21 Amendments of Miroslav ČÍŽ related to 2020/2216(INI)
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
C a. whereas the process of setting up Digital hubs for agriculture, which are expected to have an important role in the introductions and implementation of AI and digital solutions, has started in several Member States;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
C b. whereas some sectors of agriculture already apply AI technologies with potential for growth to a larger scale for the sector; notes that in numerous others the use of such technologies remains absent limited;
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion
Recital C c (new)
Recital C c (new)
C c. whereas education and training is crucial for the smooth and successful introduction of AI technologies in the agricultural sector, both among the newer generation, but also among the current members of the agricultural community;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Recital C d (new)
Recital C d (new)
C d. whereas information about good AI practices should be available to broader range of experts and stakeholders in order to increase awareness and create opportunities for the sector across the whole EU, but also on regional and local level, where applicable;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Recital C e (new)
Recital C e (new)
C e. whereas the agricultural sector, its digitalisation and the application of AI in the sector depend on reliable data and stable infrastructure from other sectors such as aero-spatial and meteorological tools as well as tools for soil testing and measuring animal indicators, among others; whereas this might imply the need for a technological upgrade and improvement in some regions and Member States;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Recital C f (new)
Recital C f (new)
C f. whereas AI technologies and digitalisation have the potential of improving the agricultural performance in areas with natural constraints (ANC), which often suffer from access to limited resources and considerable seasonal variations; whereas because of their constraints they often remain out of the scope of the main research;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Recital C g (new)
Recital C g (new)
C g. whereas AI research and work in the field of agriculture and animal husbandry has the potential of increasing the attractiveness of the sector for younger people and thus contribute to solving the issue of generational renewal;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion
Recital C h (new)
Recital C h (new)
C h. whereas the demonstration or use of not fully functional AI technologies in the agri-food sector, or of studies, which are not fully completed, risks jeopardizing the trust of the agri-food community in the AI;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Recital C i (new)
Recital C i (new)
C i. whereas agri-food start-ups play an important role for the sector in terms of introduction of new technologies and techniques, which can benefit and facilitate the introduction of AI technologies in it;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Recital C j (new)
Recital C j (new)
C j. whereas AI has the potential of contributing to collecting more accurate and up-to-date data with regards to animal welfare, which on the other hand can improve the quality of sectoral research and respectively the decision making processes;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Strongly believes that the AI achievements and digitalisations should be accessible to all agricultural producers and breeders irrespective of the size or location of their farm or facilities;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Calls on the responsible authorities in the Member States to prepare and implement smooth transition to any new AI-based model of agriculture by including socially responsible and just policies and solutions for the workers in the sector;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1 c. Calls on the EC to facilitate and guarantee within its remits the fair and equal funding, access and distribution of AI achievements among the various sectors such as agriculture with the aim of avoiding new divisions and a two-speed EU on issues such as AI;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
1 d. Believes that the competent national authorities should prepare and publish analyses on the impact of introduction of AI technologies on work places and workers in short-, mid- and long-term with the aim of helping the labour market adjust accordingly and avoid social and economic exclusion;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1 e. Underlines the role which the social partnership and dialogue with employers, employees and their unions or representatives has to play in the area of designing socially responsible and just transition to AI in the agricultural sector;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 f (new)
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1 f. Urges the Member States to include all sectoral partners, including workers' representatives and syndicates of agricultural workers, should such exist, in the discussions and the development of sectoral AI plans and strategies;
Amendment 118 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Calls on the Member States to foresee resources for technological and material upgrade and renewal in the scientific bases, which work on or with AI, such as agricultural institutes, universities or other specialised bodies, with the aim of collecting more up-to-date and accurate data about the effect of AI on the plants, animals, soils, water among others;
Amendment 127 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls on the Member States to consider inclusion of more AI trainings and courses both as part of their general but also specialised agri-food focused higher education, but also any other appropriate level of education, as part of both formal and informal education in their respective constituencies;
Amendment 129 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Calls the Member States with ANC to provide sufficient resources for research on use of AI in these areas in order to facilitate farmers there to make better use of the available resources;
Amendment 130 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 c (new)
Paragraph 6 c (new)
6 c. Calls on the European Commission to design and put in place a digital platform or a website dedicated to the AI developments in the EU agri-food sector;
Amendment 134 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7 a. Calls on the EC to conduct thorough analyses on the use of data collecting and measuring and magnetic- and wave-based devices on the most commonly bred agricultural animals such as cattle, sheep, goat, pigs, poultry and bees, which will be crucial for the design and use of AI on EU level.