Activities of Josianne CUTAJAR related to 2021/0293(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Establishing the Digital Decade Policy Programme 2030 (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the 2030 Policy Programme “Path to the Digital Decade”
Amendments (61)
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2 a) In January 2022, the Commission proposed a European Declaration on Digital Rights and Principles for the Digital Decade, which puts people at the centre of the digital transformation and could be complemented by a European Charter for Digital Rights, including through concrete actions to implement, such as the recognition of the access to the internet as a human right. The 2030 Policy Programme “Path to the Digital Decade” should contribute to enabling the aforementioned European Declaration.
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5 a) The Eighth report on economic, social and territorial cohesion, published by the Commission in February 2022, underlined a persistent gap among European regions in terms of take-up of digital technologies and skills with potentially negative effects in terms of benefitting from the opportunities of the digital transition as well as of vulnerability of the value chains.
Amendment 104 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 5 b (new)
Recital 5 b (new)
(5 b) The European Pillar of Social Rights enshrines the right to access essential services of good quality, including digital communications as well as the right to quality and inclusive education, training and life-long learning.
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Digital skills, basic and advanced, are essential to reinforce the collective resilience of the Union’s society, to reverse the brain drain of its workforce and to enhance the Union's attractiveness for high-skilled professionals coming from third countries. Digitally empowered and capable citizens will be able to take advantage of the opportunities of the Digital Decade. Moreover, digital training and education should support a workforce in which people can acquire specialised digital skills to get quality jobs and rewarding careers in much greater numbers than today, with full convergence between women and men. It is necessary to have a strong gender perspective for the digital transition in order to ensure the equal participation of women in digital matters, inter alia by equipping them with the necessary skills, improving their digital literacy and skills and making the digital environment female-friendly. In addition, an essential enabler for taking advantage of the benefits of digitalisation, for further technological developments and for Europe’s digital leadership is a sustainable digital infrastructure for connectivity, microelectronics and the ability to process vast data. Excellent and secure connectivity for everybody and everywhere in Europe, including in rural and remote areas40, such as islands, mountainous and sparsely populated as well as outermost regions is needed. Societal needs for upload and download bandwidth are constantly growing. By 2030, networks with gigabit speeds should become available at accessiffordable conditions for all those who need or wish to have such capacity, which requires investment in connectivity and digital infrastructure as well as a technologically neutral approach while developing adequate frameworks so that all market actors benefiting from the digital transformation assume their social responsibilities and make a fair and proportionate contribution to the costs of public goods, services and infrastructures, for the benefit of all Europeans. Moreover, microprocessors which are already today at the start of most of the key, strategic value chains are expected to be in even higher demand in the future, in particular the most innovative ones. Climate neutral highly secure edge node guaranteeing access to data services with low latency wherever businesses are located and quantum capacity are also expected to be critical enablers. _________________ 40 Long-term Vision for the EU’s Rural Areas. COM(2021) 345 final.
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Digital skills, basic and advanced, are essential to reinforce the collective resilience of the Union’s society. Digitally empowered and capable citizens will be able to take advantage of the opportunities of the Digital Decade. Moreover, digital training and education should support a workforce in which people can acquire specialised digital skills to get quality jobs and rewarding careers in much greater numbers than today, with convergence between women and men. In addition, an essential enabler for taking advantage of the benefits of digitisation, for further technological developments and for Europe’s digital leadership is a sustainable digital infrastructure for connectivity, microelectronics and the ability to process vast datadata processing, especially in common European data spaces. Excellent and secure connectivity for everybody and everywhere in Europe including in rural and remote areas40 is needed. Societal needs for upload and download bandwidth are constantly growing. By 2030, networks with gigabit speeds should become available at accessible conditions for all those who need or wish such capacity. Moreover, microprocessors which are already today at the start of most of the key, strategic value chains are expected to be in even higher demand in the future, in particular the most innovative ones. Climate neutral highly secure edge node guaranteeing access to data services with low latency wherever businesses are located and quantum capacity are also expected to be critical enablers. _________________ 40 Long-term Vision for the EU’s Rural Areas. COM(2021) 345 final.
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) Beyond enablers, all the above mentioned technologies will be at the core of new products, new manufacturing processes and new business models based on fair sharing of data in the data economy. The transformation of businesses will depend on their ability to adopt new digital technologies rapidly and across the board, including in industrial and services ecosystems that are currently lagging behind. This transformation is particularly important for small and medium enterprises since they still face a significant gap with larger companies, which should be bridged by taking into account their digitalisation needs.
