26 Amendments of Patrizia TOIA related to 2020/2217(INI)
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
B a. whereas the EU requires the availability of flexible, scalable, reliable IT architecture, capable of supporting the most innovative applications;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C
Recital C
C. whereas the Union must urgently take action to reap the benefits of data by building an ethically sustainable, human- centric, trustworthy and secure data society that respects human rights and democracy and that aims to build a new open and inclusive knowledge economy, in connection with the education system and the cultural enterprises, that ensures the right to quality education and entrepreneurship, especially among the new generations, especially promoting forms of social innovation and new business models;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E a (new)
Recital E a (new)
E a. whereas an adequate infrastructure is needed in the EU, through the use of high-performance hardware and storage to run applications and store data;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E b (new)
Recital E b (new)
E b. whereas investments in skills in cloud and big data can help companies distant from technology to turn their business; and whereas companies considered to be at the forefront must remain constantly updated on recent technology innovations in order not to lose their competitive advantage;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission communication entitled ‘A European strategy for data’; believes that it is a prerequisite for the viability of European industries, the progress of universities and research centres and nascent AI, and a vital step towards a democratic data society, which will bring better services, growth and jobs;
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Notes that the COVID-19 crisis highlights the role of real-time dataand high quality data and information;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Underlines that despite the high level of protection granted by the GDPR, individuals suffer from the lack of appropriate technical standards and tools empowering the simple exercise of those rights; emphasises that individuals should be supported in enforcing their rights granted by the GDPR with regard to the use of the data they generate;
Amendment 110 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Notes that a well-built data society benefits all, empowers workers instead of lowering their working conditions, and does not lead to inequality or digital gaps and also aims to improve the quality of life of the citizens;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Stresses that the Union’s data strategy must support sustainability, the Green Deal and, Union’s climate targets and social inclusion;
Amendment 149 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Insists that the data governance model be built on a decentralised data operating environment; believes that the EU should develop its own adequate capacity for cloud services and facilitate the emergence of a decentralised, interoperable ecosystem of data governance that enables efficient use of local infrastructures such as edge computing; supports the further uptake of decentralised digital technologies such as blockchain which enables individuals and organisations to manage data flows based on self-determination;
Amendment 155 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8 a. Believes that data management services and data architectures designed to store, use, re-use and curate data are critical components of the value chain of the European digital economy; stresses that costs related to access and storage of data determine the speed, depth and scale of the adoption of digital infrastructures and products, especially for SMEs and start-ups;
Amendment 187 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Recalls that personal and industrial data are not always separable; urges the Commission to define guidance on and practices in the utilisation of mixed data sets in industrial environments while guaranteeing privacy rules for personal data; calls on the Commission to consider creating a horizontal and cross-cutting personal data space alongside other data spaces to address the challenge of mixed data sets and empower citizens via, for example, trustworthy intermediators such as MyData operators, which store data with the consent of the owners; emphasises the need to further develop digital identities, which will enable individuals to retain ownership of their data and contribute to the establishment of safe and trustworthy data intermediation standards;
Amendment 200 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Urges the Commission to present a data act to encourage and enable an increasing B2B, B2G, G2B and G2G flow of data in all sectors for exploiting the full potential of unused industrial data ensuring cybersecurity; when personal data is tapped consumer protection and safeguarding personal data must be ensured;
Amendment 215 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. NUnderlines that market imbalances resulting from the high concentration of information and provision of data-related services diminish wider data access and use, not only putting SMEs at a disadvantageous position but also increasing risks to competition in adjacent and emerging markets in the digital economy; notes that there are specific circumstances, such as systematic imbalances in B2B data value chains, where access to data should be compulsory e.g. via well-formed APIs;
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Stresses the need to avoid service provider or technological lock-ins for publicly collected data; calls for public procurement processes and funding programmes to include data access and interoperability requirements based on technical standards;
Amendment 248 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 a (new)
Paragraph 22 a (new)
22 a. Calls for fair and transparent contractual conditions to be respected for all market players. Users and consumers should also have the right to always know the location of their data. In the event that an EU operator uses cloud services located in non-EU countries, it is important to ensure the application of as high level of legal protection as in EU in the event of disputes, including those relating to intellectual property;
Amendment 255 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22 b (new)
Paragraph 22 b (new)
22 b. Underlines the importance of defining a framework of rules capable of reconciling a broad and harmonised intellectual property protection with the sharing of data (original, derived and co- generated);
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
Paragraph 24
24. Recalls that the success of the Union’s data and AI strategies depends on the wider ICT ecosystem, closing the digital gap, developing the IoT, fibre, 5G, 6G, quantum, edge computing, block chain and high-performance computing; underlines that technological advancement based on data processing and the interconnectedness of digital products and services must be complemented with legally binding ethical standards to mitigate threats to privacy and data protection;
Amendment 278 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24 a. Welcomes the Commission infrastructure of High-Performance Computing; believes that it is an important instrument to exchange information and data between scientists and researcher and more broadly private and public actors;
Amendment 290 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 25 a (new)
Paragraph 25 a (new)
25 a. Stresses that cloud infrastructures should be based on the principles of trust, openness, security, interoperability and portability;
Amendment 308 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 a (new)
Paragraph 27 a (new)
27 a. Highlights that the gradual paradigm shift from physical centres of data storage to data architectures on the cloud and closer to the user, reinforces the need for a strengthened cybersecurity framework; underlines that the uptake and widespread use of products and services fuelled by data depend on cybersecurity standards, which will inspire trust and allow for safer data sharing mechanisms and better protocols to guarantee data protection;
Amendment 313 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 27 b (new)
Paragraph 27 b (new)
27 b. Stresses that the safe and widespread uptake of both products and services in the data-fuelled consumer- facing IoT and industrial IoT European ecosystems must include trust by design in order to integrate privacy standards and security safeguards in all stages of the design process as well as the data processing protocols of devices and services;
Amendment 333 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 30
Paragraph 30
30. Calls for public and private funding for SMEs and Social economy enterprises to fully capitalise on data economy’s potential;
Amendment 346 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 a (new)
Paragraph 31 a (new)
31 a. calls on the Commission to promote lifelong science-mathematics education in order to support the development of adequate digital skills and tools that adequately support processes related to artificial intelligence and cybersecurity;
Amendment 347 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31 b (new)
Paragraph 31 b (new)
31 b. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to also promote lifelong education in school systems and through information campaigns that aims to increase the awareness and responsibility of citizens as protagonists of the data economy society;
Amendment 350 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
Paragraph 32
32. Believes that global rules governing the use of data are inadequate; calls on the Commission to work with like-minded third countries and international organisations to agree on new international standards to govern the use of new technologies, such as AI; highlights the need for international rules and standards to foster global cooperation aimed at strengthening data protection and establishing safe and appropriate data transfers;