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OPINION on the proposal for a decision of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing a programme on interoperability solutions for European public administrations, businesses and citizens (ISA2) - Interoperability as a means for modernising the public sector
Amendments (34)
Amendment 44 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) The objectives of this Decision are to facilitate efficient and effective electronic cross-border or cross-sector interaction between European public administrations and between them and citizens and businesses, to enable the delivery of electronic public services supporting the implementation of Union policies and activities. Since this cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States acting alone because the coordination function at the European level would be difficult and costly to set up at the level of the Member States by Member States themselves and can therefore, by reason of the scale and effects of the proposed action, be better achieved at Union level, the Union may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty on European Union. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article l, this Decision does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives.
Amendment 45 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) At Union level, interoperability can facilitates successful implementation of policies with a relevant cross-border dimension. The following policies in particular rely on interoperability for their effective and efficient implementation:
Amendment 51 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 19
Recital 19
(19) A single sector interoperability perspective is associated with the risk that the adoption of different or incompatible solutions at national or sectoral levels will throw up new e-barriers that impede the proper functioning of the internal market and the associated freedoms of movement, and undermine the openness and competitiveness of markets and the delivery of services of general interest to citizens and enterprises. In order to mitigate this risk, Member States and the Union should step up joint efforts to avoid mHowever it is important to recognise that there is a need for a tarkget fragmentation and ensure cross- border or cross-sector interoperability in the implementation of legislation, while reducing administrative burdens and costs, and promote commonly agreed ICT solutions, while ensuring appropriate governanceed approach to the adoption of solutions regarding interoperability, given the different challenges posed by different policy objectives. In order to mitigate this risk, Member States and the Commission should, in conjunction, put in place targeted programmes to ensure that, where necessary, policies with a cross- border dimension are implemented appropriately through the development of interoperable systems.
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 23
Recital 23
(23) Solutions established or operated under the present ISA2 Programme should, as far as possible, form part of a consistent environment of services facilitating interaction between European public administrations, enterprises and citizens, and ensuring, facilitating and enabling cross-border or cross-sector interoperability enhance the implementation of Union policies which have a cross-border dimension.
Amendment 57 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 24
Recital 24
(24) Citizens and enterprises should also benefit from common, re-usable and interoperable front-office services resulting from better integration of processes and exchange of data through the European public administrations’ back-officIn some targeted, specific cases, interoperable systems may help the public administrations of Member States, which are required to implement Union policies with a cross-border dimension, to become more accessible and transparent for citizens and enterprises.
Amendment 60 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 25
Recital 25
(25) The ISA2 Programme should bis one of the many instruments for the encouragement of public-sector modernisation in the Union.
Amendment 62 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 26 a (new)
Recital 26 a (new)
(26a) Although there could be benefits in exploring opportunities to make systems interoperable, it is important to recognise the wide variety of approaches in Member States to governance and public administration, based on local cultural, social and economic traditions. There is also a risk of "locking in" old technologies. Interoperability should not be an end in itself, but should enhance existing moves to modernise governance and public administration.
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 28
Recital 28
(28) Regulation (EU) No 1303/2013 includes a thematic objective of ‘enhancing institutional capacity of public authorities and stakeholders and an efficient public administration’. In this context, the ISA2 Programme should tie in withto programmes and initiatives with a cross-border dimension contributing to the modernisation of public administrations like e.g. the DAE, and related networks like e.g. the European Public Administration Network (EUPAN) and seek synergies with them.
Amendment 65 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 29
Recital 29
(29) Interoperability of European public administrations concerns allthose levels of administration which are tasked with implementing a Union policy with a cross- border dimension: European, local, regional and national. It is therefore important that solutions take into account their respective needs, as well as those of citizens and enterprises where relevant, and only be implemented if there is a need and clear demand for them.
Amendment 73 #
Proposal for a decision
Recital 36
Recital 36
Amendment 75 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The ISA2 programme shall facilitate, at the request of Member States, efficient and effective electronic cross- border or cross- sector interaction between European public administrations and between them and citizens and businesses, in order to enable the delivery of electronic public services supporting the implementation of Union policies and activities.
Amendment 76 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 2
Article 1 – paragraph 2
2. Through the ISA2 Programme, the Union shall identify, create and operate interoperability solutions implementing Union policiesCommission, in conjunction with the Member States, represented by the Committee on Interoperability Solutions for European Public Administrations, Businesses and Citizens (the ISA2 Committee) established under Regulation (EU) No 182/2011, shall identify, create and operate interoperability solutions implementing Union policies, where such solutions have been identified as being useful, cost-efficient and in demand. These solutions shall subsequently be provided for unlimited use to other Union institutions and bodies, and to national, regional and local public administrations, thus facilitating cross- border or cross-sector interaction between them, where such solutions have been identified as being useful, cost-efficient and in demand.
Amendment 77 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 3
Article 1 – paragraph 3
3. The ISA2 Programme shall develop interoperability solutions autonomously or complement and support other Union initiatives by pilosuggesting interoperability solutions as a solution incubatoto the ISA2 Committee, either for by ensuring their sustainability asdeveloping new solutions or to help implement a solution bridge.
