Activities of Emmanuel MAUREL related to 2021/2161(INL)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT with recommendations to the Commission on Digitalisation and Administrative Law
Amendments (11)
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital Z
Recital Z
Z. whereas in the past, software developed for the purposes of public administration has often been closed- source, meaning that despite paying for it, citizens cannot audit or reuse the code; whereas it is worth recognising that the Union’s administration develops, publishes and uses open-source code for software, which contributes to the fulfilment of the ‘public money - public code’ principle; whereas this principle promotes reuse and improvement of existing code to bring down the costs of developing software and hence the cost of digitalisation; whereas therefore the use of open-source software by the Union’s administration16 should be continuously encouraged16; _________________ 16 https://commission.europa.eu/about- european-commission/departments-and- executive-agencies/informatics/open- source-software- strategy_en#opensourcesoftwarestrategy
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital AA
Recital AA
AA. whereas access to digital administration services for Union citizens is affected by factors such as age, confidence or, willingness to embrace or having the resources to access technological solutions; whereas therefore the Union’s administration should take this into consideration when developing digital solutions for services it provides in order not to lose citizens’ trust, not to create a digital divide and to allow citizens to adjust to the existence of the digital service;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – Recommendation 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point i
Annex I – Recommendation 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1 – point i
(i) the ‘'once only' principle’, namely that every person should submit their data or information only once when they are digitally interacting with the Union’'s administration, drawing in that respect also from the establishment of the European Digital Identity Wallet;
Amendment 66 #
(iii) analogue alternatives to digital services should always be providedclearly offered to all users, and a human contact point should be available to help address any issues that may arise in the use of digital services by Union citizens;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – Recommendation 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point iv
Annex I – Recommendation 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point iv
(iv) digital public services should be accessible for persons withaffected by the digital divide, be that in terms of access or use, in particular for persons who are elderly, vulnerable or have disabilities;.
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – Recommendation 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point ii
Annex I – Recommendation 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point ii
(ii) the privacy, data and security of users of digital public services should be protected;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – Recommendation 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point iv a (new)
Annex I – Recommendation 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3 – point iv a (new)
iv a) digital public services should be accessible in all official EU languages;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – Recommendation 3 – paragraph 1 – point ii
Annex I – Recommendation 3 – paragraph 1 – point ii
(ii) the development of in-house digital solutions that are essential for the deployment of the public service concerned should be considered; in the event of outsourcing, European companies should preferably be used;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – Recommendation 3 – paragraph 1 – point iii
Annex I – Recommendation 3 – paragraph 1 – point iii
(iii) when outsourcing, rather than having calls for proposals for monolithic mega-projects that only a few large companies are able to bid for, and that run a higher risk of being delayed and running over budget, public procurement procedures for the digitalisation of projects and processes should be subdivided into calls for proposals for smaller projects, in order to make digitalisation contracts more accessible to European SMEs;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Annex I – Recommendation 3 – paragraph 1 – point iv
Annex I – Recommendation 3 – paragraph 1 – point iv
(iv) digitalisation should not be seen solely as a cost-cutting process: it is important to remember that effective digitalisation also requires investment both in technology and staff, particularly in their training;