Activities of Silvana KOCH-MEHRIN related to 2009/2224(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT Report on the Internet of Things PDF (229 KB) DOC (170 KB)
Amendments (9)
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas information and communication technologies (ICT) are important in that they promote economic growth and encourage research and innovation among European companiesin the EU,
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas the Internet of Things is expected to develop in the years ahead and athus requires safe, transparent and multilateral system of governance should be designed for itgovernance,
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas radio frequency identification (RFID) has advantages over bar codes and magnetic strips, and many more applications, which can be developed still further in that it can be interfaced with other networks such as mobile phonce interfaced withnetworks or the Galileo satellite system; whereas the widespread introduction of RFID chips should result in a major reduction in their unit price,
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
Ea. whereas RFID technology may be regarded as a catalyst and accelerator for the economic development of the information and communication industry,
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 – bullet 6 a (new)
Paragraph 5 – bullet 6 a (new)
• protection from attacks (data security, authentication);
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Underlines that research will play a key role in creating competition between providers of the computing capacity that is required for Internet of Things applications to function in real time;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Calls on the Commission to review the radio frequency range in light of the needs of the Internet of Things;
Amendment 115 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Calls on the Commission to involve small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to an adequate extent in the Internet of Things action plan;
Amendment 119 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Commission to consider the Internet of Things in light of the issue of accessibility; emphasises in this context that with the assistance of this technology, blind and visually impaired persons could experience their environment more fully through the use of electronic aids;