32 Amendments of Kostas CHRYSOGONOS related to 2018/0227(COD)
Amendment 42 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6 a (new)
Recital 6 a (new)
(6a) Among these challenges we must consider as of the greatest importance to favour and stimulate an inclusive digital transformation in terms of gender, generational and regional. Measures aimed at improving the training of workers in digital knowledge and preventing the increase of wage polarisation and inequality are very important.
Amendment 46 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10
Recital 10
(10) The general objective of the Programme should be to support the digital transformation of industry and to foster better exploitation of the industrial potential of policies of innovation, research and technological development, for the benefit of workers, businesses and citizens all over the Union. The programme should be structured into five Specific Objectives reflecting key policy areas, namely: high- performance computing, cybersecurity, artificial intelligence, advanced digital skills, and deployment, best use of digital capacities and interoperability. For all these areas, the Programme should also aim at better aligning Union, Member States and regional policies, and pooling of private and industrial resources in order to increase investment and develop stronger synergies.
Amendment 48 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11
Recital 11
(11) A central role in the implementation of the Programme should be attributed to Digital Innovation Hubs, which should stimulate the broad adoption of advanced digital technologies by industry, by public organisations and academia. A network of Digital Innovation Hubs should ensure the widest geographical coverage across Europe59 . A first set of Digital Innovation Hubs will be selected based on Member States’ proposals and then the network will be enlarged through an open, transparent and competitive process. The Digital Innovation Hubs will serve as access points to latest digital capacities including high performance computing (HPC), artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, as well as other existing innovative technologies such as Key Enabling Technologies, available also in fablabs or citylabs. They shall act as single-entry points in accessing tested and validated technologies and promote open innovation. They will also provide support in the area of advanced digital skills. The network of Digital Innovation Hubs should also contribute to the participation of the outermost regions in the Digital Single Market. _________________ 59 As indicated in the Communication on Digitising European Industry (COM(2016) 180 final)
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15
Recital 15
(15) To achieve maximum flexibility throughout the lifetime of the programme and develop synergies between its components, each of the specific objectives may be implemented through all instruments available under the Financial Regulation. The delivery mechanisms to be used are direct management and indirect management when Union financing should be combined with other sources of financing or when execution requires the setup of commonly governed structures. In the case of indirect management, the Commission will ensure that the quality and safety standards required for the direct management of the program are maintained and respected.
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) For the high performance computing specific objective a joint undertaking is deemed the most suited implementation mechanism, in particular to coordinate national and Union strategies and investments in high performance computing infrastructure and research and development, pool resources from public and private funds, and safeguard the economic and strategic interests of the Union63 . Moreover, high performance computing competence centres in Member States will provide high performance computing services to industry, academia and public administrations. In addition, high-performance computing competence centres in the Member States will provide high-performance computing services to the industry, in particular to small businesses and start-ups, universities and public administrations. _________________ 63 Impact Assessment accompanying the document “Proposal for a Council Regulation on establishing the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking” (https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single- market/en/news/proposal-council- regulation-establishing-eurohpc-joint- undertaking-impact-assessment)
Amendment 55 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19 a (new)
Recital 19 a (new)
(19a) In addition to the purely technological aspects, artificial intelligence poses a challenge in organisational terms for the industry and for the public sector. Ensuring an inclusive and socially sustainable digital transition means incorporating workers and union organisations in this process of transformation in all phases of implementation of new technological resources.
Amendment 59 #
(22a) Known and denounced the abuses committed by some of the major references of global technology companies, the role of the public sector is essential to ensure that the freedom and privacy of Union citizens is protected at the highest possible level.
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27 a (new)
Recital 27 a (new)
(27a) The Parliament also noted the important gender gap in terms of employment and training in the ICT sector, with negative implications for equality and in the labour market. In addition, Parliament noted its concern about the impacts of digitisation on working conditions and changes in the labour market. The Parliament called for safe and dignified working conditions and adequate training to improve the digital skills of the workforce in particular and society as a whole.
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) The advanced digital technologies supported by this Programme, such as high performance computing, cybersecurity and artificial intelligence are now sufficiently mature to move beyond the research arena and be deployed, implemented and scaled- up at Union level. Just as the deployment of these technologies require a Union response so does the skills dimension. Training opportunities in advanced digital skills need to be scaled up, increased and made accessible throughout the EU. Failing this could impede the smooth deployment of advanced digital technologies and hamper the overall competitiveness of Union’s economy. Moreover, as the Commission’s own studies point out (particularly its Communication on the mid-term review of the implementation of the Strategy for the Digital Single Market), national and regional inequalities have persisted and could increase in the coming years. For this reason, we consider it essential that the proposals incorporate objectives aimed at reducing the digital divide between countries and regions. Likewise, we believe it is necessary to carry out a specific evaluation of the different programs involved in the digitalization of European society in order to maximise their profits and resources. The Commission will present an evaluation and proposal in this regard within a maximum period of one year. The actions supported by this programme are complementary to those supported by the ESF, ERDF and Horizon Europe programmes.
