Activities of Dragoş PÎSLARU related to 2021/0293(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Establishing the Digital Decade Policy Programme 2030 (debate)
Opinions (1)
OPINION 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 (49)
Amendment 1 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) In its Communication “2030 Digital Compass: the European way for the Digital Decade” of 9 March 202131 (“Digital Compass Communication”) the Commission laid out its vision for 2030 to empower citizens and businesses through the digital transition. The Union way for the digital transformation of economy and society should encompass digital sovereignty, global leadership, accessibility, affordability inclusion, equality, sustainability, resilience, security, improving quality of life, availability of services and respect of citizens’ rights and aspirations and should. It should create quality employment, strengthen workers’ rights, job security and skills development, while contributeing to competitiveness and a dynamic, resource efficient, inclusive and fair economy and society in the Union, and therefore contributing to implement the European Pillar of Social Rights in the digital age and to make Europe the entrepreneurial hotspot of the world. __________________ 31 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions “2030 Digital Compass: the European way for the Digital Decade” COM/2021/118 final/2.
Amendment 2 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) The Commission’s Communication on the European Green Deal35 emphasised that Europe should leverage the potential of the digital transformation, which is a key enabler for reaching the Green Deal objectives. The Union should promote and invest in the necessary digital transformation as digital technologies are a critical enabler for attaining the sustainability goals of the Green Deal in many different sectors, and for ensuring that these policies benefit the current and future generations. Digital technologies such as artificial intelligence, 5G, cloud and edge computing and the internet of things can accelerate and maximise the impact of policies to dealing with climate changethe objectives of the European Green Deal and protect the environment. Digitalisation also presents new opportunities for sustainable transport, smart farming and smart grids, distance monitoring of air and water pollution, or for monitoring and optimising how energy and natural resources are usedcould be used, including for preventing energy poverty and ensuring energy efficiency and affordability. Europe needs a digital sector that puts sustainability, competitiveness, inclusion and fairness at its heart, ensuring that digital infrastructures and technologies become verifiably more sustainable and energy- and resource efficient, and contribute to a sustainable, just circular and climate-neutral economy and society in line with the European Green Deal. __________________ 35 Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the European Council, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions “The European Green deal”, 11.12.2019, COM/2019/640 final.
Amendment 3 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) Digital skills, basic and advanced, for all, with a special focus on vulnerable groups, are essential to reinforce the collective resilience of the Union’s society, economy and sustainability of the environment, close the digital divide, ensure the Union’s global competitiveness and reduce its technological dependencies. Digitally empowered and capable citizens, of any age 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., get quality employment, acquire knowledge and have better access to their social and labour rights, offline and online. Moreover, digital training and education, through vocational and professional training, reskilling, upskilling and lifelong learning, should provide workers with the necessary skills with regard to literacy, numeracy and STEM subjects. There must be a particular focus on the inclusion of disadvantaged groups such as young people, women, persons with disabilities, older people and people living in rural and remote areas to get quality jobs and rewarding careers in much greater numbers than today and equal access to digital education or teleworking, as highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic, with convergence between women and men, having a strong gender perspective to ensure the equal participation of women in the digital transition. Particular emphasis should be put in promoting interdisciplinary studies related to digitalisation and ICT, and in adapting digital skills to employment in the job market and the new digital environment. Recital 7a (new) 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 data. Excellent and secure connectivity, affordable internet and access to digital tools for everybody and everywhere in Europe including in rural and remote areas40 is neededare needed to achieve an inclusive Union where no group is at a disadvantage. 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 to have 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 4 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) Mental health issues related to remote working and education have increased dramatically in the Union in recent times, particularly among young people. New working methods and working environments, which require the use of digital tools, have blurred the delineation of private- and workspaces, have increased the pressure on workers to be permanently connected to virtual environments, a practice that has been shown to be detrimental to mental health and wellbeing in the absence of preventive and precautionary measures. The fostering of robust mental health and wellbeing, prevention, psychological support, recovery and after-care components are needed to ensure that workers can benefit from digitally reshaped working environments, with a particular focus on promoting their right to disconnect without fear of negative consequences and achieving work-life balance in the digital age.
