Activities of Paul RÜBIG related to 2018/0227(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Establishing the Digital Europe programme for the period 2021-2027 (debate) DE
Amendments (19)
Amendment 11 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39 a (new)
Recital 39 a (new)
(39a) Blockchain and other distributed ledger technologies can significantly enhance access to distributed datasets across the Union, facilitate notarisation of documents, and enable traceability of transactions or movement of products in a way that is secure and compliant with the EU acquis. They reinforce trust in applications involving multiple stakeholders, enhance collaborative models and enable the defragmentation of distributed datasets. This will lead to quality and efficiency gains, reducing administrative burden, in particular for regulatory reporting and auditing, combating and limiting fraud, incentivising the adoption of best practices and ethical behaviours. Moreover strengthening capacities in Europe to develop and exploit Blockchain and other distributed ledger technologies will reinforce digital innovation ecosystems in Europe and help position European actors amongst the leaders of a new internet economy.
Amendment 12 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39 b (new)
Recital 39 b (new)
(39b) At the European Council meeting on 19 October 2017 Member States concluded the Union needs a sense of urgency to address emerging trends: including blockchain technologies, while at the same time ensuring a high level of data protection, digital rights and ethical standards. The European Parliament resolution on "Distributed ledger technologies and blockchains: building trust with disintermediation" (2017/2772(RSP)) passed on 16 May2018, recognises the role of blockchain in enhancing innovation in Europe and around the world.
Amendment 13 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 39 c (new)
Recital 39 c (new)
(39c) At the second Digital Day on 10 April, 2018, European counties committed to working together in the development of advanced trusted solutions for public services (e.g. through the development of a European blockchain infrastructure for services) and invited the European Commission to support the development and deployment of blockchain and distributed ledger technology through its digital programmes.
Amendment 17 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
2. The Programme will have fivesix specific objectives:
Amendment 18 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point e a (new)
(ea) Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8 a (new)
Article 8a Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies The financial intervention by the Union under Specific Objective 6: Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies, shall pursue the following operational objectives: (a) Build up and strengthen core Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies capacities in the Union, connecting national / regional blockchain infrastructures and establishing a governance model that can support the development and deployment of new digital services enabled by Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies in accordance with the Union's legal framework; (b) Make those capacities accessible to businesses, [in particular SMEs], public administrations or other organisations in order to support development of innovative cross-border applications of those technologies that will benefit European citizens and the digital economy [in Europe]; (c) Further develop, deploy, coordinate and operate at the Union level a European Blockchain Services Infrastructure meeting the highest global standards of cybersecurity, energy efficiency, privacy-compliance and accessible on a non-commercial basis to public and private users to support the delivery of services of public interest; (d) Support the deployment of ready to use/operational technology resulting from research and innovation strengthening an integrated Union innovation ecosystem on Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies, offering testing and experimentation facilities in Member States.
Amendment 93 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) The motion for resolution on a coherent EU policy for cultural and creative industries(2016/2072(INI))states that digitisation and media convergence create new opportunities for access, distribution and promotion of European works, highlights the important role of cultural and creative industries with regards to reindustrialization of Europe and emphasises the importance of guaranteeing funding for the digitisation, preservation and online availability of European cultural heritage
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) The Programme's actions should be used to reinforce and extend the Union's digital base, tackle major societal challenges, further raise the Union's digital industrial competences, as well as address market failures or sub- optimal investment situations, in a proportionate manner, without duplicating or crowding out private financing and have a clear European added value.
Amendment 123 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Developing capacity related to artificial intelligence is a crucial driver for the digital transformation of industry and also of the public sector . Ever more autonomous robots are used in factories, deep sea application, homes, cities and hospitals. Commercial artificial intelligence platforms have moved from testing to real applications in health and environment; all major car manufacturers are developing self-driving cars, and machine learning techniques are at the heart of all main web platforms and big data applications. In order to create the best framework conditions for these new technologies to foster in Europe, the Union needs to add the innovation principle to its policy-making process.
Amendment 142 #
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 information governance 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 160 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) ' European Digital Innovation Hub' means legal entityexisting or new legal entity designated or a consortium of legal entities designated or selected in an open 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.open to business of all forms and sizes, industry, SMEs, scale-ups, and public administrations across the EU, such as equipment and software tools to enable the digital transformation of the industry, as well as facilitating access to finance. The Hubs shall act as one-stop-shops where companies of all sizes - including SMEs, start-ups and mid-caps – can get help to improve their business, production processes, products and services by means of digital technology. The Hubs shall offer support to companies to make sure that their employees’ skills match the expertise required to handle the available digital technology; they should also coordinate with education institutions and companies to support on-the-job training for students;
Amendment 185 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) deploy, coordinate at the Union level and operate an integrated world-class exascale77 supercomputing and data infrastructure in the Union that shall be accessible on a non-commercial basis to public and private users and for publicly and privately funded research purposes; _________________ 77 Billions of billions of floating operations per second
Amendment 227 #
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, data protection and information governance, distributed ledger technologies, robotics and artificial intelligence. The financial intervention shall pursue the following operational objectives:
Amendment 263 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) support the uptake of advanced digital and related technologies, including in particular high performance computing, artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, data protection and information governance and future emerging technologies by the Union industry, notably SMEs;
Amendment 298 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 1
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. During the first year of the implementation of the Programme, an initial network of European Digital Innovation Hubs shall be established building on existing infrastructure, if applicable.
Amendment 305 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point a
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point a
(a) appropriate competences related to the functions of the Digital Innovation Hubs, including capacity of validating technologies;
Amendment 306 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) appropriate management capacity, staff and, infrastructure and skillset to carry out research, technological development and innovation;
Amendment 315 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. The Commission shall adopt a decision on the selection of entities forming the initial network. These entities shall be selected and labelled by the Commission from candidate entities designated by Member States on the basis of the criteria mentioned in paragraph 2 and the following additional criteria:
Amendment 360 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex I – part 5 – subpart I – point 5
Annex I – part 5 – subpart I – point 5
5. Education and culture: Provide creators and creative industry in Europe with access to latest digital technologies from AI to advanced computing. Exploit the European cultural heritage as a vector to promote cultural diversity, social cohesion and European citizenship. Support the uptake of digital technologies in education. , including the set-up of digital collaboration spaces, in particular a European Cultural Heritage Cloud.