23 Amendments of Izaskun BILBAO BARANDICA related to 2016/2008(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 3 a (new)
Citation 3 a (new)
– having regard to the 2014 United Nations E-Government Development Index (EGDI);
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 a (new)
Citation 4 a (new)
– having regard to the work on e- democracy undertaken by the Conference of European Regional Legislative Assemblies (CALRE) using the United Nations cooperation network IT4all
Amendment 6 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 4 b (new)
Citation 4 b (new)
– having regard to the report on ‘Human rights and technology: the impact of intrusion and surveillance systems on human rights in third countries’ (2014/2232(INI));
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas democracy should adapt to the changes associated with the new technological age, the progress of whichinstitutions should use make us of the interaction possibilities offered by new information and communication technologies to improve democratic systems. Progress in, and the secure use – under equal conditions – of these tools must be regarded as a public good that, if properly used, could help to create a more transparent and participatory democracy;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas further progress on cyber security and data protection are essential if we wish to make greater use of new technologies in institutional and political life and thereby enhance citizen participation in decision-making.
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the need for these possibilities for enhancing democracy by means of technology to be used in a secure environment that is safe from mass surveillance operations and developed on operational and programming platforms which ensure the strongest possible guarantees against any inclination to intrude on the part of the authorities. Failure to comply with this recommendation could discourage use of these tools, in particular among organisations promoting and safeguarding civil rights. It is therefore essential that the guarantees enshrined in European legislation on data protection are implemented in full and extended to these tools for openness and participation.
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the purpose of e- democracy is to facilitate democratic practice, not to establish an alternative democratic system or to promote a certain type of democracy; advocates that the interactions by individuals and communities using these types of tool are conducted with the utmost transparency by promoting the development of registers of networking groups and the interests they represent and publishing both the contributions and reasoned answers they provide to the representative institutions that should continue to play a leading role in decision-making processes.
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Recalls the first successful European example of online voting in Estonia in its legally binding elections in 2005 as a positive example, but maintains that if the take-up of e-voting across Europe is to be successful, it will be necessary to assess the costs, benefits and implications of different or divergent technological approaches; calls for remote digital voting to become more widespread and to harness the benefits of new technologies in current polling-booth voting processes with a view to smoothing the transition from traditional to digital systems and eliminating the digital divide among the electorate.
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that democratic processes require extensive debate, scrutiny and reflection which are conducive to fair and rational deliberation, but that this could be overshadowed by specific sectorial interests which abuse the influence of ICT; takes the view that the best guarantee against this risk is transparency concerning interactions on digital participation platforms, the interests represented by the agents interacting and information on campaigns which are potentially being promoted, directly or indirectly, on media and social networks of all kinds as well as the size of their outreach and their objectives and target audience.
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Subheading 2
Subheading 2
Proposals on improving the democratic system by means of ICT
Amendment 137 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Proposes that further progress be made in evaluating use of new technology to improve democracy in EU administrations by incorporating, as indicators, targets measuring: the quality of online services; use of services in both quantitative and qualitative terms; the human capital required for intensive application of this new technology in improving e-administration in general and democracy in particular, and the development of infrastructure needed to deploy digital services;
Amendment 140 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 b (new)
Paragraph 8 b (new)
8b. Encourages the simplification of institutional language and procedures and the organisation of multimedia content to explain the keys to the main decision-making processes in order to promote understanding and participation; stresses the necessity of disseminating this gateway to e-participation through segmented proactive tools that permit access to all the documents within parliamentary files;
Amendment 141 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 c (new)
Paragraph 8 c (new)
8c. Emphasises the importance of making the results of digital interaction visible and using them as tools that train and incentivise in order to encourage participation by citizens;
Amendment 161 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Encourages the administrations to reflect their commitment to this principle of institutional openness through changes to their strategic design and corporate culture, budgets and organisational change processes that are driven by the goal of improving democracy through use of new technology;
Amendment 163 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Warns that placing available information on the internet is only a first step in facilitating active public participation; advises that organising the information correctly, separating it into segments, arranging it by topic or areas of interest and developing proactive programmes so that both the public and other parties that are especially informed or concerned receive it during the deliberation process all constitute a key factor in promoting services of this kind;
Amendment 165 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 c (new)
Paragraph 10 c (new)
10c. Believes that combining the use of ICTs with interaction with traditional means of communication and face-to-face participation systems is equally essential in order to overcome the digital divide and facilitate the spread of these new contact and connection possibilities among members of the public who do not use or are less familiar with new technology and the institutions;
Amendment 166 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 d (new)
Paragraph 10 d (new)
10d. Believes it to be essential that the deployment of these new tools is backed by campaigns promoting the possibilities they offer and the civic values of joint responsibility and participation;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Calls on the Commission to realise the full potential of the European Citizens’ Initiative through a wider use of ICT, in order to make this important tool more user-friendly and widely publicised; believes that the use of new technology could improve, in particular, the online signature collection systemhelp in complying with the requirements to be met in order to submit a European Citizens’ Initiative, such as the signature collection system or the organisation and coordination of the support platforms driven from within the various Member States;
Amendment 172 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Believes that capitalising too on the benefits of new technology in the everyday management of the institutions and especially in front-office services and management of administrative files in accordance with the same principles of transparency and accessibility is fundamental to the use of these participation services being promoted; believes that the use and quality of these tools is a decisive factor in overcoming the digital divide;
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls for more cooperation at EU level and recommends the sharing of best practices for e-democracy projects as a way to move towards a form of democracy that is more participatory and deliberative and that responds to the requests and interests of the public; stresses that sharing of best practices needs to be incorporated at all institutional levels and calls on the Commission to provide an assessment of possible models of online voting for consideration by the Member States by the end of 2017, in time for the next European elections in 2019;
Amendment 204 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Stresses the need to protect privacy and personal data when using e-democracy tools and to foster a more secure internet environment, particularly with regard to information and data security, the setting- up of secure digital public registers and the validation of electronic signatures in order to prevent fraudulent multiple interactions; underlines that security issues must not become excuses to promote indiscriminate surveillance and control operations nor a deterrent to the inclusion of individuals and groups in democratic processes;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on its Members to enhance transparency in their work, especially in the current challenging political context, and; asks its administration to look into the possibility of setting up digital platformsthe committee responsible in the European Parliament to draw up a report on the most active platforms sharing technology to improve democracy and to become involved in them; requests the inclusion in the recently created forum for better digital services of a specific section on improving the transparency and e-participation services offered to the public, including the latest IT tools, in ord; encourages Members to allow Memberuse these tools to communicate with the constituents and stakeholders efficiently, with a view to informing them on EU and parliamentary activities, to opening up policy-making processes and increasing awareness of European democracy;