Amendment 5 #
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, together with the training in digital skills fully accessible for everyone in particular groups in a vulnerable situation, including persons with disabilities, people from disadvantaged backgrounds and areas, as well as older people. These services shall take the form of a best–in- class digital environment providing for easy-to-use, efficient and personalised services and tools with high security and privacy standards. All public services shall be available online as well as offline.
Amendment 6 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The Digital Economy and Society Index (‘DESI’)41, including 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 those aiming at closing 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 and include social inclusion targets broken down by age groups and gender as well as environmental targets. 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. ThMember States should develop automated and simple data collection mechanism within Member Statess that 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 the impact and consequences that this has for working conditions and workers’ mental health. 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 7 #
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 raising awareness about the actions needed to increase digital sovereignty and the digitalisation of public services. The report should include an overview of the risks and benefits for workers in the process of achieving these targets. 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 8 #
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 social partners and other stakeholders including private and public actors, such as bodies governed by public laws of the educational or health care sector, 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 9 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 29 a (new)
Recital 29 a (new)
(29a) Early digital education, updated digital education curricula and lifelong learning are essential for the development of the qualifications necessary in the digital age, to tackle digital exclusion and overcome the digital divide in society. Lack of appropriate equipment and/or skills is a major barrier to access the latest technologies and sometimes even basic services, especially for children, young and older people, persons with disabilities, as well as people in rural and remote areas.
Amendment 10 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 29 b (new)
Recital 29 b (new)
(29b) The digital era and the wide- ranging impact of the digitalisation process on society, the economy and employment in the Union presents both opportunities of global leadership and challenges. The digital era also requires a broad and democratic digital policy dialogue with citizens, social partners and other relevant stakeholders in order to develop principles, regulatory frameworks and instruments that address the impacts of digitalisation on workers and society.
Amendment 11 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 29 c (new)
Recital 29 c (new)
Amendment 12 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 29 d (new)
Recital 29 d (new)
(29d) Vocational education and training should not be neglected (VET) but should be given more weight in the digital decade. There is a need for some Member States to address the lack of attractiveness and prestige deficit of VET and dual education systems as it is recognised as promoting excellence in line with the Council Recommendation of 24 November 2020 on vocational education and training (VET) for sustainable competitiveness, social fairness and resilience1a. Member States should develop quality dual education systems and vocational systems based on flexible curricula, strong career guidance and connections to the labour market needs. Adult learning participation and apprenticeships should be increased in order to promote lifelong learning, which in turn foster equal opportunities in the labour market. The development of such educational curricula should involve teachers, learners, parents and civil society organisations for a successful education that can be digital where possible or desired, with a view to ensuring inclusive and accessible education and closing the gap between the most disadvantaged and those with sufficient resources.
Amendment 13 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 29 e (new)
Recital 29 e (new)
(29e) The Union must become a global leader in promoting the socially responsible, ethical, transparent and accountable use of artificial intelligence. The Union’s employment and social acquis fully apply to artificial intelligence and it is of utmost importance that proper enforcement of employment law relating to digital services be ensured in order to protect the health and safety of workers.
