11 Amendments of David HAMMERSTEIN related to 2008/2204(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the fact that in the face of rising exclusion, transport costs, climate change, and the North-South economic divide, the Internet presents tremendous opportunities;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Points to the fact that the Internet presents exciting opportunities for companies, both small and large, and urban and rural, to sell products online; also points out that existing services can increasingly be provided online; and that thanks in particular to the advent of affordable, high quality voice and video communications, people can communicate easily wherever they are in the world, including the potential to receive payment for services provided on an entirely 'remote' basis;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Underlines that the full potential of e- commerce, e-communications and the Information Society as such has not yet been fully exploited, in particular by SMEs, and that these developments present huge opportunities for disadvantaged communities, bypassing traditional boundaries and distances;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Points to the fact that the internet makes it possible to distribute immaterial goods in an innovative way;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Underlines that preserving the openness and neutrality of the Internet in Europe and beyond is a pre-condition for its continuous growth, as well as that of the wider economy and global trade which increasingly ‘run’ on Internet technologies;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that confident consumers and business partners are the key to the further development of e-commerce; and that the security of networks, combating fraud and the protection of privacy, and personal data and IPR are essential in creating trust;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on content providing companies to exploit fully the possibilities offered by the internet and to engage where possible in innovative business models;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission and the MS to ensure that new digital trade barriers (physical infrastructure, human and legal capacity, non-tariff barriers) are anticipated and countered in existing and new commitments; interoperability, interconnectivity and issues related to internet governance should also be addressed in this context; furthermore, calls on the Commission and the Member States to ensure that efforts to reduce hidden trade barriers begin as soon as possible by completing the single market for e-communications and digital content and by reinforcing e-commerce in audiovisual services, in the interest of consumers and the competitiveness of European industry; also calls on the Commission and the Member States to extend the mutual recognition principle to cover electronic communications;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Recommends that security needs are balanced with respect for fundamental freedoms and the encouragement of creativity and dissemination of knowledge;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to maintain where appropriate, Internet-related regulation at inter- governmental level (in addition to such regulation which exists at national and EU level) and to ensure that regulation at all levels is minimal and focused rather than unduly onerous, so that it is beneficial;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Commission and the MS to encourage SMEs to 'go online' and to organise platforms for sharing information and exchanging best practices and recommends that the Commission and the MS promote public procurement through electronic use, taking great care to ensure e-Accessibility.