59 Amendments of Patrizia TOIA related to 2018/0227(COD)
Amendment 79 #
Draft legislative resolution
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
– having regard to the resolution of the European Parliament of 17 May 2017 on FinTech: the influence of technology on the future of the financial sector,
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7 a (new)
Recital 7 a (new)
(7a) Europe’s researchers and companies are involved into a wide variety of blockchain topics, with themes ranging from supply chain, government services, finance, IoT, healthcare, media, smart cities, energy, and legal aspects. Europe is also strong in important fields related to blockchain, like cryptography, or artificial intelligence, which is seen as an important adjunct technology for many use cases. Blockchain can play an important role in enhancing European innovation.
Amendment 90 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) When fully implemented, the programme should guarantee complementarity between public and private funding aimed at enhancing high speed connectivity, for example through 5G, fibre-optics and satellite navigation and communication infrastructure, hence ensuring a sound digital infrastructure in urban and industrial areas.
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) There is a pressing need to support SMEs intending to harness the digital transformation in their production processes. Digital research and innovation will allow SMEs to contribute to the growth of the European economy through an efficient use of resources.
Amendment 99 #
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 and training 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 have the capacity of validating technologies and they 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 105 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) In these hubs, SMEs, mid-caps and large companies, start-ups, the creative, academic and RTOs work together to enhance knowledge and innovation, and companies should find them fertile ground for maintaining and developing jobs and growth in Europe.
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 11 b (new)
Recital 11 b (new)
(11b) Digital innovation hubs should enable the business and academic systems to work together to enhance knowledge and innovation in order to maintain and develop jobs in Europe.
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 17
Recital 17
(17) The support to the Union's intervention in this area was expressed by the Council60 and, by the European Parliament61. Moreover, in 2017 nine Member States signed the EuroHPC Declaration62, a multi-government agreement where they commit to collaborate with the Commission to build and deploy state-of-the-art HPC and data infrastructures in Europe that would be available across the Union for scientific communities, public and private partners. _________________ 60 61 62, in order to increase Europe’s digital and technological competitiveness on the world scene.
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 18
Recital 18
(18) For the high performance computing specific objective a joint undertaking is deemed the most suited implementation mechanism, in particular to coordinate national and Union strategies and investments in high performance computing infrastructure and research and development, pool resources from public and private funds, and safeguard the economic and strategic interests of the Union63. Moreover, high performance computing competence centres in Member States will provide high performance computing services to industry, including SMEs and start-ups, academia and public administrations. _________________ 63 Impact Assessment accompanying the document "Proposal for a Council Regulation on establishing the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking" (https://ec.europa.eu/digital-single- market/en/news/proposal-council- regulation-establishing-eurohpc-joint- undertaking-impact-assessment)
Amendment 122 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) Developing capacity related to artificial intelligence is a crucial driver for the digital transformation of Europe’s economic fabric as a whole and 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. All activities relating to artificial intelligence should limit the risks, including ethical risks, connected with, for example, breaches of privacy, competition rules and consumer protection.
Amendment 127 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) In its resolution of 1 June 2017 on digitising European industry64 the European Parliament highlighted the importance of a common European cybersecurity approach, recognising the need to raise awareness and considered cyber-resilience as a crucial responsibility for business leaders and national and European industrial security policymakers for data protection and the protection of intellectual property. _________________ 64 Document ref. A8-0183/2017, available at: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDo c.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference= P8-TA-2017-0240
Amendment 128 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 21
Recital 21
(21) In its resolution of 1 June 2017 on digitising European industry64 the European Parliament highlighted the importance of a common European cybersecurity approach, recognising the need to raise awareness and considered cyber-resilience, also predictive (as failure prediction) as a crucial responsibility for business leaders and national and European industrial security policymakers. _________________ 64 Document ref. A8-0183/2017, available at: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDo c.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference= P8-TA-2017-0240
Amendment 129 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 22
Recital 22
(22) Cybersecurity is a challenge for the whole Union that cannot continue to be addressed only with fragmented national initiatives. Europe's cybersecurity capacity should be reinforced to endow Europe with the necessary capacities to protect its citizens and businesses from cyber threats. In addition consumers should be protected when using connected products that can be hacked and compromise their safety. This should be achieved together with Member States and private sector by developing, and ensuring coordination between, projects reinforcing Europe's capacities in cybersecurity and ensuring the wide deployment of latest cybersecurity solutions across the economy, as well as by aggregating the competences in this field to ensure critical mass and excellence. An effective level of cybersecurity should be ensured by means of the proper enforcement of fundamental rights and rules on non-discrimination, consumer protection and a fitting degree of transparency.
