16 Amendments of Kosma ZŁOTOWSKI related to 2016/2271(INI)
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas demand among employers and businesses for highly-qualified digital workers continues to grow, but the education system is unable to meet these expectations;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Recital A b (new)
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas according to the Commission's data, the difference between supply and demand for highly- qualified workers will gradually increase, reaching 756 000 unfilled positions by 2020, which poses a threat to the continuity of many essential services;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Expresses concern at the significant divergences in the level of digital skills of workers in different Member States; stresses the need to bridge this gap, which has a negative impact on development opportunities and the labour market in outlying and rural regions;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Urges the Commission to maintain a high level of investment in broadband internet networks; stresses that investment funds, such as EFSI, do not guarantee an adequate level of funding for the construction and modernisation of internet networks in outlying, rural and hard-to-reach regions; stresses that universal access to high-quality broadband connections is crucial for rapid and stable development in the digital economy;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Points out that the digitalisation process has not been beneficial to the same extent throughout the transport sector, which has created a detrimental fragmentation within the internal market both between different modes of transport and within the same mode; notes that disparities in digitalisation also exist between regions and between large companies and SMEs; believes that developing a coordinated Industrial Digitalisation Strategy (IDS) for the EU cshould help overcome this fragmentation and disparities;
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes the positive effect that new business models based on digital technologies have had on the labour market in many Member States; notes the positive effect that these forms of running businesses and performing work have had on increasing the digital skills level of workers and service providers;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Recognises the opportunities and dangers related to the digitisation of industry; stresses, however, that new forms of work must comply with labour and social legislation and guarantee the protection of workers’ and consumer rights;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – point c
Paragraph 3 – point c
(c) reduce transport costs, such as maintenance costs, and increase infrastructure capacity (e.g. platooning);
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Draws particular attention to workers in positions that are particularly at risk of being eliminated as a result of the ongoing automation of industry; stresses the particular role played by employers in organising and funding training and courses that allow workers to supplement their digital skills and qualifications;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – point d
Paragraph 3 – point d
(d) improve competitiveness by fostering the emergence of new players in order to challenge existing monopolies;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to clarify the legal situation of platform workers and to guarantee all workers the same social rights, including the freedom of association, the right to conclude collective agreements and the right to organise; stresses that the reaction to the appearance of digital platforms should be proportionate and should take equal account of the rights and obligations of service providers and service recipients;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 – point g
Paragraph 3 – point g
Amendment 77 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Welcomes the initiatives undertaken by the Commission with the aim of overcoming shortages of highly- qualified workers, such as the Digital Skills and Jobs Coalition; emphasises that lasting success in this area can only be achieved through the involvement of the greatest number of operators, including businesses, educational institutions and NGOs;
Amendment 86 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Notes the potential that the digitisation of industry has in terms of reducing the level of exclusion among persons with disabilities and persons with limited mobility on the labour market; stresses in particular the importance of tools such as teleworking for people entering the labour market after a long break or for people raising children;
Amendment 95 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Underlines the need to mobilise and attract investments in order to adequately finance the transition towards digital processes and support the development of associated infrastructure; believes that better use could be made of existing EU funds, in particular the European Fund for Strategic Investments, which has so far not delivered sufficiently on projects of a truly innovative natureinnovative transport projects;
Amendment 101 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Strongly believes that, especially in the transport sector, open data remains an essential element in order to reap the full benefits of the Digital Single Market and regrets that initiatives to ease the flow of data remain fragmented; stresses that more legal certainty, mainly in terms of ownership and responsibility, is needed; underlines that emphasis should be put on the issues related to privacy and security.