8 Amendments of Anna Maria CORAZZA BILDT related to 2011/2178(INI)
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Asks the Commission to develop a comprehensive strategy to building a true digital Europe, eGovernment being one of the building blocks;
Amendment 11 #
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 life; underlines the fact that access to online procedures and information could reduce bureaucracy and costs, increase government efficiency and considerably improve people’s relations with all levels of administration, as well as business environment in the EU;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to develop comprehensive eGovernment portals for businesses in order to facilitate business creation and cross-border activity; is of the opinion that the Points of Single Contact under the Services Directive could provide a basis for such services; notes that there are various differences in user-friendliness, accessibility and services provided by the Points of Single Contact among Member States; calls on the Commission to continuously monitor this situation and provide advice and support to Member States where necessary;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3a. Insists on the fact that the promotion of eGovernment and the development of secured e-services for SMEs must be considered as one of the key priorities in the establishment of a competitive digital single market, in accordance with the Small Business Act and the "Think Small First" principle;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 b (new)
Paragraph 3 b (new)
3b. Insists on the need to further develop secure and effective e-services such as electronic identification and authentification and e-business applications such as electronic invoicing within the Single Market; welcomes therefore the Commission’s initiative on ensuring the mutual recognition of e- authentification and e-identification across the EU and the revision of the Directive on Electronic Signatures in accordance with the Commission’s Communication on the Single Market Act; calls on the Commission to come forward with a proposal for harmonising e-invoicing in the European Union;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Underlines the importance of promoting and making use of the most advanced technologies available from R&D to ensure data protection and security of data against cyberattacks;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Regrets that the Commission’s action plan does not give more attention to fields such as the contribution of administrations to fostering public debate; points out the need to improve public participation in the political process; calls on Member States, that have not already done so, to introduce an electronic voting system to develop greater participation of civil society in the political process; underlines the importance of supporting every kind of policy aimed at enhancing basic ICT literacy;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Calls on the Commission to become more involved in development of eGovernment services by providing guidelines and support, gathering best practices and facilitating exchange of information among Member States;