Activities of Antanas GUOGA related to 2014/0185(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Interoperability solutions as a means for modernising the public sector (A8-0225/2015 - Carlos Zorrinho)
Amendments (29)
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 9
Recital 9
(9) Interoperability has been a key factor to success in the area of Customs, Taxation and excise duties, in operating trans- European ICT systems spanning all Member States supporting interoperable business services funded by the Fiscalis 2013 and Customs 2013 programmes, implemented and operated by the Commission and national administrations. Assets created under Fiscalis 2013 and Customs 2013 programmes are available for sharing and re-use from other policy areas. In addition, Member States have committed themselves, in the Council Conclusions on the Governance forum of the Customs Union, to develop a strategy of jointly managed and operated IT systems in all customs-related areas.
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) At political level, the Council has repeatedly called for even greater interoperability in Europe and for continued efforts to modernise European public administrations. In particular, on 24 and 25 October 2013, the European Council adopted conclusions stressing that the modernisation of public administrations should continue through the swift implementation of services such as e- government, e-health, e-invoicing and e- procurement, which rely on interoperability. The commitment of Member States is essential to ensure the rapid deployment of an interoperable e- society in Europe and the involvement of public administrations in encouraging the use of online procedures.
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Solutions established or operated under the present ISA2 Programme should, as far as possible, form part of a consistent environment of services facilitating interaction between European public administrations, enterprises and citizens, and ensuring, facilitating and enabling cross-border or cross-sector interoperability. To facilitate this interaction, Member States should continue to modernise their administrations by improving business processes and ICT infrastructures.
Amendment 56 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 23 a (new)
Recital 23 a (new)
(23a) For the ISA2 Programme to have a real added value at European level, the "once only" principle, for the registration of relevant data, and the "digital by default" and "open data" principles, should be key pillars of the implementation of the Programme, as part of a comprehensive strategy to build the digital environment for the delivery of public services in Europe.
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Citizens and enterprises should also benefit from common, re-usable and interoperable front-office services resulting from better integration of processes and exchange of data through the European public administrations’ back-offices. The "once only" principle, for supplying data only once to public administrations, should be promoted to reduce the administrative burden on citizens and businesses. In addition, in order for citizens to have trust in e-services, solutions to provide secure communication through, in particular, e- authentication and encryption should be promoted.
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) The ISA2 Programme should bis one of the many instruments for the encouragement of public-sector modernisation in the Union.
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 26
Recital 26
(26) The lack of interoperability often undermines the implementation of digital end-to-end services and the development of one-stop shops for businesses and citizens. Interoperability is directly connected with, and dependent on the use of, open standards and common specifications. The ISA2 Programme should promote and, where appropriate, support the partial or full standardisation of existing interoperability solutions. This should be achieved in cooperation with other standardisation activities at Union level, European standardisation organisations and other international standardisation organisations.
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 30
Recital 30
(30) National, regional and local administrations can be supported in their endeavours through specific instruments under the European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF). Close cooperation under the ISA2 Programme should maximise the benefits expected from such instruments by ensuring that funded projects are aligned with the Union- wide interoperability frameworks and specifications such as the EIF.
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 3
3. The ISA2 Programme shall develop interoperability solutions autonomously or complement and support other Union initiatives by pilosuggesting interoperability solutions as a solution incubatoto the ISA2 Committee, either for by ensuring their sustainability asdeveloping new solutions or to help implement a solution bridge.
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 4
Article 1 – paragraph 4
4. The ISA2 programme succeeds the Union programme on interoperability solutions for public administrations established by Decision No 922/2009/EC (hereinafter referred to as ‘the ISA programme’) and shall consolidate, promote and expand its activities, where such solutions have been identified as being useful, cost-efficient and in demand.
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) ‘interoperability’ means the ability of disparate and diversefferent organisations to interact towards mutually beneficial and agreed common goals, involving the sharing of information and knowledge between the organisations, through the business processes they support, by means of the exchange of data between their respective information and communication technology (ICT) systems;
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 12 a (new)
(12a) 'European public administrations' means public administrations at EU, national, regional and local levels.
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point d
(d) the identification of legislation gaps that hamper cross-border and cross-sector interoperability between European public administrations;
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 2
– user-centricitya focus on the user;
Amendment 103 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) be extensible and applicable to other business or policy areas; and, in particular through implementation of open data principles;
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The phases of specific projects shallmay be defined and specified at the time when the action is included in the rolling work programme. It should be possible to terminate a project at any point, should it no longer be needed or considered effective.
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. In the implementation of the ISA2 Programme, due considerasolutions shall be given toonly be developed if they are fully in line with the European Interoperability Strategy, the European Interoperability Framework and their future updates.
Amendment 110 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. In the implementation of the ISA2 Programme, due consideration shall be given to the European Interoperability Strategy, the European Interoperability Framework and their future updates. The implementation of the ISA2 Programme shall also contribute to the implementation of the digital single market strategy of the Commission.
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. Involvement of the largest possible number of Member States in a project shall be encouraged. Member States shall be able, and encouraged, to join a project at any stage. If no Member States are involved in a project, that project shall be terminated.
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6a Selection Criteria Actions to be funded under the ISA2 Programme shall fall into one of the following three categories: a) the development, establishment and improvement of common frameworks and generic tools; b) the development, establishment and improvement of common services; c) interoperability solutions taken over by the ISA2 Programme for developing new solutions or to help implement a solution. The action shall be in accordance with at least one of the Programme's objectives, as laid down in Article 1. Interoperability solutions shall be in accordance with existing or new European standards or publicly available specifications for information exchange and service integration. Interoperability solutions shall be in accordance with the guidance set by the e- Government Expert Group, the European Interoperability Strategy, the European Interoperability Framework, and the European Statistics Code of Practice, and their future updates, as well as with other groups, as agreed by the ISA2 Committee.
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 b (new)
Article 6 b (new)
Article 6b Prioritisation For an action to be initiated under the ISA2 Programme, a specific user need or area of the market not already being explored must have been identified. There must also have been a clear demonstration of how the action will meet that need, in accordance with the activities laid down in Article 3. The rolling working programme shall take into account the extent to which the general principles laid down in Article 4 are being met.
Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The rolling work programme shall identify, prioritise, document, select, design, implement and evaluatecover the actions referred to in Article 5, as well as promote their results.
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. The inclusion of actions in the rolling work programme shall be subject to compliance with a set of rules and admission criteriaselection criteria, as set out in Article 6a, before being included in the rolling work programme. The actions of the rolling work programme shall be prioritised in accordance with Article 6b. Those rules and criteria and any amendments thereof shall be an integral part of the rolling work programme.
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. Interoperability solutions taken over by the ISA2 Programme as ‘solution incubator’ or as ’solution bridge’either for developing new solutions or to help implement a solution shall be funded by the Programme until they are taken over by other programmes or initiatives.
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 11 – paragraph 6
Article 11 – paragraph 6
6. The evaluations shall also examine the benefits of the actions to the Union for the advancement of common policies, identify areas for potential improvement and verify synergies with other Union initiatives in the area of cross-border or cross-sector interoperability and the modernisation, simplification and efficiency of European public administrations.