9 Amendments of Ádám KÓSA related to 2018/2083(INI)
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution
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6. Calls for a more concerted and holistic cross-sectoral effort from the international community to ensure that the shift towards a more digital economy leaves no one behind; stresses that digitalisation should promote the social integration of people with disabilities, as long as users can access and afford the tools they need;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
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7. CNotes that it is also in the interest of the private sector to develop technologies which will help people with disabilities to live independently and calls on the private sector to contribute to D4D through technology and innovation, expertise, investment, risk management, sustainable business models and growth;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution
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9. Deplores the persistent digital divides across gender, geography, age, and income within each country, which has a greater than average impact on people with disabilities; insists, therefore, that international development cooperation should use digital technologies for greater inclusion of disadvantaged groups;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
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12. Highlights the crucial need for deployment of and access to infrastructure, especially in rural and remote areas, that is adequate in coverage, quality, affordability, reliability and security; notes that the main causes hampering connectivity include underdeveloped terrestrial networks, lack of enabling public policies and regulatory frameworks, high taxation of digital products and services, low market competition and absence of an energy grid;
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
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18. Points out that ase transformative potential for agriculture, the largest sector of the African economy, agriculturewhich can benefit hugely from digital technologies; highlights that digital platforms and mobile applications can be used in developing countries to informprovide farmers about market priceswith affordable and safe access to information about price and price volatility and link them with potential buyers, as well as to provide practical information about growing methods and market trends, weather information, and warnings and advice about plant pests and animal diseases, hereby enabling to improve their livelihoods and resilience while improving food and nutrition security; encourages the development and implementation of national e-agriculture strategies for sustainable growth;
Amendment 116 #
Motion for a resolution
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19. Points out that ICT tools can be used for information dissemination during natural disasters and emergencies as these play a crucial role in enabling people with disabilities to have ready access to information, since at present they suffer from higher than average mortality in disaster situations, which can often be attributed to a lack of information provided quickly and accurately via a barrier-free medium; highlights that digital technologies can enable low-income communities and other vulnerable communities to have access to quality basic services such as health, education, water and electricity, as well as to humanitarian relief and other public and private services;
Amendment 121 #
Motion for a resolution
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21. Stresses that digital technologies such as SMS and mobile phone apps provide new tools for circulating important information, particularly for poor and isolated people and people with disabilities; notes the potential of mobile phone technology, which has advantages including lower access costs due to increasing network coverage, user- friendliness and falling costs of calls and text messages;
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
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21. Stresses that digital technologies such as SMS and mobile phone apps can provide affordable new tools for circulating important information, particularly for poor and isolated people; notes the potential of mobile phone technology, which has advantages including lower access costs due to increasing network coverage, user- friendliness and falling costs of calls and text messages;
Amendment 135 #
Motion for a resolution
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23a. Acknowledges the fact that digital applications developed for the blind, the deaf and the deafblind, such as on-line sign-language interpreting, can also contribute to people with disabilities in developing countries living independently and ending their social exclusion, in particular in developing countries with a lack of basic infrastructure;