30 Amendments of Alexandra GEESE related to 2022/2036(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 26 a (new)
Citation 26 a (new)
— having regard to the Tallinn Ministerial Declaration on eGovernment of 06 October 2017,
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 26 b (new)
Citation 26 b (new)
— having regard to the Berlin Declaration on DigitalSociety and Value- based Digital government of 8 December 2020,
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas further digitalisation of public administration should enable lowers costs and unlocks business potential, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which form the backbone of the single market;
Amendment 11 #
B a. whereas public services should also be fully accessible offline, for people who cannot or do not wish to use online services
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas digital identity is crucial for citizensecure, privacy-enhancing digital identity is important for individuals to interact with governments and businesses across the European single market;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas accessible and interoperable data in public procurement will help to fight fraud and thereforein improveing procurement performance and cross-border cooperation;
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
Recital H a (new)
H a. Whereas the proportion of women employed in STEM in Europe remains alarmingly low.1a _________________ 1a https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/product s-eurostat-news/-/edn-20220211-2
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that in order to strengthen the single market, it is necessary to carry out a digital transformation that increases the availability of online public services; recalls that eGovernment facilitates relationships with citizens, businesses, employees and governments, and calls for the establishment of a European digital identity;
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Recognises the added value that open source software can bring to eGovernment systems; underlines in particular its role in avoiding vendor lock- in effects; highlights the importance of open source in sharing and reusing IT solutions among public administrations in order to provide more transparent and cost-efficient digital services to individuals and businesses in Europe; recognises also the potential of open source for improving security by allowing vulnerabilities to be identified and fixed; demands that software developed for eGovernment services is made publicly available under an open-source software licence;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to continue encouraging cross-border collaboration among public administrations with ongoing rewards such as the “Sharing and reuse awards”,1a _________________ 1a https://ec.europa.eu/isa2/awards_en/
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that the provision of digital public services implies the use of personal data, and therefore calls on the Commission and Member States to pay special attention to the protection of citizenindividuals’ personal data and ensure full compliance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 in the provision of digital public services;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that broadband internet coverage, especially on islands and in rural areas, is of key importance for the development of eGovernment; calls on the Commission, therefore, to completensure the necessary infrastructure for broadband internet access in cooperation with the Member States;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that e-health has untapped potential, and therefore welcomes the Commission’s intention to create a European health data space; emphasises, furthermore, that e-medical records arcan be extremely useful for stimulating cross- border research and providing cross-border healthcare;
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Emphasises that the electronic enforcement procedure can both significantly reduce the costs of debt collecttax evasion and speed up the procedure; calls on the Commission to present recommendations on enforcement with the aim of lowering costs, especially for consumers, taking into account Member States’ best practices;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Deems it necessary to link the possibility of participation in the public consultation procedure to the eGovernment system; calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure access to the public consultation procedure through digital public services;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Calls on the Commission to present recommendations to enable Members States to processes and means to allow individuals to monitor administrative processes that involve them and engage with stakeholders in the design and delivery of eGovernment services.
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines the importance of cross- border online access to information, administrative procedures and assistance services for EU businesses and consumers; emphasises in this respect the need to ensure interoperability by default for both hardware and software to avoid fragmentation and allow a seamless provision of digital services across the EU internal market;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Considers that full access to public procurement data could significantly improve public probity, promote innovation and support single market objectives, as well as improve transparency and accountability in public spending; calls on the Commission, in this respect, to consider including public procurement in the list of ‘high-value datasets’ under Open Data Directive (EU) 2019/1024, while respecting data protection requirements and the confidentiality of commercial secrets;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17 b. Notes that contracting authorities using e-procurement reported savings between 5% and 20%; Believes that e- procurement can also lead to environmental benefits if relying on sustainable and energy-efficient digital infrastructure, processes and software; Calls on the Commission to properly assess the environmental benefits of e- procurement;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Underlines that the Commission estimates that e-Procurement is used in only 5-10% of procurement procedures carried out across the EU; Emphasizes that next to the setting the right technical infrastructure, tools and standards, transition towards a full e-procurement system needs requires investments in trainings and capacity buildings for public purchasers;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Recognises the importance of innovation procurement, and encourages the Member States to integrate it into the general e-procurement framework; calls on the Member States to improve the interoperability of procurement systems, implement advanced technologies (e.g. artificial intelligence and blockchain)when necessary and ensure compliance with future legislation;
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Reminds that eGovernment systems must remain open to everyone; recalls that open standards ensure equal access to contracts for software providers, improved flexibility, sustainable costs and innovation for public authorities; calls, therefore, on the Commission and Members States to use open standards by default for software interoperability, data and document formats;
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20 b. Emphasises the need for gender- responsive public procurement for digital public administration services to ensure the reduction of gender inequalities;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Emphasises the role of open source in Europe’s digital sovereignty and in preventing vendor lock-in, by allowing sharing and reusing of IT solutions;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21 b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to monitor and make publicly available data on the use of open source technologies among public administrations;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Urges the Commission to use gender-responsive public procurement wherever possible, and particularly in eGovernment procurement processes.1a _________________ 1a https://eige.europa.eu/gender- mainstreaming/toolkits/grpp/what-gender- responsive-public-procurement
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
Paragraph 25
25. Underlines that digital public administration should be inclusive and easily accessiblend fully accessible and inclusive by default for people with different needs, such as elderly people and, people with disabilities, people with fewer opportunities, refugees and others; calls on the Member States to make every effort to ensure that no one is left behind;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25 a. Highlights the importance of the development of digital public services that are environmentally friendly, sustainable by design, durable, repairable, and interoperable, both on a hardware and a software level;