Progress: Procedure completed
Role | Committee | Rapporteur | Shadows |
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Lead | IMCO | VERHEYEN Sabine ( PPE) | BORZAN Biljana ( S&D), SULÍK Richard ( ECR), KALLAS Kaja ( ALDE), ŠOLTES Igor ( Verts/ALE), PRETZELL Marcus ( ENF) |
Committee Opinion | ITRE | MLINAR Angelika ( ALDE) | David BORRELLI ( EFDD), Notis MARIAS ( ECR), Michel REIMON ( Verts/ALE) |
Committee Opinion | JURI | SVOBODA Pavel ( PPE) | Max ANDERSSON ( Verts/ALE) |
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Events
The European Parliament adopted by 570 votes to 70, with 36 abstentions, a resolution in response to the EU eGovernment action plan 2016-2020.
Public administrations going digital : according to Parliament, public administrations should be open, transparent, efficient and inclusive, providing borderless, personalised, user-friendly, accessible and end-to-end digital public services to citizens and businesses by 2022 , thereby reducing costs, barriers and administrative burdens for citizens and businesses, in particular SMEs, and thus reaping all the benefits of the digital revolution. It considered, however, that this should be compatible with fair restructuring in public administration.
Members supported the plan to base future initiatives on the ‘digital by default’ principle, and stressed the importance of implementing the ‘once-only’ principle, which will make interaction with public administrations easier for citizens and businesses by avoiding unnecessarily time-consuming administrative processes and make it easier for information previously supplied to be reused for other applications.
Parliament also welcomed the Commission’s intention to establish as early as possible a single digital gateway that would provide citizens and businesses with a linked-up, coherent package of online single-market services at both national and EU level, covering information about the EU and national rules, as well as assistance services, and to complete the most important procedures for citizens and businesses in cross-border situations and help implement the once-only principle in the EU.
The resolution stressed the need to:
promote digital solutions for formalities throughout a company’s lifecycle and to step up the work on the electronic interconnection of Member States’ business and insolvency registers; apply the new directive on the accessibility of websites and mobile applications of public sector bodies, which will benefit people with disabilities and elderly people; stress the importance of ‘ open data ’ and the need for safeguards that ensure respect for copyright and data protection; highlight the benefits of eParticipation and for more use to be made of eConsultation, eInformation and eDecision-making; assess the possibilities of developing mobile solutions for eGovernment services, and to ensure their user-friendliness and accessibility for all; keep public administration websites and instruments up-to-date with modern technology and the ever-evolving cyber security requirements; promote and use eProcurement ; develop safe, reliable, interoperable cross-border public services . Interoperability and standardisation are among the key elements for implementing eGovernment structures.
Members also stressed the need for an inclusive online and offline dual approach , so as to avoid exclusion, given the current rate of digital illiteracy and the fact that more than 22 % of Europeans, especially elderly people, prefer not to use online services when dealing with public administrations.
Cross-border eGovernment at all administrative levels : Parliament highlighted the importance of cross-border eGovernment services for citizens in their daily life, and stressed the benefits of further developing the Electronic Exchange of Social Security Information (EESSI) and the EURES European Job Mobility portal, as well as the cross-border eHealth services . It underlined that eHealth can significantly improve the quality of life of citizens by providing more accessible, cost-effective and efficient healthcare to patients. It considered that, for the full functioning of cross-border eGovernment services, language barriers must be addressed , and that public administrations, especially in border regions, should make their information and services available in the languages of their Member States but also in other relevant European languages. Members highlighted the importance of an exchange of best practices, examples and project experience between all levels of administration, both within and between Member States.
Data protection and security : Members emphasised that citizens’ trust in the protection of personal data is fundamental to securing the success of the eGovernment Action Plan 2016-2020, and underlined that public administrations must handle personal data securely and fully in line with the General Data Protection Regulation ( GDPR ) and the EU Rules on Privacy. They stressed the need for effective guidance on the application of the GDPR, as well as for a continuous exchange with stakeholders.
Member States should ensure the application of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market.
Lastly, Parliament emphasised the importance of developing measures to protect public authorities from cyber-attacks.
The Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection adopted the own-initiative report by Sabine VERHEYEN (EPP, DE) on the EU eGovernment Action Plan 2016-2020.
