8 Amendments of Pilar DEL CASTILLO VERA related to 2012/2030(INI)
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the importance for the development of the European Digital Single Market to continue efforts towards ubiquitous and high-speed access for all consumers, through the promotion of access to fixed and mobile Internet and the deployment of next generation infrastructure; emphasises that this requires policies that promote access on competitive terms;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Urges the Commission and the Member States to provide new impetus to the European fast and ultra fast broadband strategy and updating these target;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 c (new)
Paragraph 2 c (new)
2c. Insists that digital competences are crucial for the development of a competitive Digital Single Market and that all Europeans should be empowered with the appropriate digital skills; emphasises the essential commitment to reduce by half digital literacy and competence gaps by 2015;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Believes firmly that the protection of privacy not only constitutes a core value of the European Union, in addition plays a central role in promoting the necessary user confidence on the digital environment in order for the Digital Single Market to fully develop; welcomes therefore the Commission's proposals to adapt the Data Protection Directive to the current digital environment, hereby promoting the innovative character of the online environment and boosting the development of promising new technologies such as Cloud Computing;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses that the well–functioning of the digital economy is imperative for the well–functioning of the entire EU economy; notes however that the free movement of digital services is today severely hindered by fragmented rules at national level, where businesses are facing many barriers to selling across the borders in the European Union, mainly because of the different regulations applicable at Member State level in areas such as consumer protection, VAT, specific products regulations, and payment transaction; Calls on the EU institutions to reinforce their commitment to remove the key regulatory obstacles to cross-border online transactions by 2015; calls on the Commission to continue to propose targeted legislative action on key impediments;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Welcomes the European Commission's legislative proposal on a regulation on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market, which, by covering mutual recognition and acceptance at EU level of notified electronic identification schemes, has the potential to enable secure and seamless electronic interactions between businesses, citizens and public authorities, thereby increasing the effectiveness of public and private online services, e-business and electronic commerce in the EU;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Emphasises the potential value for consumers and businesses of the digital switchover of public services and calls on Member States to develop national plans for the digital switchover of public services, which should include targets and measures for getting all public services online and accessible by 2015;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 9 a (new)
Paragraph 9 a (new)
9a. Considers that, alongside consistent deployment of ICT, it is essential for the development of the Digital Single Market to promote ICT research excellence and foster public and private investment in high-risk, collaborative ICT research and innovation; stresses that Europe should be at the leading-edge in the development of Internet technologies and standards; proposes that the upcoming financial perspectives and the Horizon 2020 programme substantially increase EU ICT research budget;