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Shadow reports (1)

REPORT on the European Cloud Initiative PDF (367 KB) DOC (88 KB)
2016/11/22
Committee: ITRE
Dossiers: 2016/2145(INI)
Documents: PDF(367 KB) DOC(88 KB)

Amendments (43)

Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 9
— having regard to the Presidency conclusions of the Lisbon European Council of 23/24 March 2000,deleted
2016/10/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 17
— having regard to Articles 173, 179 and 180 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU),deleted
2016/10/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas the Commission's objectives are aligned with those of the US intelligence services7 , which advocate maximum openness for world scientific data in order to maintain their leadership; __________________ 7 Report of the National Commission for the review of the research and development programs of the United States Intelligence Community – FAS 2013 – DO – FASIC2013.deleted
2016/10/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas the bulk of the work produced and published in Europe by scientists exceeds the capacity of peer validation, which prevents an assessment of its strategic importance;deleted
2016/10/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
C. whereas the registration systems for authors and scientific publications (the ORCID8 and DOI9 systems) are subject to the jurisdiction of the State of Delaware; __________________ 8 9deleted Open Researcher and Contributor ID. Digital Object Identifier.
2016/10/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas the GEANT network already connects national research networks, but with a cloud service which includes Amazon Web Service10 ; __________________ 10https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single- market/en/news/geant-and-amazon-web- services-are-breaking-down-barriers- cloud-services-adoptiondeleted
2016/10/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas the other powers have a digital strategy of limited access to their data; and China requires every cloud operator to have a minimum of 50% of Chinese capital;deleted
2016/10/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
F. whereas High Performance Computing (HPC) is a niche market worth about $ 15 billion a year, compared to $ 350 billion for semiconductors and over $ 400 billion for software;deleted
2016/10/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas the Commission failed to consult the only European producer of microprocessors, the fifth largest worldwide, or Europe's largest cloud computing company, although it did consult their non-European rivals;deleted
2016/10/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H
H. whereas the free Linux software would not only produce tens of billions of euros in savings, but also allow the European digital sector to play a leading role, but this is not a priority for the Commission;deleted
2016/10/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 56 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital I
I. whereas the Commission calls any company with a European subsidiary a 'European company'; and that erroneous designation means that it supports foreign companies engaged in lobbying while neglecting European companies;deleted
2016/10/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Rejects the Commission communication entitled ‘European Cloud Initiative – Building a competitive data and knowledge economy in Europe’,deleted
2016/10/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Invalidates and wishes to review its previous resolutions based on a biased analysis of open mass data, motivated by the interests of non-European powers;deleted
2016/10/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that a digital company may be considered European only if its registered office and its main decision- taking centres, R & D centres and manufacturing sites are on European territory and if it is controlled by European capital and subject to the consolidated tax on European territory;deleted
2016/10/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 100 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Asks the Commission and the Council to reorient EU policies to concentrate support on European digital companies with high added value;deleted
2016/10/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 118 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Recalls that data are the raw material of the digital economy and play a fundamental role in the added value chain; stresses that storing or processing data outside Europe is tantamount to killing off Europe's digital economy; demands that the storage, exploitation and use optimisation of data be carried out by European companies on the territory of the Union;deleted
2016/10/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 123 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
6. Proposes that the governance of ORCID and DOI be under European jurisdiction with regard to European scientists and their work;deleted
2016/10/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 131 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Warns against the risk of research being exploited outside the Union, if there is no support for applied research and venture capital;deleted
2016/10/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 142 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that the resilience of an information system depends on the security of national systems and of the interconnections between these systems and that data fragmentation can therefore ensure digital resilience;deleted
2016/10/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Calls for the national security authorities (ANSSI, BSI ...) to be fully involved in securing interconnections;deleted
2016/10/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Proposes that the amounts earmarked for ETP4HPC be re-allocated for the development of digital companies with high added value;deleted
2016/10/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 178 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Stresses the existing potential that quantum technologies have for computers and encryption keys;deleted
2016/10/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 190 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Believes that the failure to control the European digital industry poses a threat to civil liberties, respect for privacy and the current and future employment;deleted
2016/10/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 196 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