Public administrations going digital: Members are of the view that public administrations should be open, transparent, efficient and inclusive, providing borderless, personalised, user-friendly, accessible and end-to-end digital public services to citizens and businesses by 2022, thereby reducing costs, barriers and administrative burdens for citizens and businesses, in particular SMEs, and thus reaping all the benefits of the digital revolution. They considered, however, that this should be compatible with fair restructuring in public administration . Members supported the plan to base future initiatives on the ‘digital by default’ principle , and stressed the importance of implementing the ‘once-only’ principle , which will make interaction with public administrations easier for citizens and businesses by avoiding unnecessarily time-consuming administrative processes and make it easier for information previously supplied to be reused for other applications.
They welcomed the Commission’s intention to establish as early as possible a single digital gateway that would provide citizens and businesses with a linked-up, coherent package of online single-market services at both national and EU level, covering information about the EU and national rules, as well as assistance services, and to complete the most important procedures for citizens and businesses in cross-border situations and help implement the once-only principle in the EU.
Members called on the Commission to consider further ways to promote digital solutions for formalities throughout a company’s lifecycle, the electronic filing of company documents and the provision of cross-border and other information for business registers.
They highlighted the importance of inclusiveness, accessibility and general access to digital public services , an essential factor underpinning the design and delivery of policies promoting competitiveness, growth and jobs, and called on the Member States to fully implement and apply the new directive on the accessibility of websites and mobile applications of public sector bodies, which will benefit people with disabilities and elderly people.
Members noted that only one third of public websites are mobile-friendly . They called, therefore, on the Member States to assess the possibilities of developing mobile solutions for eGovernment services, and to ensure their user-friendliness and accessibility for all. They stressed that in order to future-proof the accessibility of eGovernment services , public administration websites and instruments must be kept up to date with modern technology and the ever-evolving cyber security requirements.
Members emphasised the importance of developing safe, reliable, interoperable cross-border public service s, avoiding further fragmentation and supporting mobility. They stressed that interoperability and standardisation are among the key elements for implementing eGovernment structures. They also stressed that standards must serve the interests of society at large by being inclusive, fair and future-proof , and be developed in an open and transparent way.
Members also stressed the need for an inclusive online and offline dual approach, so as to avoid exclusion, given the current rate of digital illiteracy and the fact that more than 22 % of Europeans, especially elderly people, prefer not to use online services when dealing with public administrations.
Cross-border eGovernment at all administrative levels : Members highlighted the importance of cross-border eGovernment services for citizens in their daily life, and stressed the benefits of further developing the Electronic Exchange of Social Security Information (EESSI) and the EURES European Job Mobility portal, as well as the cross-border eHealth services. They underlined that eHealth can significantly improve the quality of life of citizens by providing more accessible, cost-effective and efficient healthcare to patients. They considered that, for the full functioning of cross-border eGovernment services, language barriers must be addressed, and that public administrations, especially in border regions, should make their information and services available in the languages of their Member States but also in other relevant European languages. Members highlighted the importance of an exchange of best practices, examples and project experience between all levels of administration, both within and between Member States.
Data protection and security: Members emphasised that citizens’ trust in the protection of personal data is fundamental to securing the success of the eGovernment Action Plan 2016-2020, and underlined that public administrations must handle personal data securely and fully in line with the General Data Protection Regulation ( GDPR ) and the EU Rules on Privacy. They stressed the need for effective guidance on the application of the GDPR, as well as for a continuous exchange with stakeholders.
Lastly, Members emphasised that measures to protect public authorities from cyber-attacks and to enable them to withstand such attacks are extremely important and need to be developed.
PURPOSE: to present an EU eGovernment action plan 2016-2020 entitled ‘Accelerating the digital transformation of government’.
BACKGROUND: eGovernment supports administrative processes, improves the quality of the services and increases internal public sector efficiency. Digital public services reduce administrative burden on businesses and citizens by making their interactions with public administrations faster and efficient, more convenient and transparent, and less costly . In addition, using digital technologies as an integrated part of governments’ modernisation strategies can unlock further economic and social benefits for society as a whole.
The digital transformation of government is a key element to the success of the single market.
Previous eGovernment action plans (i2010 eGovernment action plan 2006-2010, and eGovernment action plan 2011-2015) encouraged the modernisation of public administrations and led to joint actions on eGovernment.
