13 Amendments of Constance LE GRIP related to 2016/2008(INI)
Amendment 35 #
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 which must be regarded as a public good that, if properly used, could help to create a more transparent and participatory democracy; whereas, with that aim in view, every person should have the opportunity to be trained in the use of new technologies;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas e-democracy could represent an alternative form of engagement capable of providing a solution to public disaffection with traditional politics, and could help promote grassroots support for EU policies by making information about them more readily available and thus making it easier for people to understand them;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses that the purpose of e- democracy is to facilitate and supplement democratic practice, not to establish an alternative democratic system or to promote a certain type of democracy;
Amendment 102 #
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, however, that due account must be taken of the costs, benefits and implications of different or divergent technological approaches;
Amendment 113 #
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 in order to propagate extremist rhetoric for malicious purposes;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Calls on the Member States and the EU to provide educational and technical means for improving ICT competences and digital access for all EU citizens in order to bridge the digital divide (e-inclusion), for the ultimate benefit of democracy; encourages the Member States to integrate the acquisition of digital skills into school curricula and to develop training courses aimed at people of all ages; supports the development of networks with universities and educational institutions to promote research on and implementation of new participation tools;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Urges the Member States and the EU to deliver affordable and high-speed digital infrastructure, particularly in peripheral regions and rural and economically less developed areas, and to ensure that equality between citizens is guaranteed; recommends that public libraries and schools and buildings in which public services are provided be appropriately resourced and that IT infrastructure be accessible to all citizens;
Amendment 159 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Calls on the Member States and the EU to review the content on their official sites which deals with the functioning of democracy, with the aim of providing educational tools which make it easier for young people to visit the sites in question and understand their content and of making the sites accessible to persons with a disability;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 b (new)
Paragraph 10 b (new)
10b. Calls for an online platform to be created so that members of the public can systematically be consulted before the European legislator takes decisions and thus involved more directly in public life;
Amendment 186 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Stresses that the development of e- administration should be a priority for Member States and the EU institutions and welcomes the Commission’s ambitious and comprehensive e-government action plan, for which proper national implementation will be key; calls, with the same aim in view, for the Commission to put forward a proposal for a platform which would bring together all the online services provided by the EU in order to facilitate access to them;
Amendment 197 #
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; 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 206 #
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, source verifiability, 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 a deterrent to the inclusion of individuals and groups in democratic processes;
Amendment 213 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
Paragraph 18
18. Calls on its Members to enhance transparency in their workHighlights the efforts made by its Members to act and work transparently and urges them to continue doing so, especially in the current challenging political context, and asks its administration to look into the possibility of setting up digital platforms, including the latest IT tools, in order to allow Members 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; suggests, in that connection, that the Committee on Constitutional Affairs consider the advisability of creating, within Parliament, a qualitative tool which would give a fairer picture of the parliamentary work performed by Members than is possible using the current indicators;