Activities of Notis MARIAS related to 2016/2271(INI)
Plenary speeches (1)
Digitising European industry - Internet connectivity for growth, competitiveness and cohesion: European gigabit society and 5G (debate) EL
Amendments (24)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 a (new)
Citation 2 a (new)
- having regard to Protocol (No 1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) on the role of national parliaments in the European Union,
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 2 b (new)
Citation 2 b (new)
- having regard to Protocol (No 2) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) on the application of the principles of subsidiarity and proportionality,
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomNotes the Commission communication on ‘Digitising European Industry’ (COM(2016)0180); recalls the objective of raising the contribution of industry to EU GDP to 20 % by 2020; underlines the important role that digitalisation can play in this context and the urgent need to establish an ambitious EU strategy;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the need for adequate investment in research and innovation, infrastructures, cybersecurity and digital skills and calls on the Union to increase funding for these sectors;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Α
Recital Α
Α. whereas the need for energetic efforts to reindustrialise Europe must be pursuemphasised with the aim of combining competitiveness and sustainability;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas it is an imperative for European industrial strategy to create a digital single market helping to increase GDP in the Union and create thousands of jobs;
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Ε
Recital Ε
Ε. whereas the digitalisation of industrial manufacturing canmust be an important stepping stone in increasing the resilience, sustainability and competitiveness of our economy;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F
Recital F
F. whereas digitalisation has the potential to increase efficient use of resources, energy and capital, contributing to a moren integrated circular economy and industrial symbiosis;
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Deems itCalls on the Commission to take the necessary measures to ensure the full respect of workers’ and consumers’ right to privacy and to protection of their personal data in the digital environment; emphasises the importance of the correct implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation, ensuring the full application of the principle of ‘privacy by design and by default’;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas digitalisation canis expected to contribute to safer working conditions, to greater product safety, and to the individualisation and decentralisation of production;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Considers it necessary to ensure high-quality education, lifelong learning and vocational training, including in the field of basic and advanced digital qualifications and skills and an internet which is equally and freely accessible to all.
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. WelcomNotes the Commission’s Communication on Digitising European Industry;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2 – introductory part
Paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. Strongly believes that an IDS ismust be of critical importance in contributing to solving Europe’s most pressing economic challenges:
Amendment 128 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Stresses the importance of an EU governance structure for the digitalisation of industry that facilitates the coordination of national initiatives and platforms on industrial digitalisation; calls on the Commission to consider setting a non- binding orientation target, that allows the EU to remain a global industrial leader; underlines the importance of advancing digitalisation in all EU Member States, particularly in those regions that are lagging behind; expects that, besides industry leaders and social partners, stakeholders from academia, the standardisation community, trade unions, policy-makers and civil society as well as industry leaders, especially SMEs, will also be invited to play an active role;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. AsksCalls on the Commission to establish a specific industrial foresight unit that examines manufacturing and digitalisation trends, studies pertinent developments in other regions, identifies new key technologies and ensures that European leadership in these areas is maintained and new trends are integrated into policies and actions for the benefit of all EU Member State citizens;
Amendment 147 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Stresses that integrated industrial digitalisation must be basmeet the needs on strong enabling conditionsf and benefit small and medium enterprises, especially consumers at European, national, regional and local level;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. HighlightNotes in this context the need to advance investment in connectivity through 5G and fibre optics as an instrument for convergence and ensuring a robust digital infrastructural backbone for Europe’s industry;
Amendment 182 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that clusters and synergies between SMEs, industrial players, the skilled crafts sector, start-ups, academia, finance and other stakeholders can be successful models in advancing digital manufacturing and innovation; notes the importance ofneed to utilisinge digitalisation for advancing business model innovations;
Amendment 198 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. WelcomNotes the establishment of the Smart Specialisation Platform for Industrial Modernisation and particularly the Commission’s proposal for Digital Innovation Hubs (DIH) to strengthen industrial digitalisation and digital innovation for SMEs; calls on the Commission to increase the funding for the DIH;
Amendment 201 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
Paragraph 10
10. Notes the important role of cities in providing digital infrastructure and support for SMEs, entrepreneurs and industry, and the immense opportunities which digital- industrial innovation holds for cities; asks the Commission to look into the US ‘Cities Innovation Technology Investment Initiative (CITIIS)’ and increase immediately investment in these sectors in the EU Member States; welcomes the publication of a European Digital City Index;
Amendment 212 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Highlights the role that public procurement canmust play in advancing new industrial digital innovations and technology; asks the Commission to include a digital check in its REFIT Programme;
Amendment 217 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Stresses the importance of financing the digitalisation of Europe’s industry; expresses disappointmendeplores the fact that that the European Fund for Strategic Investment (EFSI) has so far invested only 11 % in digital projects;
Amendment 242 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Underlines the role of cybersecurity within the digitalisation of Europe’s industry; considers cyber-resilience as crucial and cybersecurity as a core sector for European digitalisation efforts; stresses that priority must in any case be given to the protection of personal and sensitive data; believes that producers are responsible for ensuring safety and security standards on the basis of the available state of the art technology; notes that cybersecurity requirements for the Internet of Things (IoT) and IT security standards must strengthen European cyber- resilience; believes that European standardisation bodies have a special role to play in this respect;
Amendment 311 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23
Paragraph 23
23. Deplores the fact that Europe faces a digital gap in terms of skill Stresses that Europe faces a digital gap in terms of skills; calls for the implementation of a skills guarantee and the right to (re- )training and life-long- learning; emphasises the importance of ensuring the promotion of digital skills; calls on industry to grant employees a ‘digital sabbatical’; asks the Commission to launch a pan-European up-skilling initiative;