The last eGovernment action plan 2011-2015 contributed to the coherence of national eGovernment strategies as well as to the exchange of best practices and the interoperability of solutions between Member States. It led, in particular, to the development of technological enablers that are key to facilitate access to and use of public services. However, citizens and businesses are not yet getting the full benefit from digital services that should be available seamlessly across the EU.
Current situation : the current EU eGovernment action plan– based on a shared long-term vision - sets out a number of principles that forthcoming initiatives should observe in order to deliver the significant benefits that eGovernment can bring to businesses, citizens and public administrations themselves. It provides for a dynamic and flexible approach, to keep track of the fast changing environment. It will serve as a catalyst to coordinate public sector modernisation efforts and resources in the field of eGovernment.
CONTENT: the underlying vision of the action plan is that by 2020, public administrations and public institutions in the European Union should be open, efficient and inclusive, providing borderless, personalised, user-friendly, end-to-end digital public services to all citizens and businesses in the EU.
Several ideas are envisaged.
1) Principles applicable :
digital by default : public administrations should deliver services digitally (including machine readable information) as the preferred option; once only principle : public administrations should ensure that citizens and businesses supply the same information only once to a public administration; inclusiveness and accessibility : public administrations should design digital public services that are inclusive by default and cater for different needs such as those of the elderly and people with disabilities; openness and transparency : they should share information and data between themselves and enable citizens and businesses to access control and correct their own data; cross-border by default : they should make relevant digital public services available across borders and prevent further fragmentation; interoperability by default : public services should be designed to work seamlessly across the single market and across organisational silos ; trustworthiness and security : all initiatives should go beyond the mere compliance with the legal framework on personal data protection and privacy.
2) Priorities for action : the action plan sets out concrete actions to accelerate the implementation of existing legislation and the related take up of online public services. The main actions are as follows:
modernise public administration using ICT, and using key digital enablers, particularly in the framework of public procurement; strengthen interoperability and the European Interoperability Framework and ensure that EU public administrations adopt it; gradually introduce the 'digital by default' and 'once-only' principles, and eInvoicing and eProcurement; enable cross-border mobility with interoperable digital public services (the Commission proposes the creation of a Single Digital Gateway, based on existing portals, contact points and networks, expanding, improving and streamlining all information, assistance and problem solving services needed to operate efficiently across borders - for 2016, this will include the go-live of tools for direct communications between citizens and courts in other Member States (e-CODEX), as well as the introduction of the European Case Law Identifier search engine; propose legislation to extend the Single Electronic Mechanism for registration and payment of VAT; support Member States in the development of eHealth services; facilitate digital interaction between administrations and citizens/businesses for high-quality public services by engaging citizens, businesses and civil society in the collaborative design, production and delivery of public services and to facilitate interaction between public administrations and businesses and citizens.
This action plan includes actions to be launched in 2016 and 2017 . Further actions may be needed to achieve the objectives set out within each of the policy priorities. Stakeholders (including a group of Member States) may also propose actions for implementation under the eGovernment Action Plan, through an interactive digital engagement platform.
Documents
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2017)511
- Results of vote in Parliament: Results of vote in Parliament
- Decision by Parliament: T8-0205/2017
- Debate in Parliament: Debate in Parliament
- Committee report tabled for plenary: A8-0178/2017
- Committee opinion: PE595.605
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE600.933
- Committee opinion: PE594.095
- Committee draft report: PE593.826
- Contribution: COM(2016)0179
- Document attached to the procedure: EUR-Lex
- Document attached to the procedure: SWD(2016)0108
- Document attached to the procedure: EUR-Lex
- Document attached to the procedure: SWD(2016)0109
- Non-legislative basic document published: COM(2016)0179
- Non-legislative basic document published: EUR-Lex
- Document attached to the procedure: EUR-Lex SWD(2016)0108
- Document attached to the procedure: EUR-Lex SWD(2016)0109
- Committee draft report: PE593.826
- Committee opinion: PE594.095
- Committee opinion: PE595.605
- Amendments tabled in committee: PE600.933
- Commission response to text adopted in plenary: SP(2017)511
- Contribution: COM(2016)0179
Activities
- Nicola CAPUTO
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Valdis DOMBROVSKIS
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Enrico GASBARRA
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Diane JAMES
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Ivan JAKOVČIĆ
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Tunne KELAM
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Monica MACOVEI
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Ivana MALETIĆ
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Notis MARIAS
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- Csaba SÓGOR
Plenary Speeches (1)
- Igor ŠOLTES
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- Adam SZEJNFELD
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- Steven WOOLFE
Plenary Speeches (1)
Votes
A8-0178/2017 - Sabine Verheyen - vote unique #
Amendments | Dossier |
211 |
2016/2273(INI)
2017/01/19
ITRE
113 amendments...
