6 Amendments of Renate WEBER related to 2015/2147(INI)
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Recognises that the Digital Single Market can only become a reality when there is access to high performance broadband infrastructure throughout the regions of the EU in both urban and rural areas;
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Notes that only 1.7% of EU enterprises make full use of advanced digital technologies while 41% do not use them at all; stresses that if the EU is to maintain and improve its competitiveness digitalisation of all sectors is crucial;
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Notes that 35% of the EU population is at risk of exclusion from the Digital Single market in particular those over 50 and people with disabilities and in this context stresses that accessible technologies can help deliver digital inclusion and improve access to the labour market;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Is convinced that accessibility is best achieved and most cost effective when incorporated from the outset using a universal design approach and that it also represents a potential business opportunity;
Amendment 80 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. PNotes that the demand for digitally skilled employees is growing by around 4% per year and that shortages of ICT professionals in the EU could exceed 800,000 by 2020 if no decisive action is taken; points out that as job and skills profiles become more complex, new demands are being placed on training and further education; emphasises the importance of social dialogue in efforts to bring course content up to date and develop skills strategies;
Amendment 133 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Points out that the digitalisation-driven trend towards more flexible working practices may also give rise to precarious forms of employment to which current standards as regards social security, working time, working location, worker participation and employment protection no longer apply; calls for self-employed persons with quasi-employee status to be placed on an equal footing with employed persons under employment law;