9 Amendments of Olga SEHNALOVÁ related to 2016/2145(INI)
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Supports the Commission’s intention to remove barriers to the free movement of data and data services and disproportionate data localisation requirements by linking the European Cloud Initiative to the free flow of data proposal; considers that, in order to achieve a digital society, the free flow of data must be regarded as the fifth freedom within the Single Market, for which we need to ensure secure and broad connectivity, optimum speed and quality, and strengthen confidence and reliability. Notes that fundamental rights, including privacy and data protection obligations relating to such data, regardless of their location, must be respected;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Notes that a clear legal framework, sufficient skills and resources related to the management of macro data are prerequisites to unleash the full potential of cloud computing; asks the Commission for the prompt adoption of the free flow of data removing legal and technical obstacles to the free movement;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls the positive results achieved by existing pan-European structures and the open data available in the national data storage facilities; calls on the Commission and Member States to examine the potential of already available data while securing adequate levels of cybersecurity regardless where this data are located;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to identify best certification schemes and commonly used standards for data sharing across Member States, to lay out a market-driven pan-European set of standards with involvement of relevant stakeholders to facilitatinge data sharing, and to prefer open and global standards over proprietary standards whenever justified;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 b (new)
Paragraph 5 b (new)
5b. Supports the European Open Science Cloud as it facilitates the sharing of research data from research financed by public funds and supports the creation of a virtual environment where scientists and professionals can store, share, manage, analyse and reuse their research data across disciplines and borders, ending fragmentation and segmentation;
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 c (new)
Paragraph 5 c (new)
5c. Highlights the potential benefits of the European cloud for businesses such as professional offices in terms of savings in investments on equipment and software as well as operating expenses such as document storage, office management applications accounting, databases;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 d (new)
Paragraph 5 d (new)
5d. Believes that with cloud computing, the EU must maintain high standards of data protection, cyber security and interoperability, and that upholding high standards should be regarded as a competitive advantage for offering cloud services of the highest quality;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5 e (new)
Paragraph 5 e (new)
5e. Notes that Europe is the largest producer of scientific knowledge in the world so this leadership should entail that data generated by research and industry in the European Union can be processed in the EU as means that can help to stop the brain drain;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Notes the underrepresentation of key stakeholders in the discussions and in Large Scale Pilot projects; stresses that the European Cloud Initiative should involve and benefit not only the scientific community, the industry and public administrations but also SMEs and consumers at European, national, regional and local levels, so as to make full use of the potential of this initiative.