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion Recital A A. whereas the EU e-Justice Portal is an essential tool for access to information and to justice, and constitutes an important step in achieving the modernisation of EU public administration;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Believes that the development of eGovernment is a key element of the Digital Single Market;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion Recital D b (new) Db. whereas efforts are under way to support transition by the Member States towards full e-procurement, use of contract registers and interoperable e- signatures in their public sectors;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Emphasises that a modern public administration is an essential factor underpinning the design and delivery of policies promoting competitiveness, growth and jobs; stresses that the potential of digital technologies should be exploited in order to achieve a better- performing, more efficient public sector while reducing administrative burden; notes that digital developments can, amongst other, reduce delays in payments to suppliers, improve tax collection and healthcare systems, and increase the efficiency of judicial systems; considers, in particular, that healthcare provision stands to be revolutionised, delivering more cost-efficient and personalised services to patients and professionals;
Amendment 11 #
Draft opinion 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; notes, however, that not all parties to proceedings have equal access and the necessary skills to use information and communications technology, which could mean that their access to justice is limited;
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Emphasises the need to reform the interaction between governments and citizens during the transition to digital services, increasingly making use of participatory tools and taking advantage of the efficient feedback available in the case of digital platforms to make eGovernment fit for the purposes of an evolving society.
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion 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 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Encourages the Commission to minimise burdens attached to cross- border e-commerce arising from different VAT regimes, following the Mini One Stop shop (MOSS) experience, in order to ensure better compliance and a level playing field for European business;
Amendment 13 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Calls on the Commission to raise awareness of the importance of the e- Justice Portal and its uses, and to make the e-Justice Portal a one-stop shop for all the relevant legal information and for access to justice in the Member States;
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1 a. Stresses that the Commission must take into account the diversity and/or lack of digital infrastructures between the city centres and the most deprived areas, and promote an inclusive approach when developing its eGovernment Action Plan.
Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Takes the view that digital public services should be designed to be inclusive and accessible, with particular emphasis on disabled and elderly persons;
Amendment 15 #
Draft opinion 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 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1b. Considers that digital public services should play a key role in bridging the digital divide and providing quality services to citizens living in areas affected by depopulation and ageing; calls for this aim to be included in the objectives of the Action Plan;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1 b. Highlights that citizens without digital skills or tools should have access to all the public services using the standard forms and methods, including personal attendance at the public services;
Amendment 17 #
Draft opinion 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 18 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 b (new) 1 b. Calls on the Commission to identify specific, realistic and measurable targets for the Action Plan based on performance indicators, and to monitor and report on their fulfillment;
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion 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-
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 c (new) 1 c. Underlines the importance of the EU eGovernement Action Plan for cross- border regions to ease everyday life of the citizens and SME's used to working across the border;
Amendment 19 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Welcomes the introduction of e- CODEX, allowing direct
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Believes that the development of eGovernment is a key element of the Digital Single Market; welcomes the Commission Communication entitled ‘EU eGovernment Action Plan 2016-2020’; supports the underlying principles of the Action Plan, which will make public administrations more inclusive, trustworthy and efficient, providing open and interlinked digital services; welcomes the fact that administrative burdens and costs will be reduced by adopting the once-only principle; Recalls that implementing the once-only principle could generate an annual net saving at the EU level of EUR 5 billion per year; Welcomes the pilot project suggested in the action plan on the implementation of the once-only principle in a cross-border context and asks the Commission to involve local authorities of border regions in this project;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion Recital B B. whereas better access to information and the increased use of improved digital tools for company-law- related formalities throughout the lifecycle of companies would
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 d (new) 1 d. Calls for the swift establishment of the Electronic Exchange of Social Security Information to strengthen the protection and the monitoring of the social security rights of mobile citizens;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Congratulates the Council and the Commission on their work in introducing the European Case Law Identifier (ECLI), which is very useful for legal research and judicial dialogue, and welcomes the creation of the ECLI search engine, which should facilitate access to legal information across the Union in a transparent manner, through the use of clear identifiers;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that adequate, reliable and high-performance infrastructure, such as ultrafast broadband and telecommunications networks, are essential for the functioning of eGovernment services; notes that the continuous adoption of innovative technologies, such as big data and the internet of things or the uptake of mobile services for eGovernment will be essential for keeping up with technological development; believes that the development of eGovernment services must not be used as a pretext for discontinuing the physical presence of public administrations across large swathes of territory, such as in rural and island areas;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Congratulates the Council and the Commission on their work in introducing the European Case Law Identifier (ECLI), which is very
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that adequate, reliable and high-performance infrastructure, such as ultrafast broadband and telecommunications networks, are essential for the functioning of eGovernment services; notes that the continuous adoption of innovative technologies, such as big data and the internet of things or the uptake of mobile services for eGovernment will be essential for keeping up with technological development; points out that the development of eGovernment services and their extensive use requires having a suitable level of security in respect of data exchanges and the combating of personal data theft.
