14 Amendments of Julie WARD related to 2016/2008(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Is of the opinion that ensuring access to an affordable, accessible, open and inclusive internet for all, including vulnerable people such as minors, women and girls facing multiple discrimination, people with disabilities and elderly people, is the pre-requisite for e-democracy, along with removing physical, geographical, and social barriers to online participation; stresses that ensuring the use of the internet is fair and safe, through protection of freedom of expression, protection of personal data and the right to privacy, safety of minors and protection of the principle of net neutrality, is another pre-requisite of e-democracy;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Emphasises that women are underrepresented in political decision- making at all levels, as well as in ICT sectors; notes that women and girls often face gender-stereotypes in relation to digital technologies; therefore calls on the Commission and Member States to invest in targeted programmes which promote ICT education and e-participation for women and girls, particularly those from vulnerable and marginalised backgrounds, using formal, informal and non-formal learning;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Believes that, in order to stimulate a proper and critical knowledge of the EU and its history, values and fundamental rights, its functioning and structured decision-making processes, ICT tools and new media and technologies are crucial and will increasingly play a fundamentalsignificant role;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes that ICT tools can increase the transparency of institutions at all levels and can in particular make EU legislative and policy-making processes more digitised, consultative, inclusive, trusted accountable, and fair, therefore strengthening trust of citizens;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Calls on the Commission to make its stakeholder consultation procedures and their outcomes more transparent and more accessible to ordinary citizens using digital technologies, and to use such stakeholder engagement as opportunities to foster citizen engagement;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Recalls that digital education and literacy should not be limited to learning about tools and technologies, but should aim at equipping individuals with the critical thinking skills and digital curiosity necessary to exercise judgement, analyse complex realities, recognise the difference between opinions and facts, and resist all forms of indoctrination and hate speech, becoming therefore not only users of technologies, but responsible and active citizens in connected societies;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to provide training and support for teachers and educators, including supporting peer learning and exchange of best practices, in formal, non-formal and informal settings, so that educators feel digitally confident and able to prepare and provide the next generation of learners with the transferable skills and creative thinking techniques necessary to adapt in a fast changing world;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 c (new)
Paragraph 4 c (new)
4c. Recognises the low levels of girls and women attracted to STEM in general and advocates creative holistic approaches to both e-democracy and digital literacy, in order to redress the balance;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers it crucial that the EU should strategically launch e-democracy tools able to provide decentralised sources of independent information and innovative models of learning, and to stimulate citizens’ active participation and political engagement through participatory and direct democracy mechanisms able to reinforce and complement, where possible, representative democracy and to improve the quality of public debates;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Expresses concern at the use of social media and online platforms for criminal hate speech and incitement to violence, and encourages Member States to adapt and update legislation to address ongoing developments, and fully implement and enforce existing legislation on hate speech, both offline and online; argues that a greater collaboration is needed with online platforms, leading internet and media companies in this respect;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Highlights the need to address cyber bullying, stigmatization all other forms of online violence and discrimination, to raise awareness about these practices as part of media education and to support the victims, including minors, vulnerable people, people belonging to minorities and LGBTI people, as online violence and discrimination are a barrier to equal participation;
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Welcomes the support of civil society projects in the framework of the European programme "Europe for Citizens" in order to encourage citizens to engage in activities directly linked to EU policies, provide opportunities, education and training for direct participation in the policy making process, encourage democratic participation of citizens at EU level and foster European citizenship;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Calls on the Commission to develop and implement specific pilot projects, as provided for in the Digital Agenda, tocontinue its support for initiatives aiming at promoteing and reinforcestrengthening responsible and active European citizenship schemes, democracy being a social experience which needs to be experienced and learned about. through relevant EU funds and programmes, notably Erasmus+, the Connecting Europe Facility, the European Structural and Investment Funds, Horizon 2020 and Creative Europe, as well as through the development and implementation of specific pilot projects, in line with the Digital Agenda as provided for in the Digital Agenda;
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Member States to invest in research aimed at creating new technological innovations for the political participation of people with disabilities;