9 Amendments of José BLANCO LÓPEZ related to 2016/2274(INI)
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Regrets that the Commission has not accompanied the Standardisation package with an analysis of the impact of the proposed guidelines on key areas such as employment, consumer rights and SME activities;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that innovation in the transport and tourism sector provides enormous opportunities for EU businesses and insists on the need to develop new standards, where possible with a cross- domain approach, and uphold standardisation in order to ensure the proper implementation of EU initiatives in the field of digitalisation; considers that standards and common specifications is a clear requirement among others for the deployment of connected cars which could interact not only with the road infrastructure but also with other vehicles and devices (VtX model);
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Considers Commission and Member State involvement with European industry to be crucial in order to facilitate the adoption of global standards with a European stamp in the definition and rolling-out of 5G technologies;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Supports the five priority areas identified by the Commission in relation to ICT standardisation - 5G communications, cloud computing, internet of things, big data technologies and cybersecurity - as key areas for the completion of the digital single market and boosting the competitiveness of European industry; 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 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the ICT priority areas as the essential technology building blocks on which equally important areas such as eHealth, smart and efficient energy and resource use, intelligent transport systems and, advanced manufacturing and smart homes and cities will rely;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Notes that ICT standardisation will be beneficial for the development of transport and tourism-related services; calls on the Commission to attach greater importance to this development when implementing its priority action plan for ICT standardisation, and to take swift action to promote interoperable solutions, such as the development of integrated and smart ticketing and new mobility concepts such as Mobility-as-a- Service;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Warns against fragmentation and the proliferation of proprietary systems in the internet of things, and the risks this poses for both the development of innovative solutions and interoperability;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Underlines that, due to the international nature of transport and tourism, global competition and involvement of the main global powers in this matter, the development of international standards is indispensable both to ensure interoperability and to broaden market opportunities for the EU industries; calls on the Commission to actively continue promoting the development of European standards at international fora;
Amendment 76 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Underlines the importance of agile standardisation processes, with appropriate involvement of manufacturing industries, SMEs and NGOs; draws attention in this regard to the warning given by the Economic and Social Committee in relation to the low level of participation in the public consultation 'Standards in the Digital Single Market: setting priorities and ensuring delivery', and calls for an assessment to be made of the need to gather additional information on the composition of the respondents;