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7 Amendments of Maurice PONGA related to 2018/2083(INI)

Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5 a (new)
5a. Calls for further joint actions in digital infrastructure cooperation, as this should become one of the key activities in the EU’s partnership with regional organisations, particularly the African Union; points to the importance of technical assistance and transfer of expertise towards institutions that are developing digital policies at national, regional and continental levels;
2018/09/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10
10. Calls for increased efforts to address the challenges of digital exclusion through education and training on essential digital skills and initiatives to facilitate the use of ICTs; welcomes the initiatives such as the Africa Code Week, which contribute to the empowerment of the young African generation by fostering digital literacy;
2018/09/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 80 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
11. Calls for the introduction of digital literacy in school curricula at all levels of education in developing countries, with a view to the acquisition of the skills needed to improve access to information; highlights the importance of the fight against online disinformation (fake news) and emphasises the need for specific programmes focusing on media literacy as a tool to tackle these challenges;
2018/09/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
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;
2018/09/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15 a (new)
15a. Calls on the Commission to further mainstream digital technologies and services into the EU’s development policy, as outlined inter alia in the Digital4Development agenda; underlines the need to promote the use of digital technologies in specific policy areas: e- governance, agriculture, education, water management, health and energy;
2018/09/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 113 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18
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;
2018/09/03
Committee: DEVE
Amendment 122 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
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;
2018/09/03
Committee: DEVE