5 Amendments of Pilar del CASTILLO VERA related to 2009/2224(INI)
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Endorses the Commission’s focus on safety, the protection of personal data and privacy and governance of the Internet of Things; believes firmly that the protection of privacy constitutes a core value and that all users should have control of their personal data; calls therefore for the adaptation of the Data Protection Directive to the current digital environment;
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Stresses that, in order to revive the European economy, investment must be made in new information and communication technologies to facilitate economic growth by enabling ever increasing numbers of European citizens and enterprises to access new systems and new applications; emphasises that Europe should be at the cutting edge in the development of Internet technologies; proposes that the EU ICT research budget be doubled and that the budget for ICT take-up be multiplied by four in the next Financial Perspective;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Commission to continue funding projects under the Seventh Framework Programme in the field of the Internet of Things in order to bolster the European ICT sector, and endorses the use of the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme (CIP) to promote its expansion; is concerned about red tape in the EU Framework Programme (FP); calls on the Commission to eliminate red tape by re-engineering FP processes and by creating a users’ board;
Amendment 108 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Endorses the intention of the Commission to continue to monitor and assess the need for additional harmonised spectrums for specific Internet of Things purposes; calls upon the Commission when setting the coordination and harmonisation objectives of the Union through the Multiannual Radio Spectrum Policy Programmes to take into account the needs of the Internet of Things;
Amendment 112 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. EConsiders that the involvement at all political levels (EU, national and regional) is an essential prerequisites for the effective development and take up of the Internet of Things; emphasises the key role that cities will play in the development of the Internet of Things, moving it beyond the purely private sphere; points also to the extensive use that local authorities can make of the Internet of Things, such as in the organisation of public transport, waste collection, calculation of pollution levels and traffic management, etc.;