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Democratic life and public services will also crucially depend on digital technologies and therefore they should be fully accessible for everyone, as a best–in- class digital environment providing for easy-to-use, efficient and personalised services and tools with high security and privacy standards. This process should however take place without prejudice to the accessibility of “offline” public services, especially for those demographic categories that still lag behind in terms of digitalisation, while supporting them in the process of transitioning towards the uptake of digital tools.
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9 a) Digital technologies should contribute to achieving broader societal outcomes that are not limited to the digital sphere, but have positive effects on citizens’ everyday life and their wellbeing. If it is to be successful, the digital transition should go hand-in-hand with improvements as regards democracy at work, good governance, social inclusion and good-quality public services.
Amendment 136 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) A harmonious, inclusive and steady progress towards the digital transformation and towards the achievement of the digital targets in the Union, requires a comprehensive, robust, reliable, flexible and transparent form of governance, based on close cooperation and coordination between the Union institutions, bodies and agencies, and the Member States. An appropriate mechanism should ensure coordination of convergence and the consistency and effectiveness of policies and measures at Union and national levelMember State level, while taking into account national starting points. Therefore, it is necessary to lay down provisions on a monitoring and cooperation mechanism implementing the Digital Compass Communication.
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) This mechanism should include an enhanced monitoring system to identify gaps in the strategic digital capacities of the Union. It should also include a reporting mechanism, among others, on the progress towards the 2030 vision and corresponding digital targets as well as on the more general state of compliance with the objectives set in this Decision. It should establish a cooperative framework between the Commission and Member States to identify solutions addressing weaknesses and to propose targeted actions for effective remedies that also take into account their needs and starting points.
Amendment 143 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The Digital Economy and Society Index (‘DESI’)41 and the Women in Digital ('WiD') Scoreboard should become a part of the report on the state of the Digital Decade and should be used to monitor the progress towards the digital targets including the ones to close the digital gender gap by 2030. This monitoring should include an analysis of the indicators measuring progress at Member States’ level, national policies and initiatives aimed at reaching the objectives of this Decision and the targets as well as horizontal and thematic analyses tracking the digital transformation of European economies and a ranking of Member States progress therein. In particular, DESI’s dimensions and indicators should be aligned with digital targets set out in this Decision. For each digital target, key performance indicators (‘KPIs) should be set out in implementing acts to be adopted by the Commission. The KPIs should be updated when necessary for continued effective monitoring and to take account of technological developments. The data collection mechanism within Member States should be reinforced to present a thorough state of play on the progress towards the digital targets, as well as information on the relevant policies, programmes, and initiatives at national level and should include, where applicable, gender-disaggregated data. Based on the reviews and where needed, the Commission should prepare, in consultation with the Member States, a roadmap to set out future data collection needs. . In defining the DESI, the Commission should rely largely on official statistics collected in different Union surveys on the information society42 . The Commission should use specific studies to collect data for those relevant indicators that are not measured in the Union surveys. _________________ 41 DESI is an annual set of analyses and measurement indicators, which since 2014 have been used to monitor Europe’s overall progress and to benchmark individual Member States’ progress in digital, feeding into the European Semester process and the country specific recommendations. 42 Regulation (EC) No 1006/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 amending Regulation (EC) No 808/2004 concerning Community statistics on the information society (OJ L 286, 31.10.2009, p. 31–35).
Amendment 147 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) In particular, the Commission should report on the progress towards the digital targets, detailing the degree of Union progress in relation to the projected trajectories for each target, the assessment of the efforts necessary to reach each target, including investment gaps in digital capacities and innovation as well as raising awareness about the actions needed to increase digital sovereignty. The report should also include an assessment of the implementation of relevant regulatory proposals as well as of the actions undertaken at Union and Member States level.
Amendment 148 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 16
Recital 16
(16) On the basis of this analysis the report would include specific recommended policies, measures and actions. When recommending policies, measures or actions in the report, the Commission should take into account the most recent data available, the joint commitments undertaken, the policies and measures defined by Member States as well as progress regarding recommended actions identified in earlier reports and addressed in the course of the annual cooperation. In addition, the Commission should take into account the differences in individual Member States’ potential to contribute to the digital targets, their starting points, as well as the policies, measures and actions already in place and considered appropriate to achieve the targets, even if their effects have not yet materialised.