13. Calls for an audit of the digital industry in Europe, the investments necessary to face foreign competition and the takeover of European companies;deleted
2016/10/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Asks Member States and the Union to encourage and fund the writing of secure free software with Linux, firstly within public administrations and schools and then in businesses and for the general public;deleted
2016/10/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 202 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Considers it essential to encourage synergies between European hardware manufacturers, software developers and European cloud computing providers;deleted
2016/10/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 206 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Highlights the importance of security of supply in critical raw materials such as rare earths in order to keep the construction of electronic components in Europe;deleted
2016/10/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Considers it essential to invest massively in the semiconductor industry;deleted
2016/10/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 216 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
18. Proposes the creation of European computer assembly chains, with robotics enabling them to be competitive;deleted
2016/10/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 222 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
19. Demands a European preference for reciprocal trade;deleted
2016/10/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 229 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Calls for global internet governance to depend on the United Nations;deleted
2016/10/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 232 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Maintains that it is vital to adopt high encryption standards for the security of all data transfers, together with the implementation of the principle of express consent;deleted
2016/10/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 235 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
22. Calls for a Copernican revolution in the digital economic model: 'all data is the property of the provider' and anyone using these data should remunerate the data provider, with class actions being filed against any company using data without remuneration;deleted
2016/10/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 240 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
23. Proposes that Member States impose dissuasive fines on companies illegally using data, amounting to four to ten times their turnover, thereby making Europe a safe haven for data storage in the world;deleted
2016/10/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 252 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls on the Commission to ensure that this initiative is fit for purpose, outward looking, future proof and technologically neutral, and highlights that the Commission and Member States must take their lead from the market and from the cloud computing industry itself in order to best meet the current and future demands of the sector and to drive innovation in cloud based technologies;
2016/10/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 253 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 b (new)
24b. Notes the potential of big data for prompting technological innovation and building the knowledge based economy; Notes that reducing obstacles to knowledge-sharing will boost the competitiveness of businesses while also benefiting local and regional authorities; highlights the importance of facilitating data portability;
2016/10/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 254 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 c (new)
24c. Notes the Commission's proposal for the development of a large scale European Data Infrastructure, stresses the importance of market and industry led initiatives for infrastructure development and investment and questions the role and value of the European Commission's actions in this regard.
2016/10/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 d (new)
24d. Highlights that consideration must be paid to existing initiatives to avoid duplication which could hinder openness, competition and growth and that market- driven, pan-European standards for data sharing must be in line with international standards;
2016/10/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 256 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 e (new)
24e. Calls on the Commission and Member States to work with industry led standard-setting initiatives to ensure that the single market remains accessible to third countries and responsive to technological evolution, avoiding barriers which will hinder innovation and competitiveness in Europe; Notes that standard-setting in relation to data security and privacy is closely related to the question of jurisdiction and national authorities have a key role to play;
2016/10/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 257 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 f (new)
24f. Emphasises the need to find a balance between legitimate data protection concerns and the necessity to secure an untapped 'free flow of data'; calls on the need for existing data protection rules to be respected in an open big data market;
2016/10/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 258 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 g (new)
24g. Supports the proposal to make open research data the default option for new Horizon 2020 projects, as publicly funded research data are a public good, produced in the public interest and should be made openly available with as few restrictions as possible in a timely and responsible manner;
2016/10/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 259 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 h (new)
24h. Notes that the European Cloud Initiative focuses on potentially sensitive sectors of research and development and government e-portals. Reiterates that cyber security for cloud services is best dealt under the framework of the Network and Information Security Directive.
2016/10/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 260 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 i (new)
24i. Notes the importance of facilitating the interoperability of different equipment within networks, providing assurance of security and promoting component supply chains, all of which are important for the commercialisation of the technology;
2016/10/25
Committee: ITRE