10 Amendments of Andreas SCHWAB related to 2016/2145(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s European Cloud Initiative as part of the implementation of the Digital Single Market (DSM) Strategy and the Digitising European Industry Package, thus fostering the growth of the European digital economy and contributing to its global market positioning; competitiveness and positioning; considers that the Cloud Initiative makes a key contribution to the completion of the Digital Single Market; emphasises that data and knowledge generated from data are increasingly becoming a factor of success in international competition;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Welcomes the Open Science approach, which will further stimulate the quality of research and development in the European Union in future; Takes the view that Europe's scientific leadership must also be reflected in its digital infrastructure;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that it is unclear what measures are foreseen for opening Europe to the global markets with regard to the ownership of data produced by public or publicly funded sources;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Points out that safe and trustworthy digital infrastructures are necessary in order to provide the ideal framework conditions for efficient data generation, dissemination, storage and evaluation; stresses in this connection the need to ensure the protection of intellectual property rights and confidential information;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Underlines that currently the value of collected research data is not fully exploited by the industry, especially SMEs, due to the lack of free cross-border data flow and access to a single platform or portal;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Supports the Commission’s intention to remove technical and legal barriers to the free movement of data and data services and disproportionate data localisation requirements and to promote the interoperability of data by linking the European Cloud Initiative to the free flow of data proposal; considers that, in order to achieve a digital society, the free flow of data must be regarded as the fifth freedom within the Single Market;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. CStresses that it is essential to develop and agree on common standards to ensure access to and the efficient use of data going beyond individual disciplines, institutions and national borders; calls on the Commission to identify best certification schemes and commonly used standards for data sharing across Member States, to lay out a market-driven pan- European set of standards facilitating data sharing, and to prefer open and global standards over proprietary standards whenever justified;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 a (new)
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Urges the Commission to identify Big Data and coding training opportunities for the industry also in the scope of the New Skills Agenda and to identify incentives for stakeholders, in particular SMEs, to use, open and share data in the Single Market;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Points out that a more intensive use of cloud infrastructure is being hampered by security concerns; stresses the need to meet high standards of reliability, data protection and security in order to increase consumer and business confidence; calls on the Commission to take measures to strengthen confidence in cloud infrastructures;
Amendment 79 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 b (new)
Paragraph 6 b (new)
6b. Supports the Commission initiative to increase the development and up-take of quantum super computers; Calls on the Commission to analyse possible partnerships with third countries regarding this matter;