Amendment 153 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 20
Recital 20
(20) In order to ensure that cooperation between the Commission and the Member States is efficient and effective, Member States should submit to the Commission national Digital Decade strategic roadmaps covering the period up to 2030 (‘national Digital Decade strategic roadmaps’) proposing, where possible and measurable at national level, national trajectories, describing all the instruments adopted, planned or implemented with a view to contributing to the achievement at Union level of the objectives of this Decision and the digital targets. These national Digital Decade strategic roadmaps should be be drafted after consulting key stakeholders such as business organisations, including SMEs representatives, trade unions, youth and senior citizen associations as well as local and regional authorities and should be a crucial tool for the coordination of the policies of the Member States and for ensuring predictability for the market. Member States should take into account relevant sectoral initiatives, both at Union and national level, and ensure consistency with them. During the annual cycle of cooperation, Member States could propose adjustments to their national Digital Decade strategic roadmaps to take into account the evolution of the digital transition at Union and national level and to respond, in particular, to the Commission recommended policies, measures and actions.
Amendment 158 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Since spectrum is essential to achieve the digital targets, and in particular a secure, performant and sustainable digital infrastructure enabling users to benefit from connectivity, Member States should also report on their adopted and future policies and measures regarding the availability and possibility to use radio spectrum for existing users and prospective investors and operators without prejudice to the possibility for each Member State to take the necessary measures to ensure the protection of its essential security interests. Without prejudice to the possibility for the Commission to propose new strategic spectrum policy orientations or mechanisms under Article 4 (4) of Directive (EU) 2018/1972 of the European Parliament and of the Council43 appropriate guidance could be provided by the Commission in that regard in order to meet the general objectives and digital targets laid down in this Decision. _________________ 43 Directive (EU) 2018/1972 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 establishing the European Electronic Communications Code (OJ L 321, 17.12.2018, p. 36).
Amendment 160 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) The cooperative dialogue between the Commission and the Member States should commence with the assessment of their national Digital Decade strategic roadmaps and should be based on the data provided and assessment made in the report of the state of the Digital Decade, as well as on the feedback received by relevant stakeholders, such as business organisations, including SMEs representatives, trade unions, youth and senior citizen associations as well as local and regional authorities.
Amendment 167 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) In order to ensure transparency and public participation, the Commission should engage with all interested stakeholders. To that end, the Commission should closely cooperate with stakeholders including private and public actors, such as bodies governed by public laws of the educational or healthcare sector, business organisations, including SMEs representatives, trade unions, youth and senior citizen associations as well as local and regional authorities, and consult them on measures to accelerate the digital transformation at Union level. The involvement of stakeholders would be important at the level of Member States as well, in particular when adopting their national Digital Decade strategic roadmaps and their adjustments.
Amendment 169 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 29 a (new)
Recital 29 a (new)
(29 a) The cooperation between governments, social partners, academics and other stakeholders, regarding the digital transition, including research and innovation in digital technologies, is important so that all social and human aspects are taken into account. Gender balance is needed in order to ensure the full participation of women in the design of the digital economy and a just digital transition.
Amendment 170 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 29 b (new)
Recital 29 b (new)
Amendment 171 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 29 c (new)
Recital 29 c (new)
(29 c) The digital transition should not reinforce gender inequalities and stereotypes by transforming analogue biases and prejudices into digital ones through algorithms. People from diverse backgrounds, including women, young people, the elderly, people with coming from different racial backgrounds and people with disabilities have to be included in the development and use of the digital services. These services should be accessible for all, based on the design for all principle, and the digital development should be an essential tool for inclusion.
Amendment 172 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 29 d (new)
Recital 29 d (new)
(29 d) Science, innovation and R&D will be indispensable to attain the objectives of an inclusive digital transformation and European digital sovereignty. Therefore, more investment in research, innovation, science and the scientific community is needed, as they are the driving force of the technological and digital revolution. At the same time, it should be ensured that neither people nor regions are left behind.
Amendment 173 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 29 e (new)
Recital 29 e (new)
(29 e) Promoting the creation and expansion of digital knowledge and supporting the research programmes and networks created among European universities is essential in order to help European businesses and entrepreneurs attract the best talent and become the vanguard of digital innovation worldwide.
Amendment 174 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 29 f (new)
Recital 29 f (new)
(29 f) The last edition of DESI (2021) shows that only 56 % of Union citizens have basic digital skills. In addition to that, DESI shows that only 19 % of ICT specialists are female. Participation of girls and women in the field of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) should be actively promoted through concrete policy action to foster their full participation and inclusion in the digital economy, as they only represent 36 % of STEM graduates, despite the fact that girls outperform boys in digital literacy.