Amendment 132 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Trust is a prerequisite for the Digital Single Market to function. Cybersecurity technologies such as digital identities, cryptography or intrusion detection, and their application in areas such as finance, industry 4.0, energy, transportation, healthcare, or e-government are essential to safeguard the security, transparency and trust of online activity and transactions by both citizens, public administrations, and companies.
Amendment 133 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) The European Council in its conclusions of 19 October 2017 stressed that to successfully build a Digital Europe, the Union needs in particular labour markets, training and education systems fit for the digital age and that there is a need to invest in digital skills, to empower and enable all Europeans in order to address today’s digital and socio-economic challenges;
Amendment 137 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) In its resolution of 1 June 2017 on digitising European industry67 the European Parliament stated that education, training and lifelong learning are the cornerstone of social cohesion in a digital society. The resolution also recognises the potential of digitisation to ensure accessibility for all citizens to social services and other public services, as well as the integration into the labour market of disabled persons and persons with reduced mobility; _________________ 67 Document ref. A8-0183/2017, available at: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDo c.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference= P8-TA-2017-0240
Amendment 138 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 27
Recital 27
(27) In its resolution of 1 June 2017 on digitising European industry67 the European Parliament stated that education, training and lifelong learning are the cornerstone of social cohesion in a digital society and toward creation of new markets. _________________ 67 Document ref. A8-0183/2017, available at: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDo c.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference= P8-TA-2017-0240
Amendment 149 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 29 a (new)
Recital 29 a (new)
(29a) There is also a need to establish a new form of digital responsibility for everyone in the sector involved in the digital transformation;
Amendment 151 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30 a (new)
Recital 30 a (new)
(30a) The digital transformation of this sector must in all circumstances allow EU citizens to access, use and manage their personal data securely across borders, irrespective of their location or the location of the data.
Amendment 157 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 41
Recital 41
(41) The Programme should be implemented in full respect of the international and EU framework of intellectual property protection and enforcement. The effective protection of intellectual property plays a key role in innovation and maintaining European added value and thus is necessary for the effective implementation of the Programme.
Amendment 161 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) 'Digital Innovation Hub' means legal entity designated or selected in an open, transparent 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 industryby raising awareness of what digitised industry can offer by acting as a contact point between companies, research institutes and public/private investors and providing access to technological and digital expertise, training courses and experimentation facilities to industries, SMEs, the creative industry and public administrations, such as equipment and software tools to enable the digital transformation of the industry. ‘Digital innovation hubs’ should encourage SMEs and start-ups to implement and use digital technologies in their production processes in order to generate more added value.
Amendment 171 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. The Programme has the following general objective: to support the digital transformation of the European economy and society and to bring its benefits to European citizens and businesses, as well as to reinforce the strategic autonomy and cohesion of the European Union. The Programme will:
Amendment 181 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b a (new)
(ba) (c) will promote the development of digital technologies with an inbuilt inclusive capacity.
Amendment 188 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) deploy ready to use/operational technology resulting from research and innovation to build an integrated Union high performance computing ecosystem, covering all scientific and industrial value chain segments, including hardware, software, applications, services, interconnections and digital skills, while also ensuring a high level of data security and protection;
Amendment 193 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) make those capacities accessible to all businesses and public administrations and use them to improve the quality of jobs and the quality of life of employed persons and citizens and to promote their inclusion;
Amendment 195 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) make those capacities accessible to all businesses, and especially SMEs and start-ups, and public administrations;
Amendment 199 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c
(c) reinforce and network existing artificial intelligence testing and experimentation facilities in Member States in order to facilitate the development of new business and production models across the EU;
Amendment 203 #
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 including integrations with quantistic cryptography infrastructures in full compliance with data protection legislation;
Amendment 206 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) support the best use of European knowledge, capacity and skills related to cybersecurity; and provide the European Union Agency for Network and Information Security (ENISA) with the appropriate tools and resources to assess whether products/processes and services relating to communication technologies entering the European market meet the criteria laid down in the Cybersecurity Act.
Amendment 214 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d – indent 1 (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d – indent 1 (new)
– improve resilience against cyber- attacks, to increase risk awareness and knowledge of basic security processes among users, particularly SMEs and start-ups, to ensure that companies improve their cyber hygiene. Cyber hygiene refers to establishing simple routine measures, such as multi-factor authentication, patching, encryption, micro-segmentation, and least privilege, that users and businesses can take to minimise the risks from cyber threats and better protect themselves online.
Amendment 216 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) ensure participation and discussion with all digital transformation stakeholders, adopting a multidisciplinary, multicultural, multi- stakeholder and multi-gender approach, in order to improve the protection of EU citizens and companies from cyber threats;
Amendment 217 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)
(da) raise public awareness on the role of human behaviour in maintaining a high level of cybersecurity, and supporting access to right of high quality knowledge and training for citizens.