Amendment 67 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 33 a (new)
Recital 33 a (new)
(33a) Promoting digital infrastructure in the most disadvantaged areas is key to promoting inclusion. The reduction of the ‘digital divide’ in terms of use and access to infrastructure and digital services between administrations, individuals, households, businesses and geographical areas should be a central objective. The digital divide prevents administrations, especially local authorities, from taking full advantage of the benefits that digital technology can offer. This can continue to contribute to increasing income polarization and stimulate long-term unbalanced economic development.
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 38
Recital 38
(38) The European Economic and Social Committee welcomed the communication on “Digitising European Industry” and considered it, together with accompanying documents, as “the first step in a vast European work programme to be carried out in close mutual cooperation between all interested public and private parties”.72 _________________ 72The Economic and Social Committee also noted [1] “that it remains to acknowledge most of the repercussions that digitisation has for employment purposes, which, therefore, are subject to poor treatment in the corresponding policies”. Likewise, the aforementioned communication pointed out the need to improve collective bargaining and the participation of workers in order to counteract the increase in income inequalities caused by digitisation. [1]Opinion of the European Economic and Social Committee on “the effects of digitisation on the services and employment sector in the framework of industrial changes” (2016 / C 013/24). .
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) ‘Digital Innovation Hub’ means legal entity designated or selected in an open, transparent and competitive procedure in order to fulfil the tasks under the Programme, in particular providing access to technological expertise and experimentation facilities, such as equipment and software tools to enable the digital transformation of the industry.
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Programme has the following general objective: to support the digital transformation of the European economy and society and bring its benefits to European citizens, workers and businesses. The Programme will:
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) promote criteria and practices that favour an inclusive and socially sustainable use of digitisation.
Amendment 94 #
The financial intervention by the Union under Specific Objective 4. Advanced Digital skills shall support the development of advanced digital skills in areas supported by this programme, thus contributing to increase Europe’s talent pool, fostering greater professionalism, especially with regard to high performance computing, big data analytics, cybersecurity, distributed ledger technologies, robotics and artificial intelligence. The conception and teaching of the courses in any of its modalities will be subject to the highest standards of quality and recognition, so as to ensure formative processes appropriate to the objectives pursued. In general, public training centres will be prioritised. The financial intervention shall pursue the following operational objectives:
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) Promote digital training considering the specificity of it in the field of disabilities.
Amendment 102 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) ensure that the public sector and areas of public interests, such as health and care, education, judiciary, transport, energy, environment, cultural and creative sectors, can deploy and access state-of-the- art digital technologies, in particular high performance computing, artificial intelligence and cybersecurity; guaranteeing that workers from the sectors referred to together with their Labour organizations, participate from the beginning in the design and implementation of digital technologies;
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point g
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point g
(g) ensure a continuous capacity at the Union level to observe, analyse and adapt to fast-evolving digital trends, as well as sharing and mainstreaming best practices; specifically, ask Eurofound, as a specialised agency, to incorporate a biannual study on the impact of digitalisation in the labour sphere;
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Amendment 114 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 1
Article 12 – paragraph 1
1. Actions carried out under the Programme shall comply with the applicable security rules and in particular the protection of the classified information against unauthorised disclosure, including compliance with any relevant national and Union law. In case of actions carried out outside the Union, it is necessary that, in addition to the compliance with above requirements, a security agreement must have been concluded between the Union and the third country in which the activity is conducted.
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 5
Article 12 – paragraph 5
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 13 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. The Commission will study the possibilities of improving the efficiency of the set of programs that offer resources in the field of digitisation. This improvement in efficiency and functionality can mean the merging of existing projects.
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) the need to ensure by the initial network a coverage of the needs of industry and areas of public interest and a comprehensive and balanced geographical coverage. This means a specific concern so that the digital divide in geographical terms does not increase.
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 4
Article 16 – paragraph 4
4. Additional Digital Innovation Hubs shall be selected on the basis of an open, transparent and competitive process, in such a way to ensure the widest geographical coverage across Europe. The number of entities of the network shall be proportional to the population of a given Member States and there shall be at least one Digital Innovation Hub per Member State. To address the specific constraints faced by the EU outermost regions, specific entities may be nominated to cover their needs.
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 5
Article 16 – paragraph 5
5. The Digital Innovation Hubs may receive funding in the form of grants from the Member States.
Amendment 125 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 6 – point d a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 6 – point d a (new)
(da) The centres of digital innovation that receive financing must be equipped with mechanisms for the participation of workers in all processes.
Amendment 126 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 6 – point d b (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 6 – point d b (new)
(db) its inclusive condition in terms of gender.
Amendment 127 #
(dc) its inclusive condition in terms of disability.
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 6 – point d d (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 6 – point d d (new)
(dd) its ability to improve the digital skills of workers affected or concerned.
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 2
Article 25 – paragraph 2
2. The interim evaluation of the Programme shall be performed once there is sufficient information available about the implementation of the Programme, but no later than four3 years after the start of the implementation of the Programme.
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 25 – paragraph 5
Article 25 – paragraph 5
5. The Commission shall communicate the conclusions of the evaluations accompanied by its observations, to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions. In particular, the Commission will submit its mid-term evaluation for consideration by Parliament.