Activities of Thierry CORNILLET related to 2018/2083(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on digitalisation for development: reducing poverty through technology PDF (395 KB) DOC (71 KB)
Amendments (25)
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Observes, however, that digital technology remains a means and not an end, that priority should be assigned to the most effective ways of attaining objectives and that in some countries, even though digitalisation may be useful, a need still exists for more 'traditional' infrastructure, particularly to afford access to education, energy, food and water; considers, however, that the conditions for digital development must be provided for at the design stage of infrastructure, even if implementation takes place at a later stage;
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Points out that, despite the increase in Internet penetration, many populations still do not have access to it and that major disparities exist between countries and between urban and rural areas, so that digital solutions are not always appropriate and cannot always reach the greatest number of people, particularly in the least developed countries;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the imperative that any digital trade strategy must be fully in line with the principle of Policy Coherence for Development (PCD); underlines that access to internet connectivity and digital payment methods which are reliable and in line with international standards, accompanied by consumer protection legislation for online goods and services, intellectual property rights, personal data protection rules and tax and customs legislation appropriate to electronic commerce, are pivotal to enabling digital trade, sustainable development and inclusive growth;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the imperative that any digital trade strategy must be fully in line with the principle of Policy Coherence for Development (PCD), which is an essential element in attaining the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); underlines that access to internet connectivity and digital payment methods are pivotal to enabling digital trade, sustainable development and inclusive growth;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls for digitalisation to be featured prominently in the future post- Cotonou agreement as an enabler of inclusive and sustainable development, in accordance with the negotiating guidelines; stresses the importance of stepping up collaboration between researchers and innovators at interregional level, encouraging research and development to promote scientific progress and the transfer of technology and know-how;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for a more concerted and holistic cross-sectoral effort from the international community to ensure that the shift towards a more digital economy leaves no one behind and to avoid excessively divergent approaches, overlaps or gaps in legislation;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Regrets that less than half of all developing countries have data protection legislation, and calls for the collection, processing, analysis and dissemination of data and statisencourages the EU to provide technical assistance to the authoritices at local, regional, national and global levels and by all stakeholders in order to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; notes that timely and accurate data collection enables proper monitoring during implementation, adjusting policies andin drafting such legislation, relying in particular on its experience and its own legislation, which is intervenations when needally recognised, and evaluating their results and impact upon completions a model of its kind;
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Observes that, because of the cross border nature of digital technology, data protection legislation should not differ too much, as that would make it incompatible;
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Calls for account to be taken of the cost that may be involved in standardising such legislation, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Calls for the collection, processing, analysis and dissemination of data and statistics at local, regional, national and global levels and by all stakeholders in order to implement the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development; notes that timely and accurate data collection enables proper monitoring during implementation, adjustment of policies and interventions when needed, and evaluation of their results and impact upon completion;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Deplores the persistent digital divides across gender, geography, age, and income within each country; insists, therefore, that international development cooperation should use digital technologies for greater inclusion of disadvantaged groups;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Calls therefore for increased efforts to address the challenges of digital exclusion through education and training on essential digital skills and initiatives to facilitate the use of ICTs; considers that they should be appropriate to each target population (particularly in terms of age); notes that international development cooperation could build on digital technologies geared to better integration of disadvantaged groups on condition that they have access to digital technologies;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for the introduction of digital literacy in school curricula at all levels of education in developing countries, with a view to the acquisition of the skills needed to improve access to information; insists also on the need for more advanced training centres on the ground (including coding schools), to train developers and to stimulate the creation of IT solutions and digital applications in line with reality and local needs;
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Notes that resort to e-learning could improve the everyday lives of pupils, in view of the distances between their homes and schools in some cases;
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Expresses its concern about the technological dependence on certain operators who are few in number, particularly the GAFA, calls for alternatives to be developed to promote competition, and notes that this aim could be pursued in partnership between the EU and Africa;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. CRecalls that developing countries are far from being immune to cyber- attacks, and calls on all stakeholders in the digitally connected world to take active responsibility to promote greater cybersecurity awareness; points out to this end the importance of developing human capital at all levels in order to reduce threats to cybersecurity through training, education and increased awareness;
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls on all stakeholders in the digitally connected world to take active responsibility by adopting practical measures to promote greater cybersecurity awareness; points out to this end the importance of developing human capital in order to reduce threats to cybersecurity through training, education and increased awareness;
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Recalls that countries have a responsibility to establish an appropriate framework, particularly comprising criminal-law provisions, to combat cybercrime;
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 b (new)
Paragraph 13 b (new)
13b. Considers that the participation of developing countries in global forums dedicated to digital challenges, such as the Global Forum on Digital Security for Prosperity recently created by the OECD, is paramount to ensure that the problems they encounter are not forgotten;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Recalls that MSMEs in developing countries make up the majority of businesses and employ the majority of manufacturing and service sector workers; reiterates that facilitating cross-border e- commerce will have a direct impact on improving livelihoods, fostering higher living standards and boosting employment and economic development; reaffirms the contribution that such endeavours could make to gender equality, since a great number of these companies are owned and run by women;
Amendment 109 #
17a. Stresses the importance of building a sustainable ecosystem for the digital economy, emphasises in particular the importance of training qualified staff in the maintenance of IT systems, and underlines also the economic potential linked to the creation of these jobs in relation to the circular economy and the contribution they will make to the achievement of the SDGs; recalls that certain raw materials needed for the manufacture of digital systems are rare and that efficient recycling methods should therefore be introduced;
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Stresses the need to stem trade in minerals whose exploitation finances armed conflicts or involves forced labour;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Stresses that e-government applications contribute to making public services faster and cheaper to access, improve consistency and citizen satisfaction, and increase transparency, thus contributing significantly to fighting corruption; stresses the vital role of technology and digitalisation for effective fiscal policy and administration, enabling an effective increase in domestic resource mobilisation and measures against tax evasion and tax fraud; insists that it is imperative to create secure digital identities, as this could help determine the numbers of those in need of certain basic services;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22a. Calls for the opportunities afforded by digital technology as a way of improving registration of children in registers of births, deaths and marriages be exploited, stresses that UNICEF estimates that, in Sub-Saharan Africa alone, 95 million children remain unregistered at birth1 a and therefore have no birth certificate, and that this fact prevents the children concerned from being legally recognised, so that their existence as members of society goes unrecorded from birth and through into adult life, which distorts countries' demographic data, with significant consequences for the assessment of the needs of populations, particularly in terms of access to education or health care; _________________ 1a https://www.unicef.org/french/publication s/files/UNICEF_SOWC_2016_French_L AST.pdf
Amendment 134 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Welcomes the 'DEVCO Academy' on-line programme, which makes it possible to train the EU's partners on line, calls for training programmes for local leaders to be further developed and for applications for European subsidies to be drawn up, so that those partners can gain a clearer picture of expectations, aims and conditions and thus improve their prospects of gaining acceptance for their projects; stresses that such initiatives, provided that they are easily accessible, efficient and relevant, would have a positive impact on the absorption of aid and on the image of the EU among its partners;