Activities of Marcel KOLAJA related to 2020/2217(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on a European strategy for data
Amendments (8)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
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1. Welcomes the Commission communication on a European strategy for data (COM(2020)0066) and endorses its objective to increase and improve the use of data in the EU and to create a single market for non-personal data in order to harness economic growth, competitiveness, innovation, job creation and societal progres, social and territorial cohesion in the EU by supporting job creation, competitiveness, sustainable development, research and innovation, and by making improvements to EU citizens’ quality of life, while preserving appropriate privacy safeguards;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
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2. Recalls that in order to create a free and secure data flow with personal data and the protection of privacy at its core, it must be supported by data savvy and well-informed citizens across the Member States; points outPoints out that high level of digital skills is crucial for a person to fully participate in the digital economy and society; recalls that there are currently significant divffergences between Member States with regard to the digital literacy of their citizens; calls on the Commission to propose ambitious targets for digital literacy in the EU through the Digital Education Action Plan and to provide substantial support to the Member States to help them to achieve these targets; requests that special attention be paid to equal access to environmentally-friendly by design digital infrastructure, internet coverage and digital tools, without prejudice to the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
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2 a. Highlights that the digital sector needs to put sustainability at its heart; reminds in that regard that both the green and digital transformation must go hand in hand and that investment in research and development of technologies is needed in order to reduce the carbon footprint;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
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3. Stresses that the EU should prioritise digital literacy and competencies in its cohesion policy for 2021 and beyond, with a focus on supporting teachers and the heads of education institutions in implementing digital education throughout common curricula and on sharing best practices and know-how, without creating additional administrative or financial burdens; considers that educationstresses that diverse software, especially Free and Open Source Software (FOSS), should be focuspromoted oin practical skills for the future and be based on a long-term and comprehensive analysis of labour market needscurricula to avoid deepening of vendor lock-in; considers that education is a life long learning process aiming at empowering citizens through personal development, creativity and well-being; welcomes the Commission’s proposal to develop a common European skills database;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
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4. Highlights the urgent need to close the EU’s digital skills gap and considers that enhancanonymised graduate tracking and labourmechanisms at education system level can be used by services that help new students market data sharing will be invaluable tools to achieve this end informed choices about what to study, by teaching staff and institutional management as input for the design of courses and by government authorities to inform decisions about how to steer education systems; stresses the importance of fully abiding by EU rules on personal data protection when using these tools;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
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5. Underlines the fact that while the increased use of anonymised data will transform our education systems, it will nevertheless be essential to maintain a human-centred and personalised approach to students and their needs; considers that open access to education and to scientific data and publications based on the FAIR (findable, accessible, interoperable, reusable) data principles is essential for successful innovation and science;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
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6. Emphasises that the implementation of the European data strategy should take account of the specific needs of vulnerable groups; recalls that almost 100 million persons with disabilities in the EU are facing particular challenges in accessing digital tools and quality education such as people with disabilities, elderly people, people with fewer opportunities, refugees and others; calls on the Member States to make every effort to ensure that persons with disabilitiesno one is left behind and have full access to digital tools and infrastructure in order to harness the full potential of digitalisation and prevent a widening of gapsdivide between different parts of society in terms of access to digital education;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
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7. Calls on the Commission to explore the potential merits and scope of creating a common European data space for the cultural and creative industrysector at large; believes that the digitalisation of cultural heritage could be useful and beneficial in a wide variety of ways, by for instance facilitating physical protection and preservation or enabling three- dimensional virfor research purposes, education, tourism, cultural applications which could be suitable for a number of sectors, including tourism, linguistic and knowledge development; calls for the development of a common European data space on cultural heritage, which could be built on the basis of the Europeana Digital Service Infrastructure.