Amendment 180 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 32
Recital 32
(32) Multi-Country Projects should be able to attract and combine, in an efficient manner, various sources of Union and Member States’ funding, finding, where possible, synergies among them. Notably, the combination of the funds from centrally managed Union programme with resources committed by Member States should be possible, including, under certain conditions, contributions from the Recovery and Resilience Facility, as explained in Part 3 of the Commission guidance to Member States on Recovery and Resilience Plans44 , as well as contributions from European Regional Development and Cohesion funds. Whenever justified by the nature of a given Multi-Country Project, it should also be open to contributions from entities other than the Union and Member States, including private contributions. _________________ 44 Brussels, 22.1.2021 SWD(2021) 12 final.
Amendment 184 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) set a clear direction for the digital transformation of the Union and for delivery of the digital targets by 2030, ensuring progressive convergence among Member States while taking into account their starting points;
Amendment 191 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) promote a human-centered, inclusive, ethical, secure and open digital environment where digital technologies and services respect and enhance Union principles and values;
Amendment 202 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) reinforce Member States’ collective resilience and bridge the digital divide notably by promoting basic and specialised digital skills for all and, fostering the development of high-performing digital education and training systems through vocational and professional training, reskilling, upskilling and lifelong learning while ensuring full convergence between women and men on ICT careers;
Amendment 208 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) reduce the territorial digital divide, especially with reference to rural and remote areas, such as islands, mountainous and sparsely populated as well as outermost regions;
Amendment 212 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) ensure digital sovereignty notably by a secure and accessible digital infrastructure capable to process vast volumes of data that enables other technological developments, supporting the competitiveness of the Union's industry; and the resilience of its value chains;
Amendment 214 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) ensure digital sovereignty notably by a secure and accessible digital and data infrastructures capable to process vast volumes of data that enables other technological developments, supporting the competitiveness of the Union's industry;
Amendment 216 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) support the sustainable digital transformation of industry and society through the promotion of values of inclusivity, openness, competitiveness, consumer-choice and digital leadership, in line with relevant Union legislation in the digital field;
Amendment 217 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) promote the deployment and the use of digital capabilities giving access to digital technologies and data on easy and fair terms in order to achieve a high level of digital intensity and innovation in Union’s enterprises, in particular small and medium ones, including capabilities on cybersecurity;
Amendment 227 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) ensure that democratic life, public services and health and care services are accessible online for everyone, in particular disadvantaged groups including persons with disabilities, offering inclusive, efficient and personalised services and tools with high security and privacy standards without prejudice to the accessibility of “offline” public services;
Amendment 230 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Amendment 231 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f
(f) ensure that digital infrastructures and technologies become more sustainable and energy- and resource efficient, and contribute to a sustainable circular and climate-neutral economy and society in line with the European Green Deal, including by promoting research and innovation;
Amendment 246 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) facilitate fair convergent conditions for investments in digital transformation throughout the Union, including by strengthening the synergies between the use of Union and national funds, and developing predictable regulatory approaches;
Amendment 268 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – introductory part
(1) a digitally skilled population and highly skilled digital professionals with a target towards specific and swiftly evolving technological domains:
Amendment 270 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point a
(a) at least 80% of those aged 16-74 have at least basic digital skills, in line with the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan;
Amendment 272 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point b
(b) at least 20 million employed information and communications technology (ICT) specialists are employed, with achieving full convergence between women and men and increasing the number of ICT graduates;
Amendment 279 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point a
(a) all European households, factories and business facilities are covered by a Gigabit network, with all populated areas covered by 5G, while keeping in mind the principle of technological neutrality and combining, where necessary, complementary technologies;
Amendment 285 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
(b) the production of cutting-edge and sustainable semiconductors in the Union is at least 20% of world production in value, in line with the initiatives of the European Chips Act;
Amendment 288 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point c
(c) at least 10 000 climate neutral highly secure “edge nodes” are deployed in the Union, distributed in a way that guarantees a fair geographical coverage and access to data services with low latency (few milliseconds) wherever businesses are located;
Amendment 297 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point a – introductory part
(a) at least 75% of Union enterprises have taken up according to their needs and coherently to their business strategy and operations:
Amendment 300 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point b
(b) more than 90% of Union Small and Medium Enterprises (‘SME’) reach at least a basic level of digital intensity according to their needs and coherently to their business strategy and operations, with a reduction of their digital gap with comparable categories of larger enterprises;
Amendment 305 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c
(c) the Union grows the pipeline of its innovative scale ups and improves their access to finance, leading to at least doubling the number of unicorns and ensures the smooth functioning of the European digital innovation hubs;
Amendment 308 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c a (new)
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point c a (new)
(c a) the Union grows its backbone of innovative ICT companies, especially in terms of providers of European digital products, services and solutions;
Amendment 312 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point a
(a) 100% online accessible provision of key public services for Union citizens and businessof all ages and businesses without prejudice to the “offline” accessibility of these services;
Amendment 338 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
(1) The Commission shall monitor the progress of the Union against the objectives and digital targets set out in Articles 2 and 4. To this end, the Commission shall rely upon Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI) and the Women in Digital ('WiD') Scoreboard, and for the purpose of this decision, in accordance with Article 25 (2), shall set out in an implementing act the key performance indicators (‘KPIs’) for each digital target. .
