Highlights the fact that the digital transformation of industry willis haveing a major societal impact on areas ranging from employment, working conditions, workers’ rights to education and skills; calls on, and that this impact will continue to grow; deplores the lack of attention paid by the Commission to the consequences of industrial digitalisation on employment and society; demands for the Commission to adequately study the social effects of industrial digitalisation;
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Warns of the increasing impact of industrial digitalisation on the world of work, in redefining jobs, modes of organisation and contractual relations between workers and businesses; stresses the need to ensure full compliance with labour and social rights in the digital world of work; calls for enhanced social dialogue with a view to devising strategies to enable concerted responses to the challenges of digitisation;
Amendment 308 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Stresses that education and lifelong learning are the cornerstone of social cohesion in a digital society; stresses that Europe faces a digital gap in terms of territory and skills; calls for the implementation of a skills guarantee and the right to (re-)training and life-long- learning; emphasises the importance of ensuring the promotion of digital skills; calls on industry to grant employees a ‘digital sabbatical’; asks the Commission to launch a pan-European up-skilling initiative;
Amendment 317 #
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; stresses, in this regard, the need to orient school and university curricula towards enhancing skills related to IT and innovative capacity;