12 Amendments of Carlos ZORRINHO related to 2016/2273(INI)
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
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1. Believes that the development of eGovernment is a key element of the Digital Single Market; welcomes the Commission Communication entitled ‘EU eGovernment Action Plan 2016-2020’; supports the underlying principles of the Action Plan, which will make public administrations more inclusive, trustworthy and efficient, providing open, interlinked and interlinkedoperable digital services; welcomes the fact that administrative burdens and costs will be reduced by adopting the once-only principle; calls for the integration of meaningful arrangements into the design of digital services to ensure information security and safeguard personal data;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion
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1. Believes that the development of eGovernment is a key element of the Digital Single Market; welcomes the Commission Communication entitled ‘EU eGovernment Action Plan 2016-2020’; supports the underlying principles of the Action Plan, which will make public administrations more inclusive, trustworthy and, efficient and transparent, providing open and interlinked digital services; welcomes the fact that administrative burdens and costs will be reduced by adopting the once-only principle;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
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1a. Takes the view that digital public services should be designed to be inclusive and accessible, with particular emphasis on disabled and elderly persons;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
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1b. Considers that digital public services should play a key role in bridging the digital divide and providing quality services to citizens living in areas affected by depopulation and ageing; calls for this aim to be included in the objectives of the Action Plan;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
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2. Stresses that adequate, reliable and high-performance infrastructure, such as ultrafast broadband and telecommunications networks, are essential for the functioning of eGovernment services; notes that the continuous adoption of innovative technologies, such as big data and the internet of things or the uptake of mobile services for eGovernment will be essential for keeping up with technological development; takes the view that the benefits of eGovernment will be all the greater if as much information on the efficiency of services as possible is shared, boosting public trust in its use;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
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2. Stresses that safe, adequate, reliable and high-performance infrastructure, such as ultrafast broadband and telecommunications networks, are essential for the functioning of eGovernment services; notes that the continuous adoption ofconsiders it crucial that public authorities are updated to keep up with technological advances and have sufficient capacity to adopt innovative technologies, such as big data and the internet of things or the uptake of mobile services for eGovernment, will be essential for keeping up with technoloth a view to providing the public and businesses with high-quality digictal developmentpublic services;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion
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3. Emphasises the importance of developing cross-border public services, such as the full deployment of highly secure eID and e-signatures; notes that there is still a lack of interoperability of different public services between Member States; welcomes in this regard the revision of the European Interoperability Framework and the swift implementation of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 (eIDAS); urges the Commission to promote interoperability between public authorities not only at European and national level, but also at local level;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
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3. Emphasises the importance of developing safe, reliable and interoperable cross-border public services, such as the full deployment of highly secure eID and e-signatures; notes that there is still a lack of interoperability of different public services between Member States; welcomes in this regard the revision of the European Interoperability Framework and the swift implementation of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 (eIDAS);
Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion
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4. Considers the re-use of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) technical building blocks across the public and private sector to be vital for the functioning of the Digital Service Infrastructure; underlines the need to guarantee the long-term sustainability of CEF technical building blocks as well as the results from ‘Large-Scale Pilot’ projects and ISA2 beyond 2020; calls therefore on the Commission together with the Member States to develop a long-term governance structurehighlights the potential offered by the Wifi4EU initiative in promoting universal access to high-speed networks; calls therefore on the Commission together with the Member States to develop a long-term governance structure whose priority should be to respond to the needs of citizens and businesses, and that should wherever possible promote the use of common standards;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion
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5. Recalls that public administrations should have open data by default especially when the volume of data generated is very large, such as in the case of the INSPIRE programme; stresses the importance of making data and services securely available for re-use through third parties, in keeping with the legislative framework of the European Union and the Member States; highlights the vital role that public- private partnerships and the private sector can play in developing new and innovative services and solutions;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
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5. Recalls that public administrations should have, inasmuch as is possible, open data by default especially when the volume of data generated is very large, such as in the case of the INSPIRE programme; stresses the importance of making data and services securely available for re-use through third parties; highlights the vital role that public-private partnerships and the private sector can play in developing new and innovative services and solutions;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
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6. Believes the Commission canmust play a leading role in creating a more open and inclusive eGovernment approach; stresses, in particular, the importance of including older people, disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities; therefore calls for the Commission to accelerate its efforts in leading by example, and for other European institutions to follow swiftly; believes that adoption by the Commission of the provisions of the CEF building blocks can facilitate trust and a cultural shift towards the uptake of digital public services.