Activities of Maria da Graça CARVALHO related to 2020/2216(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Digital future of Europe: digital single market and use of AI for European consumers (debate)
Opinions (1)
OPINION on shaping the digital future of Europe: removing barriers to the functioning of the digital single market and improving the use of AI for European consumers
Amendments (27)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
Recital A
A. whereas substantial barriers still exist for the realisation of the full potential of the digital single marketin the digital single market still exist and they have to be removed in order to realise its full potential, and whereas a common EU approach is essential for its success;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that women account for 30 % of the technology workforce and 17 % of ICT specialists in Europe, and that the EU economy would be boosted by EUR 16 billion a year if women technology graduates followed through to digital jobs at the same rate as men, and that promoting gender equality within the digital single market will contribute bridging the digital gender divide;
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas digitalisation has the potential to add significant value to the single market as a whole, and is important for both European consumers as well as traditional and non-traditional sectors;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Highlights that gender equality is a core principle of the European Union and should be reflected in all EU policies; thus within the European digital transition, to acknowledge the fundamental role of women to achieve the European digital strategy goals in line with the gender equality objectives recalls that women’s participation in the digital economy is crucial to shaping a flourishing digital society and to boosting the EU’s digital internal market;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to continue addressing the gender gap within the ICT sector and to establish policies to fully assess the causes and factors behind and to establish policies mechanisms and programmes to increase the participation of women in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and AI, and to advocate measures in education and employment in the digital sector in order to achieve this; to take into account AI from a gender perspective when developing policy and legislation, and, if necessary, adapt current legislation, including EU programmes;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses the importance of a fully functioning digital single market for the benefit of consumers and enterprises and asks for SMEs to be supported in their digital transformation and expects from the Commission to introduce a fitness check for SMEs before proposing legislation;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Welcomes the Commission’s commitments to boosting the participation of women in the information society included in the Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025, and calls on the Commission to ensure the full implementation of the ministerial Declaration of Commitment on ‘Women in Digital;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3 b. Strongly supports the European Commission’s initiatives in raising awareness on digital opportunities such as the “ no women, no panel” approach, the EU Code week, , the “Digital skills and Jobs coalitions”, the “EU prize for women’s innovators”, #SaferInternet4EUinitiatives across Europe , the skills Agenda for Europe”- lifelong learning perspectives;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 c (new)
Paragraph 3 c (new)
3 c. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to increase financing opportunities for female entrepreneurs so that they have equal opportunities to compete in the digital single market, and for policies to unleash and support female’s entrepreneurial potential, as an untapped source of economic growth, innovation and jobs creation; Calls to further expand the European Business Angels Network and European Network of Mentors for Women Entrepreneurs, including through gatherings of female innovators, tech professionals and investors to encourage and boost innovations and funding for women-led firms;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 d (new)
Paragraph 3 d (new)
3 d. Considers it to be of the utmost relevance, as additional measures, to have more women role models and to increase the number of women in leadership positions in the digital sector;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that digitalisation and emerging technologies such as AI will be important for achieving the objectives of the Green Deal and for economic recovery from the COVID-19 crisis; considers that the COVID-19 crisis also offers an opportunity to speed up digitalisation, and that the digital transformation must serve the public interest overall;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Considers that AI can significantly contribute to promoting gender equality, provided that an appropriate legal framework is developed, conscious and unconscious biases are eliminated and the principles of gender equality are respected; stresses the lack of diversity in the AI sector within teams of developers and engineers, and the importance of using sex- disaggregated data when developing products, AI standards, algorithms and applications; to ensure that it is developed in a way that respects and promotes equality;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Highlights that a high level of STEM skills are critical to the process of innovation in cutting-edge ICT areas such as AI or cybersecurity, and will therefore be increasingly important to future the competitiveness of the European Union in global markets;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to follow the ‘one in, one out’ principle in its future legislative proposals, and to addressvoid the fragmentation of the digital single market, remove any existing unjustified barriers in particular administrative burdens, and support innovation by reducing red tapeespecially for SMEs;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls for special attention to be paid to women as vulnerable consumers and to the rise in cyber criminality and cyber violence against women in the digital world, that as a consequence is also deterring women and girls from an inclusive digital participation and welcomes the Commission’s proposal on the digital services act (COM(2020)0825), which is addressing these issues.
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6 a. Calls on the Commission to exploit and better target the Digital Agenda and the Digital Single Market Strategy with a view to addressing the serious gender gap within the ICT sector and fostering the full integration of women into the sector, particularly in relation to technical and telecommunication professions, and to foster the education and training of women and girls in ICT and other science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) subjects;
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6 b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to support lifelong learning as well as training and schemes which help participants to adapt better or to prepare for a potential change of career path in accordance with the growing demand for digital skills in many different sectors, paying particular attention to elderly woman.
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Considers that AI poses a special challenge for SMEs. The transition to AI solutions shall benefit these companies to flourish and new legislation on the use of AI shall not create such a complexity and bureaucracy jeopardising their competitiveness in the market;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Outlines that consumer protection should play an important role in the Digital Services Act and is convinced that transparency and due diligence for online marketplaces would enhance the safety of products and therefore strengthen the trust of consumers in online marketplaces;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Strongly believes that AI can be a force for good for all European citizens, and offer significant benefits and value for the economy, safety, security, education, healthcare, transport and the environment; believes the safety, security, inclusiveness, accessibility and fairness, especially for groups in vulnerable situations, of AI- driven products and services need to be ensured;
Amendment 125 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Welcomes the Commission’s white paper on AI, and calls on the Commission to develop a common EU regulatory framework for AI that is risk-based, proportionate and clear, clear and future-proof;
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Stresses the importance of empowering consumers with basic training and skills on AI that would allow them to benefit more from these technologies and, at the same time, protect themselves from any possible threats;
Amendment 130 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
Paragraph 20
20. Notes that, to varying degrees, AI is already subject to current European legislation, and calls on the Commission to issue clear guidance on the functioning and synergy between any current applicable legislation and any proposed new measures; considers it important not toto concentrate on filling the existing legal gaps in order to avoid over-regulateing AI;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Believes that the objective of a regulatory framework for AI should be to create an internal market for trustworthy and safe AI-enabled products, applications and services, and that this should be based on Article 114 of the TFEU;
Amendment 160 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27
Paragraph 27
27. Considers that a voluntary labelling scheme for trustworthy high-risk AI, based on clear and common guidance drawn up by the Commission, could help improve consumer trust;
Amendment 167 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 28
Paragraph 28
28. Strongly believes that new regulatory requirements and assessments should be both understandable and implementable, and incorporated into existing sector specific requirements where possible and keep administrative burdens to a minimum;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 33
Paragraph 33
33. Calls on the Commission to update the existing product safety and liability framework in order to address new challenges posed by emerging digital technologies such as artificial intelligence;