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion 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 23 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that adequate, reliable and high-performance infrastructure, such as ultrafast broadband and telecommunications networks, are essential for the functioning of eGovernment services; believes that the European Electronic Communications Code must be instrumental in achieving the strategic connectivity objectives for all European households and major socio-economic drivers by 2025; notes that the continuous adoption of innovative technologies, such as big data and the internet of things or the uptake of mobile services for eGovernment will be essential for keeping up with technological development;
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion 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
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that adequate, reliable and high-performance infrastructure, such as ultrafast broadband and telecommunications networks, are essential for the functioning of eGovernment services; notes that the continuous adoption of innovative technologies, such as big data and the internet of things or the uptake of mobile services for eGovernment will be essential for keeping up with technological development; takes the view that the benefits of eGovernment will be all the greater if as much information on the efficiency of services as possible is shared, boosting public trust in its use;
Amendment 24 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the Commission to consider further ways to promote digital solutions for formalities throughout a company
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that safe, adequate, reliable and high-performance infrastructure, such as ultrafast broadband and telecommunications networks, are essential for the functioning of eGovernment services;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion 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 cross-border and other 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 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that adequate, reliable and high-performance infrastructure, such as ultrafast broadband and telecommunications networks, are essential for the functioning of eGovernment services and that such networks need to be improved urgently, especially in the interests of citizens living in rural, mountainous and remote areas; notes that the continuous adoption of innovative technologies, such as big data and the internet of things or the uptake of mobile services for eGovernment will be essential for keeping up with technological development;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the Commission to consider further ways to promote digital solutions for simplifying the 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 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that adequate, reliable and high-performance infrastructure, such as ultrafast broadband and telecommunications networks, are essential for the functioning of eGovernment services; notes that the continuous adoption of innovative technologies, such as big data and the internet of things or the uptake of mobile services for eGovernment will be essential for keeping up with technological development and the provision of more rapid services that are more in line with user needs;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Calls on the Commission to consider further ways to promote digital solutions for formalities throughout a company’s lifecycle,
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that adequate, reliable and high-performance infrastructure, such as ultrafast broadband and telecommunications networks, are essential for the functioning of eGovernment services and resilience to loss or degraded connectivity should be built into all eGovernment systems; notes that the continuous adoption of innovative technologies, such as
Amendment 28 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Calls on the Commission to support Member States when putting in place automated centralised mechanisms which allow the identification, in a timely manner, of any natural or legal persons holding or controlling land and buildings within their territory, in order to prevent the use of the financial system for the purposes of money laundering or terrorist financing; considers that this information should be directly accessible, at national level, to Financial Intelligence Units (FIUs) and competent authorities, and should be accessible and searchable through the centralised mechanisms by the FIUs of other Member States;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that adequate, reliable (not least as regards the protection of user privacy and of data being processed) and high-performance infrastructure, such as ultrafast broadband and telecommunications networks, are essential for the functioning of eGovernment services; notes that the continuous adoption of innovative technologies, such as big data and the internet of things or the uptake of mobile services for eGovernment will be essential for keeping up with technological development;
Amendment 29 #
Draft opinion 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 3 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Believes that the development of eGovernment is a key element of the Digital Single Market; welcomes the Commission Communication entitled ‘EU eGovernment Action Plan 2016-2020’; supports the underlying principles of the Action Plan, which will make public administrations more inclusive, trustworthy and efficient, providing open, interlinked and inter
