16 Amendments of Seán KELLY related to 2018/0003(NLE)
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 a (new)
Recital 10 a (new)
(10a) Calls on the Commission and Member States to explore appropriate governance and funding frameworks, taking sufficient consideration of EuroHPC JU initiative and their sustainability and of a European-wide level playing field; stresses that Member States should consider the funding programmes in an integrated way to Commission’s approach;
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 10 b (new)
Recital 10 b (new)
(10b) Believes that the European Technology Platform and the cPPP on HPC are crucial to define Europe’s research priorities in developing European technology in all segments of the HPC solution supply chain;
Amendment 28 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 a (new)
Recital 12 a (new)
(12a) Believes that the HPC initiative ensures investments into science and research sectors in order to create business incentives and tools to share and use data as widely as possible, underpinned by building a strong cloud and data infrastructure in Europe;
Amendment 29 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 b (new)
Recital 12 b (new)
(12b) Stresses that EuroHPC JU, should be treated as an integral part of the European Data Infrastructure across the whole ecosystem and the benefits should be promoted widely;
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 12 c (new)
Recital 12 c (new)
(12c) Believes that Europe needs a complete demand-driven HPC ecosystem including trusted and secure high-speed network services, to acquire leadership- class supercomputers, secure its HPC system supply, and deploy HPC services to industry and SMEs for simulation, visualisation and prototyping. Considers that it is of utmost importance to put the EU among the top supercomputing powers in the world by 2022;
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13 a (new)
Recital 13 a (new)
(13a) Calls on the Commission to encourage more Member States to join EuroHPC JU and use it as a priority area for research and development programmes corresponding with national activities. Stresses that the European Commission should promote the initiative in all Member States as part of a strong political and economic commitment in digital innovation;
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) Supports the Commission efforts together with European industry researchers and academia for deployment of EuroHPC JU in synergy with Big Data, the European Technology Platform for High Performance Computing Value PPP and the cPPP that enhance community building around data and set the grounds for a thriving data-driven economy in Europe.
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 20 a (new)
Recital 20 a (new)
(20a) The supercomputers acquired and supported by the Joint Undertaking should be designed and selected in order to maximise their efficiency for scientific purposes as well as for their use by industry. For that reason, the European Commission need take steps to further strengthen the assessment of efficiency and cost-effectiveness in its evaluations.
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 30 a (new)
Recital 30 a (new)
(30a) Underlines that HPC initiative providers operating in the Union must compete on an even playing field, with the same rules applicable to all.
Amendment 58 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 34 a (new)
Recital 34 a (new)
(34a) Encourages the Commission and the Member States to communicate the economic potential of High Performance Computing to SMEs in particular.
Amendment 61 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 40 a (new)
Recital 40 a (new)
(40a) Calls on the Commission and the Member States to strengthen the existing work of the European Cloud Partnership based on the existing pillars of PRACE and GEANT and to recognise their vital complementary roles in realising a EuroHPC ecosystem.
Amendment 64 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 42 a (new)
Recital 42 a (new)
(42a) Believes that the full potential of cloud computing for Europe can only be realised when data can flow freely across the Union with clear rules and play an increasingly important role in the European economy.
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
Article 3 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) to build and operate a leading-class integrated supercomputing and data infrastructure across the Union a, where this infrastructure is designed to be efficient for scientific purposes and provides an essential component for scientific excellence, and for the digitisation of industry, and the public sector, and for strengthening the innovation capabilities and global competitiveness for creating economic and employment growth in the Union;
Amendment 112 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 1
Article 17 – paragraph 1
(1) By 30 June 2022 the Commission shall carry out, with the assistance of independent experts, an interim evaluation of the Joint Undertaking, which shall assess in particular the level of participation in, and contribution to, the actions by the Participating States, the Private Members and their constituent entities and affiliated entities as well as European industry at large, and also by other legal entities. The Commission shall prepare a report on that evaluation which includes conclusions of the evaluation and observations by the Commission. The Commission shall send that report to the European Parliament and to the Council by 31 December 2022.
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 17 – paragraph 3 a (new)
Article 17 – paragraph 3 a (new)
(3a) The evaluation shall follow in assessing of art. 12, which should be reviewed based on the usage;
Amendment 131 #
Proposal for a regulation
Annex – Article 10 – point 2
Annex – Article 10 – point 2
(2) The Research and Innovation Advisory Group shall consist of no more than twelventy members, whereof no more than sixten shall be appointed by the Private Members and no more than sixten shall be appointed by the Governing Board. The Governing Board shall establish the specific criteria and selection process for the members it appoints.