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REPORT on eGovernment accelerating digital public services that support the functioning of the single market
2023/03/14
Committee: IMCO
Dossiers: 2022/2036(INI)
Documents: PDF(217 KB) DOC(73 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Tomislav SOKOL', 'mepid': 197417}]

Amendments (30)

Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 26 a (new)
— having regard to the Tallinn Ministerial Declaration on eGovernment of 06 October 2017,
2022/11/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 26 b (new)
— having regard to the Berlin Declaration on DigitalSociety and Value- based Digital government of 8 December 2020,
2022/11/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A
A. whereas further digitalisation of public administration should enable lowers costs and unlocks business potential, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), which form the backbone of the single market;
2022/11/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 11 #
B a. whereas public services should also be fully accessible offline, for people who cannot or do not wish to use online services
2022/11/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
D. whereas digital identity is crucial for citizensecure, privacy-enhancing digital identity is important for individuals to interact with governments and businesses across the European single market;
2022/11/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
G. whereas accessible and interoperable data in public procurement will help to fight fraud and thereforein improveing procurement performance and cross-border cooperation;
2022/11/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital H a (new)
H a. Whereas the proportion of women employed in STEM in Europe remains alarmingly low.1a _________________ 1a https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/product s-eurostat-news/-/edn-20220211-2
2022/11/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that in order to strengthen the single market, it is necessary to carry out a digital transformation that increases the availability of online public services; recalls that eGovernment facilitates relationships with citizens, businesses, employees and governments, and calls for the establishment of a European digital identity;
2022/11/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Recognises the added value that open source software can bring to eGovernment systems; underlines in particular its role in avoiding vendor lock- in effects; highlights the importance of open source in sharing and reusing IT solutions among public administrations in order to provide more transparent and cost-efficient digital services to individuals and businesses in Europe; recognises also the potential of open source for improving security by allowing vulnerabilities to be identified and fixed; demands that software developed for eGovernment services is made publicly available under an open-source software licence;
2022/11/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1 b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to continue encouraging cross-border collaboration among public administrations with ongoing rewards such as the “Sharing and reuse awards”,1a _________________ 1a https://ec.europa.eu/isa2/awards_en/
2022/11/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
3. Emphasises that the provision of digital public services implies the use of personal data, and therefore calls on the Commission and Member States to pay special attention to the protection of citizenindividuals’ personal data and ensure full compliance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 in the provision of digital public services;
2022/11/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
4. Emphasises that broadband internet coverage, especially on islands and in rural areas, is of key importance for the development of eGovernment; calls on the Commission, therefore, to completensure the necessary infrastructure for broadband internet access in cooperation with the Member States;
2022/11/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
7. Believes that e-health has untapped potential, and therefore welcomes the Commission’s intention to create a European health data space; emphasises, furthermore, that e-medical records arcan be extremely useful for stimulating cross- border research and providing cross-border healthcare;
2022/11/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
9. Emphasises that the electronic enforcement procedure can both significantly reduce the costs of debt collecttax evasion and speed up the procedure; calls on the Commission to present recommendations on enforcement with the aim of lowering costs, especially for consumers, taking into account Member States’ best practices;
2022/11/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Deems it necessary to link the possibility of participation in the public consultation procedure to the eGovernment system; calls on the Commission and Member States to ensure access to the public consultation procedure through digital public services;
2022/11/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10 a. Calls on the Commission to present recommendations to enable Members States to processes and means to allow individuals to monitor administrative processes that involve them and engage with stakeholders in the design and delivery of eGovernment services.
2022/11/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Underlines the importance of cross- border online access to information, administrative procedures and assistance services for EU businesses and consumers; emphasises in this respect the need to ensure interoperability by default for both hardware and software to avoid fragmentation and allow a seamless provision of digital services across the EU internal market;
2022/11/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
17. Considers that full access to public procurement data could significantly improve public probity, promote innovation and support single market objectives, as well as improve transparency and accountability in public spending; calls on the Commission, in this respect, to consider including public procurement in the list of ‘high-value datasets’ under Open Data Directive (EU) 2019/1024, while respecting data protection requirements and the confidentiality of commercial secrets;
2022/11/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17 a. highlights that the primary objective of e-procurement should be to simplify the tasks of contracting authorities when conducting procurement procedures; Considers that in order to do so, some key principles must be ensured such as full interoperability of procurement systems and open data systems, in particular with regard to technical standards related to the use of electronic submission, electronic catalogues and means for electronic authentication;
2022/11/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17 b. Notes that contracting authorities using e-procurement reported savings between 5% and 20%; Believes that e- procurement can also lead to environmental benefits if relying on sustainable and energy-efficient digital infrastructure, processes and software; Calls on the Commission to properly assess the environmental benefits of e- procurement;
2022/11/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19 a. Underlines that the Commission estimates that e-Procurement is used in only 5-10% of procurement procedures carried out across the EU; Emphasizes that next to the setting the right technical infrastructure, tools and standards, transition towards a full e-procurement system needs requires investments in trainings and capacity buildings for public purchasers;
2022/11/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Recognises the importance of innovation procurement, and encourages the Member States to integrate it into the general e-procurement framework; calls on the Member States to improve the interoperability of procurement systems, implement advanced technologies (e.g. artificial intelligence and blockchain)when necessary and ensure compliance with future legislation;
2022/11/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20 a. Reminds that eGovernment systems must remain open to everyone; recalls that open standards ensure equal access to contracts for software providers, improved flexibility, sustainable costs and innovation for public authorities; calls, therefore, on the Commission and Members States to use open standards by default for software interoperability, data and document formats;
2022/11/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 b (new)
20 b. Emphasises the need for gender- responsive public procurement for digital public administration services to ensure the reduction of gender inequalities;
2022/11/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
21. Notes that unsuccessful parties in public procurement tenders, including electronic tenders, often abuse their right to appeal just to prolong the public procurement procedure, which destroys competition in the market and prevents investment; calls on the Commission to consider mechanisms to prevent this type of legal chicanery;deleted
2022/11/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21 a. Emphasises the role of open source in Europe’s digital sovereignty and in preventing vendor lock-in, by allowing sharing and reusing of IT solutions;
2022/11/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21 b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to monitor and make publicly available data on the use of open source technologies among public administrations;
2022/11/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23 a. Urges the Commission to use gender-responsive public procurement wherever possible, and particularly in eGovernment procurement processes.1a _________________ 1a https://eige.europa.eu/gender- mainstreaming/toolkits/grpp/what-gender- responsive-public-procurement
2022/11/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 109 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25
25. Underlines that digital public administration should be inclusive and easily accessiblend fully accessible and inclusive by default for people with different needs, such as elderly people and, people with disabilities, people with fewer opportunities, refugees and others; calls on the Member States to make every effort to ensure that no one is left behind;
2022/11/09
Committee: IMCO
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25 a. Highlights the importance of the development of digital public services that are environmentally friendly, sustainable by design, durable, repairable, and interoperable, both on a hardware and a software level;
2022/11/09
Committee: IMCO