8 Amendments of Gianni PITTELLA related to 2011/2178(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stress that the eGovernment Action Plan 2011-2015 represents a unique opportunity to modernise, and reduce the cost of European and national public administrations, enabling them to fully exploit the potential of further European integration and foster growth, innovation, mobility for citizens and professional, opportunities for business, especially SMEs and public participation in policies definitions;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Stresses that, in the wake of the Digital Single Market, the Union must fully realise the potential of new technological developments, ICT and internet to be of great benefit to European citizens, consumers, local realities and SMEs in developing less costly, more expedient and transparent systems of eGovernments and eAdministrations in Europe;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Stresses the link between the objectives of the eGovernment Action Plan and the effective implementation the EU Digital Agenda; underlines that eGovernment needs technical preconditions in terms of interoperability across borders, open specifications, sharing of information (and use of key enablers such as electronic identity management and payments schemes);
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Stresses the need to facilitate mobility within the single market and to cut red tape for citizens in their everyday lifeby ensuring, for instance, concrete portability of social security rights, and to cut red tape for citizens in their everyday life enabling them to communicate, perform transactions and send/receive electronic documents and information to and from public administrations across the EU; underlines the fact that access to online procedures and information could considerably improve people’s relations with all levels of administration;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Stresses that, in developing infrastructures and services under the eGovernment Action Plan, optimum levels and rules of protection for personal data must be ensured and implemented in a uniform way among the Member States in order to prevent any unauthorised tracking of personal information such as medical status or health records and to guarantee that the data is reserved solely for legitimate purposes, as for example the fight against tax evasion, and that the exchange of information collected does not go beyond what is strictly necessary;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Recalls the importance of adopting adequate legislative measures for e- signatures and e-authentication, as necessary measures to ensure a safe, efficient and inter-connected European eProcurement market boosting competitiveness, innovation and adequate participation of SMEs;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Considers that eGovernment should aim at enhancing democratic participation through transparent public consultation and involvement in the policy making process - addressing all citizens as well as relevant stakeholders (and local realities);
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 b (new)
Paragraph 7 b (new)
7b. Calls on the Commission and Member States to develop and put in place specific ICT tools to facilitate e-Participation - such as common schemes of ePetitioning - with the objective to give the EU citizens and representative associations the concrete possibility to use the right for the citizens’ initiative as stated in Article 11 of the TEU;