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
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that the full deployment of adequate, reliable, and high-performance infrastructure, such as ultrafast broadband and telecommunications networks,
Amendment 30 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 a (new) 4 a. Stresses that e-governance is particularly important for small and medium-sized companies, which are limited in terms of work force and available funds;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that adequate, reliable and high-performance infrastructure, such as ultrafast broadband and telecommunications networks, are essential for the functioning of eGovernment services; notes that the continuous adoption of innovative technologies, such as big data and the internet of things, 5G mobile networks or the uptake of mobile services for eGovernment will be essential for keeping up with technological development;
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 b (new) Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 2. Stresses that adequate, reliable and high-performance infrastructure, such as ultrafast broadband and telecommunications networks, are essential for the functioning of eGovernment services; notes that the continuous adoption of European innovative technologies, such as big data and the internet of things or the uptake of mobile services for eGovernment will be essential for keeping up with technological development;
Amendment 32 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 c (new) 4 c. Considers that, in order to enable the timely pan-European implementation of the Action Plan, Member States should introduce specialized training courses on e-Government services for civil servants and decision makers;
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2 a. Underlines the importance of avoiding a deeper digital divide and the need to ensure the same level of access for citizens who live in remote areas, have limited skills or have an impairment that degrades their ability to use generally available systems or interfaces.
Amendment 33 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 d (new) 4 d. Considers that the Member States should facilitate communication and educational campaigns, in order to give European citizens full use of the capacities offered by the new e- Government portals and services;
Amendment 34 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 a (new) 2a. Calls on the Commission to take effective, targeted steps to boost innovation and foster the development of a socio-economic system geared to the dissemination of new technologies;
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 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 2 b (new) 2b. Calls on the Commission to provide support for industrial research with a view to developing products, services and processes not yet available on the market that can provide innovative solutions meeting performance and functionality needs in the public sector;
Amendment 35 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Calls on the Commission to initiate and implement a set of measures that will give businesses the opportunity to bid for public procurement contracts electronically throughout the European Union, with the emphasis on the development of national electronic public procurement systems, the European single procurement document, e-Certis and e- Invoicing;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Emphasises the importance of developing cross-border public services,
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Encourages the opening up of public sector data and services with a view to fostering new opportunities for knowledge, growth and jobs;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Emphasises the importance of developing cross-border public services, such as the full deployment of highly secure eID and e-signatures; notes that there is still a lack of interoperability of different public services between Member States; welcomes in this regard the revision of the European Interoperability Framework and the swift implementation of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 (eIDAS), and recommends additional support for best practices, like the use of open-source software, that can lead to better interoperability and reuse;
Amendment 37 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Calls on the Commission and the Member states to promote open standards when developing public digital solutions.
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Emphasises the importance of developing cross-border public services, such as the full deployment of highly secure eID and e-signatures; notes that there is still a lack of interoperability of different public services between Member States; welcomes in this regard the revision of the European Interoperability Framework and the swift implementation of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 (eIDAS); urges the Commission to promote interoperability between public authorities not only at European and national level, but also at local level;
Amendment 38 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5b. Considers it essential in this connection for the Commission and Member States to cooperate in the development of a prototype European catalogue of ICT procurement standards to facilitate interoperability in the acquisition of digital solutions by encouraging reference to common sets of ICT public procurement standards and profiles .