Amendment 14 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) set a clear direction for thean inclusive, social, sustainable and ethical digital transformation of the Union and for delivery of the digital targets;
Amendment 15 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) promote a human-centered, inclusive, secure and open digital environment where digital technologies and services respect and enhance Union principles and valuesred, just, ethical, growth-stimulating, innovative, sustainable, inclusive, social, accessible, secure and open digital environment where digital technologies and services respect and enhance human dignity, Union rights, principles and values, in a digital age where citizens’ and workers’ rights and quality employment are respected, and where people are allowed to acquire and maintain skills through education and training in line with the first principle of the European Pillar of Social Rights in order to empower them and enable them to prosper, including persons with disabilities by removing barriers to the opportunities that digitalisation offers for their inclusion and creating initiatives for their employment;
Amendment 16 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) reinforce Member States’ collective resilience and sustainably bridge the digital divide notably by promotings, whether social, economic, geographic or gender-based, including bridging the digital gender gap of women in STEM, notably by ensuring access to technology, digital tools and high-speed broadband, and through the promotion of the basic and specialised digital skills for all and fostering the deveensuring equal opportunities for quality emplopyment ofand high-performing digital education and training systemser job security for all;
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) focus particularly on younger and older people, and disadvantaged groups, such as women, and people from rural, remote and sparsely populated areas, in order to prevent discrimination;
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b b (new)
(bb) foster the development of high- performing, inclusive, digital education and training systems with a special focus on early childhood and school education through vocational and professional training, reskilling, upskilling and lifelong learning, accessible to everyone, including people with disabilities;
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) propose concrete mental health measures to safeguard sustainability in the digital transition, such as ensuring prevention and facilitating occupational mental health support services for early recognition and access to treatment;
Amendment 20 #
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 secure access to digital technologies and data on accessible, 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 as well as start-ups; enable all workers and job seekers to acquire information of their rights in the digital environment, AI ethics, and protection of privacy;
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) ensure that democratic life, public services, education and health and care services are accessible online for everyone, in particular disadvantaged groups including persons with disabilities and older people, offering inclusive, efficient, accessible, interoperable and personalised services and tools with high security and privacy standards, such as state-of-the-art encryption and free open source solutions, while always maintaining the choice for offline services; ensure training programmes for digital skills development, and promote access to these services and tools by proposing easier access to trainings and accessible, tailored human guidance;
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
(ea) propose concrete measures to protect citizens’ and workers’ rights to equal access to healthcare, health insurance and social security schemes, ensuring that no one is denied access to education, health and care services on the basis of medical history and financial status or due to a lack of adequate digital infrastructure or skills;
Amendment 23 #
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, competitive, resilient and energy- and resource efficient, are assessed through a lifecycle methodology and contribute to a sustainable, just, circular and climate- neutral economy and society in line with the European Green Dealcluding energy-efficient housing, affordable energy without risk of energy poverty, to achieve the goals of the European Green Deal, and the Union’s environmental targets and objectives;
Amendment 24 #
(g) facilitate convergent conditions for investments in digital transformation that ensure sustainability, respect for fundamental rights and equality throughout the Union, including by strengthening the synergies between the use of Union and national funds, and developing predictable regulatory approaches; together with the digital pillar in Regulation (EU) 2021/241 of the European Parliament and of the Council1a and the national recovery plans, promoting investment in support of socially and environmentally beneficial outcomes and developing predictable regulatory approaches; __________________ 1a Regulation (EU) 2021/241 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 February 2021 establishing the Recovery and Resilience Facility (OJ L 57, 18.2.2021, p.17).
Amendment 25 #
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 individual needs and preferences, some of the following:
Amendment 26 #
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 businessesin addition to the provision of all services and support in person offline;
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point b
(b) 100% of Union citizens havewho want to use them have digital access to their medical records (electronic health records (EHR)) with the highest level of privacy, data protection, and encryption safeguards, including decentralised storage, while always keeping the possibility of non-digital access; persons with disabilities have assisted access via aid tools and connectivity;
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – point c
(c) at least 8100% of Union citizens use a digital identification (ID) solutionhave the possibility to access and acquire necessary skills, through training as appropriate, to use a digital identification (ID) solution according to their individual needs and preferences, with no obligation de jure nor de facto to use such solutions.
Amendment 29 #
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 the objectives set out in Article 2 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 . . __________________ 47 Commission Decision 2012/504/EU of 17 September 2012 on Eurostat (OJ L 251, 18.9.2012, p. 49).
Amendment 30 #
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).
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 1
Article 7 – paragraph 1
(1) By [six12 months after the entry into force of this Decision- specific date to be inserted by OP], Member States shall submit to the Commission their national Digital Decade strategic roadmaps which shall be consistent with, and contribute to achieving at Union level, the objectives and digital targets set out in this Decision. Member States and the Commission shall take into account relevant sectoral initiatives, and environmental and social costs, and ensure consistency with them.
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 11 – paragraph 1
Article 11 – paragraph 1
(1) The Commission shall closely cooperate with Member States, relevant private and public stakeholders, including social partners, Union agencies and civil society organisations to collect information and develop recommended policies, measures and actions for the purposes of the implementation of this Decision.
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
(1) The general objective of the Multi- Country Projects shall be to facilitate the achievement of the digital targets as set out in Articles 2 and 4.
