3 Amendments of Karen MELCHIOR related to 2022/0032(COD)
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) In order to overcome the limitations of the current fragmented public and private investments efforts, facilitate integration, cross-fertilisation, and return on investment on the ongoing programmes and to pursue a common strategic Union vision on semiconductors as a means to realising the ambition of the Union and of its Member States to ensure a leading role in the digital economy, the Chips for Europe Initiative should facilitate better coordination and closer synergies between the existing funding programmes at Union and national levels, better coordination and collaboration with industry and key private sector stakeholders and additional joint investments with Member States as well encourage the collaborative development and sharing of technology under free and open source licences and follow the principles of open access and open science, in particular in public procurement and in cases of public funding, to secure the longevity, sustainability, and reusability of such programmes and its outcomes. The implementation set up of the Initiative is built to pool resources from the Union, Member States and third countries associated with the existing Union Programmes, as well as the private sector. The success of the Initiative can therefore only be built on a collective effort by Member States, with the Union, to support both the significant capital costs and the wide availability of virtual design, testing and piloting resources and diffusion of knowledge, skills and competences. Where appropriate, in view of the specificities of the actions concerned, the objectives of the Initiative, specifically the ‘Chips Fund’ activities, should also be supported through a blending facility under the InvestEU Fund.
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15 a) The Initiative should support free and open source licensing and development models and their principles to encourage a shared, sustainable and longlived innovation and increase the access to technology and knowledge for market actors, civil society, and individuals across the EU.
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 19 a (new)
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 19 a (new)
(19 a) ‘Free and open source’ means software or related content, such as source code or design documents, that is free to use and can be studied or improved by anyone because it is based on a code that anyone can use, under licensing terms that permit universal access, modification and free redistribution