21 Amendments of Romeo FRANZ related to 2018/0227(COD)
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The European Council concluded in particular that the Union should urgently address emerging trends: this includes issues such as artificial intelligence and distributed ledgers technologies (e.g. blockchain), while at the same time ensuring a high level of data protection, digital rights and ethical standards. The European Council invited the Commission to put forward a European approach to artificial intelligence by early 2018 and called on the Commission to put forward the necessary initiatives for strengthening the framework conditions with a view to enable the EU to explore new markets through risk-based radical innovations and to reaffirm the leading role of its industry.
Amendment 42 #
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 56 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) The advanced digital technologies supported by this Programme, such as high performance computing, cybersecurity, data protection 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. The actions supported by this programme are complementary to those supported by the ESF, ERDF and Horizon Europe programmes.
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40
Recital 40
(40) The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), applicable from May 2018 onwards, by providing for a single set of rules directly applicable in the Member States legal orders, will guarantee the free flow of personal data between EU Member States and reinforce trust and security of the individuals, two indispensable elements for a real Digital Single Market. The actions undertaken under this Programme, when they involve the processing of personal data, should therefore support the application of the GDPR, for instance in the field of artificial intelligence and blockchain technology. They should especially support the development of digital technologies that comply with the “data protection by design” obligations which are binding pursuant to the GDPR.
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) build up and strengthen core artificial intelligence capacities in the Union, including data resources and libraries of algorithms in compliance with data protection legislation and the principles of security and data protection by design and by default;
Amendment 68 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) reinforce and network existing ethical artificial intelligence testing and experimentation facilities in Member States;
Amendment 70 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(c a) develop and integrate ethical guidelines for artificial intelligence, including by research and evaluation of possible impacts on society.
Amendment 71 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) support, together with Member States, the procurement of advanced cybersecurity equipment, tools and data infrastructures in full compliance with data protection legislatioorder to achieve a common high level of cybersecurity at the European level, in full support of and compliance with data protection legislation, including data protection and privacy by design;
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) support the best use and the increase of European knowledge, capacity and skills related to cybersecurity, including through more training and education;
Amendment 74 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) ensure a wide deployment of the latest cybersecurity solutions across the economy, including through code auditing free and open source software;
Amendment 78 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
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 technologiesdata protection competencies, cybersecurity, robotics and artificial intelligence. The financial intervention shall pursue the following operational objectives:
Amendment 80 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) support the design and delivery of more long-term and requalification trainings and courses for students, IT professionals and, the workforce, researchers and academics;
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) support the design and delivery of short-term trainings and courses for the workforce and entrepreneurs, including, small business leaders and the workforceinnovators;
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) support on-the-job trainings and traineeships for students, young workforce and entrepreneurs, and graduates.
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) deploy, operate and maintain trans- European interoperable state-of-the-art Digital Service Infrastructures (including related services) in complementarity with national and regional actions;
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) facilitate the development, update and use of solutions and frameworks by European public administrations, businesses and citizens, including open source and the re- use of interoperability solutions and frameworks;
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point h
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point h
(h) support cooperation towards achieving a European ecosystem for trusted infrastructures using distributed ledger services and applications, including support for interoperability and standardisation and fostering the deployment of EU cross-border applications;
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 11 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Planning, development and procurement in the programme shall be done with a view to enhancing European Union competitiveness in the medium and long term. Priority shall be given to actions that increase the strategic potential and limit the dependence on suppliers and products from outside the European Union.
Amendment 94 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 12 – paragraph 5 a (new)
Article 12 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5 a. Actions that limit technology transfers outside the European Union shall be given priority. With a view to ensuring long-term strategic security objectives, an opportunity evaluation shall be done for the participation of entities not having their main establishment in the European Union.
Amendment 95 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. For the purpose of the establishment of the network mentioned in paragraph 1, each Member State shall designate candidate entities, based on harmonised rules, through an open, transparent and competitive process, on the basis of the following criteria:
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) where applicable, the economic, social, climate and environmental impact, gender balance opportunities, and accessibility;