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 1 – paragraph 4
Article 1 – paragraph 4
4. The ISA2 programme succeeds the Union programme on interoperability solutions for public administrations established by Decision No 922/2009/EC (hereinafter referred to as ‘the ISA programme’) and shall consolidate, promote and expand its activities, where such solutions have been identified as being useful, cost-efficient and in demand.
Amendment 82 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 1
(1) ‘interoperability’ means the ability of disparate and diversefferent organisations to interact towards mutually beneficial and agreed common goals, involving the sharing of information and knowledge between the organisations, through the business processes they support, by means of the exchange of data between their respective information and communication technology (ICT) systems;
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 2
(2) ’interoperability solutions’ means common frameworks, common services and generic tools facilitating cooperation between disparate and diversefferent organisations, either autonomously funded and developed by the ISA2 Programme or developed in cooperation with other Union initiatives, based on identified requirements of European public administrations;
Amendment 85 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 3
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point 4
Amendment 91 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
The ISA2 Programme shall support and promote activities identified by the ISA2 Committee as having a cross-border dimension in need of Union interoperability solutions. These activities shall include, inter alia:
Amendment 97 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Article 3 – paragraph 2
Amendment 100 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Amendment 101 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 2
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b – indent 2
– user-centricitya focus on the user;
Amendment 105 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 1
Article 5 – paragraph 1
1. The Commission shall, in cooperation with the Member Staat the request of the ISA2 Committese, implement the actions specified in the rolling work programme established pursuant to Article 7, in accordance with the implementation rules laid down in Article 6.
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – introductory part
Amendment 107 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
Article 5 – paragraph 2 – subparagraph 2
The phases of specific projects shallmay be defined and specified at the time when the action is included in the rolling work programme. It should be possible to terminate a project at any point, should it no longer be needed or considered effective.
Amendment 108 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 1
Article 6 – paragraph 1
1. In the implementation of the ISA2 Programme, due considerasolutions shall be given toonly be developed if they are fully in line with the European Interoperability Strategy, the European Interoperability Framework and their future updates.
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 2
Article 6 – paragraph 2
2. Involvement of the largest possible number of Member States in a project shall be encouraged. Member States shall be able, and encouraged, to join a project at any stage. If no Member States are involved in a project, that project shall be terminated.
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 – paragraph 10
Article 6 – paragraph 10
10. All actions and interoperability solutions funded under the ISA2 Programme shall be encouraged, where appropriate, to re- use available interoperability solutions.
Amendment 117 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6 a (new)
Article 6a Selection Criteria Actions to be funded under the ISA2 Programme shall fall into one of the following three categories: a) the development, establishment and improvement of common frameworks and generic tools; b) the development, establishment and improvement of common services; c) interoperability solutions taken over by the ISA2 Programme for developing new solutions or to help implement a solution. The action shall be in accordance with at least one of the Programme's objectives, as laid down in Article 1. Interoperability solutions shall be in accordance with existing or new European standards or publicly available specifications for information exchange and service integration. Interoperability solutions shall be in accordance with the guidance set by the e- Government Expert Group, the European Interoperability Strategy, the European Interoperability Framework, and the European Statistics Code of Practice, and their future updates, as well as with other groups, as agreed by the ISA2 Committee.
Amendment 118 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 6 b (new)
Article 6 b (new)
Article 6b Prioritisation For an action to be initiated under the ISA2 Programme, a specific user need or area of the market not already being explored must have been identified. There must also have been a clear demonstration of how the action will meet that need, in accordance with the activities laid down in Article 3. The rolling working programme shall take into account the extent to which the general principles laid down in Article 4 are being met.
Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 2
The rolling work programme shall identify, prioritise, document, select, design, implement and evaluatecover the actions referred to in Article 5, as well as promote their results.
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 7 – paragraph 2
Article 7 – paragraph 2
2. The inclusion of actions in the rolling work programme shall be subject to compliance with a set of rules and admission criteriaselection criteria, as set out in Article 6a, before being included in the rolling work programme. The actions of the rolling work programme shall be prioritised in accordance with Article 6b. Those rules and criteria and any amendments thereof shall be an integral part of the rolling work programme.
Amendment 121 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 9 – paragraph 3
Article 9 – paragraph 3
3. Interoperability solutions taken over by the ISA2 Programme as ‘solution incubator’ or as ’solution bridge’either for developing new solutions or to help implement a solution shall be funded by the Programme until they are taken over by other programmes or initiatives.
Amendment 124 #
Proposal for a decision
Article 11 – paragraph 3
Article 11 – paragraph 3
3. The Programme shall be subject to an interim evaluation and a final evaluation, each of which shall be accompanied by a thorough impact assessment, and the results of which shall be communicated to the European Parliament and the Council by 31 December 2018 and 31 December 2021 respectively. In this context, the responsible committee of the Parliament may invite the Commission to present the evaluation results and answer questions raised by its members.