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) improving the cooperation ofbetween the Union and of Member State, including Union agencies, Member States and social partners in the achievement of the objectives of the Digital Decade;
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 12 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) reinforcing the Union’s technology excellence and industrial competitiveness in critical technologies, digital products, services and infrastructures that are essential for economic recovery and, prosperity, for citizens’ security and safetywell-being, and the security and safety of individuals, as well as digital training, reskilling and upskilling, to ensure security of employment in the labour market in the digital age;
Amendment 38 #
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 data. 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 guaranteein the field of information and communications technology (ICT) and interdisciplinary jobs related to ICT and rewarding careers in much greater numbers than today, with convergence between women and men. Particular emphasis should be put in promoting the employment in jobs that require interdisciplinary studies related to digital and ICT and ing 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 finaldapting the job market to the new digital environment and digital skills.
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7 a) Mental health issues related to remote working and education have increased dramatically in the Union in recent times. New working methods and working environments which require the use of digital tools, including the delineation of private and work spaces have increased the pressure on Union citizens to be permanently connected to virtual environments, a practice that has been shown to be detrimental to mental health and wellbeing in the absence of preventive and precautionary measures. Robust mental health and wellbeing prevention, management, recovery and after-care components are needed to ensure that Union citizens can fully take advantage of the digitally reshaped working environments.
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 7 b (new)
Recital 7 b (new)
(7 b) 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 data. Excellent and secure connectivity for everybody and everywhere in Europe including in rural and remote areas 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.
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) The Digital Economy and Society Index (‘DESI’)41 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. 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. ThMember States should develop automated and simple data collection mechanism within Member Statess that 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. 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 113 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) Multi-Country Projects involving several Member States should allow for large-scale intervention in key areas necessary for the achievement of the digital targets, notably by pooling resources from the Union, Member States, and where appropriate private sources. Where necessary for the achievement of the digital targets, Member States can decide to involve the participation of Union associated countries in Multi-Country Projects. They should be implemented in a coordinated manner, in close cooperation between the Commission and Member States. For that reason, the Commission should play a central role in accelerating the deployment of Multi-Country Projects through the identification of Multi-Country projects ready for implementation among the projects categories indicatively included in Annex, in advising Member States on the choice of implementation mechanism, on the choice of the sources of funding and their combination, on other strategic matters related to the implementation of those projects, and on the selection of a European Digital Infrastructure Consortium (EDIC) as an implementation mechanism, where appropriate.
Amendment 115 #
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’, and where applicable Union associated countries’ funding. 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 138 #
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 allensuring access to technology, digital tools and high-speed broadband and through the promotion of the basic and specialised digital skills for all, with a particular focus on younger and older people, disadvantaged groups, gender equality, and people from rural and remote areas, and fostering the development of high-performing digital education and training systems, including for students and people who are not in employment, education or training;
Amendment 150 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(b a) ensure measures that promote access to quality jobs and employment in the ICT and ICT and digital related field jobs;
Amendment 181 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 a (new)
(1 a) 'digitals kills' are a set of competences in selected activities related to the use of information technology devices, internet and/or software, performed by individuals in the following four dimensions: information, communication, problem solving and software for content creation;
Amendment 182 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 1 b (new)
(1 b) ‘basic digital skills’, ‘above basic digital skills’ and ‘advanced digital skills’ are the levels of digital skills determined according to the variety and/or complexity of the activities performed in the four dimensions: information, communication, problem solving and software for content creation, defined and calculated based on the set of indicators established in the annual DESI methodology;
Amendment 183 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) ‘Multi-Country Projects’ means large scale projects facilitating the achievement of the digital targets set out in Article 4, including the Union’s and, Member States’ and Union associated countries’ financing, and meeting the requirements set out in Article 12;
Amendment 240 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 3 – point c a (new)
(c a) the risks that could delay the implementation of each digital target and the impact on the achievement of other digital targets;
Amendment 275 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(2 a) A Union associated country can be involved in the participation of the Multi- Country Project, where this participation is necessary to facilitate the achievement of the digital targets of the Union, of Member States and of the Union associated states.
Amendment 298 #
(4) An EDIC may be open to the participation of entities other than Member States, which may include inter alia Union associated countries, international organizations and private entities, as specified in the Statutes. If this is the case, Member States shall hold jointly the majority of the voting rights in the assembly of members regardless of the amount of contributions from entities other than Member States.