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Emphasises the importance of developing cross-border public services,
Amendment 39 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 c (new) 5c. Calls on the Commission, when conducting its regulatory fitness (REFIT) programme, to give greater attention to interoperability and the potential benefits of effective digital technology utilisation when it comes to reviewing the existing internal market acquis and drafting fresh proposals;
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Believes that the development of eGovernment is a key element
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion Recital B B. whereas better access to information and the increased use of improved digital tools for company-law- related formalities throughout the lifecycle of companies would reduce the administrative burden for companies and thus expenses, particularly where the relevant electronic public services are available across borders;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Emphasises the importance of developing cross-border public services, such as the full deployment of highly secure eID and e-signatures and the interconnection of business registers and insolvency registers; notes that there is still a lack of interoperability of different public services between Member States; welcomes in this regard the revision of the European Interoperability Framework and the swift implementation of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 (eIDAS);
Amendment 41 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Emphasises the importance of developing
Amendment 42 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Emphasises the importance of developing safe, reliable and interoperable cross-border public services, such as the full deployment of highly secure eID and e-signatures; notes that there is still a lack of interoperability of different public services between Member States; welcomes in this regard the revision of the European Interoperability Framework and the swift implementation of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 (eIDAS);
Amendment 43 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 3. Emphasises the importance of developing cross-border public services, such as the full deployment of highly secure eID and e-signatures; notes that there is still a lack of interoperability of different public services between Member States;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Stresses the need for transparent and secure access to data and for the protection of privacy in relation to administrative procedures carried out by citizens; fulfilment of these conditions will increase trust in, and use of, digital services;
Amendment 45 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 a (new) 3 a. Reiterates that the protection of personal data must be in line with the EU legislation standards and, if necessary, new and innovative technologies must be developed in order to ensure cyber security;
Amendment 46 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 3 b (new) 3b. Welcomes the ISA2 programme, which covers all EU policies requiring interoperability of systems functioning at EU and national level and will therefore make it possible to provide pan-European e-services for citizens, companies and national administrations;
Amendment 47 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 Amendment 48 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Considers the re-use of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) technical building blocks across the public and private sector to be vital for the functioning of the Digital Service Infrastructure; underlines the need to guarantee the long-term sustainability of CEF technical building blocks as well as the results from ‘Large-Scale Pilot’ projects and ISA2 beyond 2020;
Amendment 49 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 4 4. Considers the re-use of the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) technical building blocks across the public and private sector to be vital for the functioning of the Digital Service Infrastructure; underlines the need to guarantee the long-term sustainability of CEF technical building blocks as well as the results from ‘Large-Scale Pilot’ projects and ISA2 beyond 2020; calls therefore on the Commission together with the Member States to develop a long-term governance structure with a view to attaining the goals of the Single Digital Market;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Believes that the development of eGovernment is a key element of the Digital Single Market; welcomes the Commission Communication entitled ‘EU eGovernment Action Plan 2016-2020’; recalls that eGovernment should strengthen citizens, not governments; supports the underlying principles of the Action Plan, which will make public administrations more inclusive, trustworthy and efficient, providing open and interlinked digital services; welcomes the fact that administrative burdens and costs will be reduced by adopting the once-only principle;
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion Recital D D. whereas single access to these
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Recalls that public administrations should have open data by default especially when the volume of data generated is very large, such as in the case of the INSPIRE programme; stresses the importance of making data and services securely available for re-use through third parties;
Amendment 52 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Recalls that public administrations should have open data by default especially when the volume of data generated is very large, such as in the case of the INSPIRE programme; stresses the importance of making data and services securely available for re-use through third parties;
Amendment 53 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Recalls that public administrations should have open data by default especially when the volume of data generated is very large, such as in the case of the INSPIRE programme; stresses the importance of making data and services securely available for re-use through third parties, in keeping with the legislative framework of the European Union and the Member States; highlights the vital role that public- private partnerships and the private sector can play in developing new and innovative services and solutions;
Amendment 54 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Recalls that public administrations should have open data by default especially when the volume of data generated is very large, such as in the case of the INSPIRE programme; stresses the importance of making data and services securely available for re-use
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Recalls that public administrations should have, inasmuch as is possible, open data by default especially when the volume of data generated is very large, such as in the case of the INSPIRE programme; stresses the importance of making data and services securely available for re-use through third parties; highlights the vital role that public-private partnerships and the private sector can play in developing new and innovative services and solutions;