Amendment 219 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d b (new)
Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d b (new)
(db) encourage the development of programmes for the automatic identification of manipulated images and videos in order to make digital contents more reliable;
Amendment 222 #
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 technologies, robotics and artificial intellige, cloud computing, communication systems and networks, artificial intelligence and predictive analysis. Training and courses should be of high quality and represent market relevance. The financial intervention shall pursue the following operational objectives:
Amendment 224 #
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, through collaboration with teaching establishments, universities, research centres and digital innovation hubs, thus contributing to increase Europe's talent pool, fostering greater professionalism, especially with regard to high performance computing, big data analytics, cybersecurity, distributed ledger technologies, robotics and artificial intelligence. The financial intervention shall pursue the following operational objectives:
Amendment 232 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) support the design and delivery of long-term trainings and courses for students, IT professionals, teachers, trainers, educators and the workforce;
Amendment 236 #
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 entrepreneurs, small business leaders, IT professionals, teachers, trainers, educators and the workforce;
Amendment 240 #
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, the workforce, young entrepreneurs and graduates.
Amendment 243 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c – indent 1 (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c – indent 1 (new)
– (d) support the design and delivery of short-term trainings and courses for employed workforce at risk of dismissal or underutilization due to the mismatch of their competences with those asked by the introduction of new technologies in their firm;
Amendment 244 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c – indent 2 (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c – indent 2 (new)
– (e) diffuse the awareness of the uses of digital skill with specific on line learning products designed for primary and secondary schools , for the orientation in higher education, for circulation on social media.
Amendment 246 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) support the dissemination of the ‘digital culture’ through actions involving the cultural sector and creative industries;
Amendment 248 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c b (new)
(cb) support and enhance learning within active digital communities (such as blogs, social, web seminars) through ‘learning by doing’;
Amendment 265 #
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 and future emerging technologies by the Union industry, notably SMEs and start-ups;
Amendment 270 #
(g) ensure a continuous capacity at the Union level to observe, analyse and adapt to fast-evolving digital trends, as well as sharing and mainstreaming best practices through constant cooperation between all concerned at EU level;
Amendment 273 #
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, while consistently guaranteeing data protection and consumer safety;
Amendment 282 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – indent 4 a (new)
Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 4 – indent 4 a (new)
– guarantee the promotion of economic growth and digital autonomy in the Union for the benefit of the whole of Europe;
Amendment 290 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 13 – paragraph 1
Article 13 – paragraph 1
1. The Programme is designed to be implemented enabling synergies, as further described in Annex III, with other Union funding programmes, such as Horizon Europe, the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD), the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), InvestEU and Erasmus, in particular through arrangements for complementary funding from EU programmes where management modalities permit; either in sequence, in an alternating way, or through the combination of funds including for the joint funding of actions.
Amendment 296 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)
Existing European partnerships relevant for the specific objectives set out in Article 3 shall be involved in the implementation of the Programme.
Amendment 297 #
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 Digital Innovation Hubs shall be established until there shall be at least one Digital Innovation Hub per Member State.
Amendment 300 #
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 European network of Digital Innovation Hubs shall be established.
Amendment 303 #
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 through an open, transparent and competitive process, on the basis of the following criteria:
Amendment 307 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point b
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point b
(b) appropriate management capacity, staff and, infrastructure and skills, particularly to carry out R&;I-related activities;
Amendment 310 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)
(da) proven cooperation with the private sector to ensure market relevance of the interventions under all the Objectives, and Specific Objective 4 ‘advanced digital skills’ in particular.
Amendment 314 #
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 318 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point b – indent 1 (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point b – indent 1 (new)
– (c) the Digital Innovation Hubs willing to support the interventions under Specific Objective 4, advanced digital skills, shall ensure the high-quality and market relevance of such interventions.
Amendment 327 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 6 – point a
Article 16 – paragraph 6 – point a
(a) provide digital transformation services - including testing and experimentation facilities and IT instructors - targeted towards SMEs and midcaps, also in sectors that are slow in the uptake of digital and related technologies;
Amendment 330 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 6 – point b
Article 16 – paragraph 6 – point b
(b) transfer expertise and know-how between regions, in particular by networking SMEs and midcaps established in one region with Digital Innovation Hubs established in other regions which are best suited to provide relevant services and encourage exchanges of skills, initiatives and good practices;
Amendment 331 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 6 – point d
Article 16 – paragraph 6 – point d
(d) provide financial support to third parties, with special attention to include private training providers in the process of developing and delivering on the interventions under the specific objective 4, Advanced Digital Skills.
Amendment 334 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 16 – paragraph 6 a (new)
Article 16 – paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. The Digital Innovation Hubs set up under the Programme may carry the activities of the Digital Innovation Hubs set up under the Framework Programmes for Research and Innovation, including the Innovation Hubs of the EIT Digital