20 Amendments of Sergio Gaetano COFFERATI related to 2016/2273(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. whereas EU should encourage the exchange of best practices and technologies between Member States;
Amendment 3 #
B. whereas better access to information and the increased use of improved digital tools for company-law- related formalities throughout the lifecycle of companies wshould reduce the administrative burden for companies, particularly where the relevant electronic public services are available across bordersserve legal certainty;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas eGovernment can strengthen political participation by enhancing citizens dialogue with public authorities and by increasing transparency;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Calls on the Commission to raise awareness of the e-Justice Portal and its uses, and to make the e-Justice Portal a one-stop shop for relevant legal information and for access to justice in the Member States; particular attention should be paid to giving people with disabilities access to the e-Justice Portal;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1 a. Stresses the need to maintain a human dimension where services are upgraded to electronic format, in order to enable citizens to benefit from personalised guidance and solutions;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes the introduction of e- CODEX, allowing direct communications between citizens and courts in all Member States, as a major step to facilitate cross- border access to public services; calls also for interconnected databases at European level to further facilitate interoperability between legal authorities within the EU;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3 a (new)
Paragraph 3 a (new)
3 a. Stresses the importance of cyber- security and calls for EU-wide e- Government solutions capable of securing the personal data of EU citizens;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to consider further ways to promote digital solutions for formalities throughout a company’s lifecycle, in particular for online registration processes, the electronic filing of company documents and the provision of information for business registers; notes that in this field legislation may be the only way to create an appropriate legal framework for EU- wide digital solutions;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Welcomes the idea ofCommission's intention to establish a single contact point which would allow citizens as well as businesses to obtain an overview of all relevant information through one single gateway;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4 a. Calls for coordination at EU level of the purchasing and implementation of e-Government solutions in order further facilitate data exchanges;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Paragraph 4 b (new)
Amendment 34 #
5. Considers that work on the electronic interconnection of Member States’ business and insolvency registers should be stepped up, and stresses the importance of this interconnection for the internal market; information to be provided should follow a common European template or framework.
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Notes the benefits of cloud computing on eGovernment such as reducing the cost of ICTs for public authorities;
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. DRegrets that only 28% of European households in rural areas had a fixed fast internet connection in 2015 and that the average coverage in the EU of 4G, despite being 86% in all of EU is only 36% in rural areas, and draws attention to the urgent need for continuous support for broadband expansion, especially in rural areas, since access to a high-speed broadband connection is indispensable for using and benefiting from eGovernment services; therefore calls on the Commission and the Member States to continue the adequate funding of broadband expansion, digital service infrastructures and cross-border interaction of public administration after 2020, within the scope of the Connecting Europe Facility or other suitable EU programmes; calls in this regard on operators to invest more in infrastructure to improve connectivity in rural areas and to ensure that also rural areas will benefit from very high-capacity networks in the form of 5G, since this will be a key building bloc of our digital society;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11 a (new)
Paragraph 11 a (new)
11a. Stressed that digital skills are an absolute prerequisite to participate in eGovernment;
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Reiterates the need to improve the digital skills of administrative staff as well as of all citizens and businesses, by developing and supporting training activities at national, regional and local level in order to minimise the risk of digital exclusion; stresses the need to tackle and prevent digital divides between geographical areas, between people from different socioeconomic levels, and between generations;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to promote media literacy and internet literacy for all EU citizens, in particular vulnerable people, through initiatives and coordinated action and investment in the creation of European networks for the teaching of media literacy;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 b (new)
Paragraph 12 b (new)
12b. Encourages the Member States to integrate the acquisition of up-to-date digital skills into school curricula, to improve the necessary technical equipment and to promote cooperation between universities and technical colleges with the aim of developing common e-Learning curricula that are, recognised in the ECTS system; also stresses the importance of lifelong learning and the acquisition and development of digital skills at the workplace;
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Calls for aStresses the need for an inclusive, dual online and offline approach, since this is needed to avoid exclusion, taking into account the current rate of digital illiteracy and the fact that more than 22 % of Europeans, especially elderly people, refuse to use online services when dealing with public administrations; stresses that there are multiple reasons for refusal to use online services, such as unawareness, lack of skills, lack of trust, and wrong perception, and that alongside an inclusive online and offline approach, these must be tackled to remove barriers to online participation;
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Emphasises that the protection of personal data is fundamental, and underlines that public administrations shouldmust handle personal data securely in line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the EU Rules on Privacy, thereby boosting trust in digital services;