Amendment 344 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2
(2) Member States shall provide to the Commission in a timely manner the necessary statistics and data required for the effective monitoring of the digital transition and of the degree of achievement of the digital targets set out in Article 4. This shall include relevant information on the availability and accessibility of spectrum. Where the relevant statistics from Member States are not yet available, the Commission may use an alternative data collection methodology, such as studies or direct collection of data from the Member States, in consultation with the Member States. The use of that alternative data collection methodology shall not affect the tasks of Eurostat as laid down in Commission Decision 2012/504/EU47 . Data shall be, where applicable, gender- disaggregated. _________________ 47 Commission Decision 2012/504/EU of 17 September 2012 on Eurostat (OJ L 251, 18.9.2012, p. 49).
Amendment 349 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
(1) The Commission shall submit annually to the European Parliament and the Council a report on the “State of the Digital Decade”. This report shall be the comprehensive report of the Commission on the progress on digital transformation of the Union and it shall include the Digital Economy and Society Index (DESI) and the Women in Digital ('WiD') Scoreboard.
Amendment 351 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
(2) In the report on the “State of the Digital Decade”, the Commission shall provide an assessment of the progress of the Union’s digital transition against the digital targets set out in Article 4 as well as the state of compliance with the general objectives referred to in Article 2 and the principles enshrined in the [insert title of solemn Declaration]. The assessment of the progress made shall be based, in particular, on the analysis and key performance indicators in the DESI as compared to Union-level and, where applicable, national projected trajectories, and, where applicable, on the establishment of and progress regarding Multi-Country Projects. The report shall also include an assessment of relevant regional gaps.
Amendment 360 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) the impact expected to be made on each digital target as a result of the implemented, adopted and planned policies, measures and actions, including, where applicable, actions to reduce any gap among regions;
Amendment 367 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 8 – paragraph 1
Article 8 – paragraph 1
(1) Member States and the Commission shall closely cooperate to identify ways to address deficiencies in areas where progress was insufficient to achieve one or more of the digital targets set out in Article 4 or where significant gaps and shortages have been identified based on the results of the report on the ”State of the Digital Decade”. This analysis shall take into account, in particular, the different capacities of Member States to contribute to some of the digital targets as well as their starting points and the risk that delays on certain of these targets may have a detrimental effect on the achievement of other digital targets.
Amendment 379 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
(1) The Commission shall closely cooperate with private and public stakeholders, including social partners such as business organisations, including SME representatives, and trade unions as well as youth and senior citizen associations, to collect information and develop recommended policies, measures and actions for the purposes of the implementation of this Decision.
Amendment 384 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 11 – paragraph 2
Article 11 – paragraph 2
(2) The Member States shall cooperate with private and public stakeholders, including social partners such as business organisations, including SME representatives, and trade unions as well as youth and senior citizen associations, in line with the national legislation, when adopting their national Digital Decade strategic roadmaps and their adjustments. Member States shall also seek the feedback of local and, where applicable, regional authorities.
Amendment 389 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) improving the cooperation of the Union and of, Member States and social partners in the achievement of the objectives of the Digital Decade;
Amendment 392 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point c
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) addressing strategic vulnerabilities and dependencies of the Union along the digital supply chains in order to enhance their resilience;
Amendment 395 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point e
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point e
(e) contributing to an inclusive and sustainable digital transformation of society and the economy that benefits all businesses and citizens across the Union;
Amendment 399 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
(e a) promoting digital skills for citizens and workers through high-quality education, training and life-long learning;
Amendment 400 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point e b (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point e b (new)
Amendment 401 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 1
The Annex sets out an indicative and non- exhaustive list of possible areas of activity in which Multi- Country Projects addressing these specific objectives could be established.