Amendment 56 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Recalls that public administrations should have open data by default especially when the volume of data generated is very large, such as in the case of the INSPIRE programme; stresses the importance of
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Recalls that public administrations should have open data by default especially when the volume of data generated is very large, such as in the case of the INSPIRE programme; stresses the importance of making data and services securely available for re-use through authorised third parties; highlights the vital role that public-private partnerships and the private sector can play in developing new and innovative services and solutions;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 5. Recalls that public administrations should have open data by default especially when the volume of data generated is very large
Amendment 59 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Notes that the uptake of innovative solutions for data-intensive public services, such as the use of cloud services, is still slow and fragmented; recalls that services like INSPIRE generate large volumes of data, which require higher computing capacity; welcomes in this regard the Commission's "European Cloud Initiative" and considers that the user base of the European Open Science Cloud should be extended to the public sector;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Believes that the development of eGovernment is a key element of the Digital Single Market; welcomes the Commission Communication entitled ‘EU eGovernment Action Plan 2016-2020’; supports the underlying principles of the Action Plan, which will make public administrations more inclusive, trustworthy and efficient, providing open and interlinked digital services; welcomes the fact that administrative burdens and costs will be reduced by adopting the once-only principle, which, in turn, enhances service quality for citizens;
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion Recital D D. whereas single access to these registers through the e-Justice Portal is not yet possible because of differences in the technical standards used by Member States; notes that a degree of data security and protection in the processing is a basic prerequisite for using e-Justice, given the nature of data involved in judicial work;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5 a. Calls on the Commission and the Members States to adopt a global and comprehensive approach to e-government to ensure smooth coordination between online and offline administrative services, in order to avoid any exclusion of disadvantaged people, in particular disabled and elderly citizens or those in rural areas, who do not have the ability to access online services;
Amendment 61 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 a (new) 5a. Stresses that the openness of public data and the opportunity for such data to be freely used is the basis of modern eGovernment and contributes to the development and strengthening of an open society;
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5 b. Highlights the importance of raising awareness among citizens regarding available e-government tools and services; believes that digital inclusion can be further increased through a user-centric and needs based- approach for e-government services; therefore welcomes the principle of inclusiveness and accessibility in the Action Plan;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 5 b (new) 5 b. Invites the Commission and the Members States to ensure training policies are in place for public servants to acquire the necessary e-skills and to ensure the existence of information campaigns for citizens and businesses on the use and availability of new e-services;
Amendment 64 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Believes the Commission can play a leading role in creating a more open and inclusive eGovernment approach; therefore calls for the Commission to accelerate its efforts in leading by example, from fully recognising notified eIDs and digital signatures, in accordance with the eIDAS Regulation, to implementing digital-by- default procedures in particular with regard to applications for EU funding and public procurement, and for other European institutions to follow swiftly; believes that adoption by the Commission of the provisions of the CEF building blocks can facilitate trust and a cultural shift towards the uptake of digital public services.
Amendment 65 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Believes the Commission can play a leading role in creating a more open and inclusive eGovernment approach; therefore calls for the Commission to accelerate its efforts in leading by example
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Believes the Commission
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Believes the Commission can play a leading role in creating a more open and inclusive eGovernment approach; therefore calls for the Commission to accelerate its efforts in leading by example, especially in translating its websites into the EU's working languages, and for other European institutions to follow swiftly; believes that adoption by the Commission of the provisions of the CEF building blocks can facilitate trust and a cultural shift towards the uptake of digital public services.
Amendment 68 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Believes the Commission can play a leading role in creating a more open and inclusive eGovernment approach, built around citizens and their needs; therefore calls for the Commission to accelerate its efforts in leading by example, and for other European institutions to follow swiftly; believes that adoption by the Commission of the provisions of the CEF building blocks can facilitate trust and a cultural shift towards the uptake of digital public services.
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Believes the Commission can play a leading role in creating a more open, sustainable and inclusive eGovernment approach; therefore calls for the Commission to accelerate its efforts in leading by example, and for other European institutions to follow swiftly; believes that adoption by the Commission of the provisions of the CEF building blocks can facilitate trust and a cultural shift towards the uptake of digital public services.
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Believes that the development of eGovernment is a key element of the Digital Single Market and will make interaction between authorities and citizens easier; welcomes the Commission Communication entitled ‘EU eGovernment Action Plan 2016-2020’; supports the underlying principles of the Action Plan, which will make public administrations more inclusive, trustworthy and efficient, providing open and interlinked digital services; welcomes the fact that administrative burdens and costs will be reduced by adopting the once-only principle;
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion Recital D a (new) Da. whereas key digital enabling technologies should underpin all efforts to modernize and streamline public services, so as to provide fast and high quality services to enhance citizens' mobility and create cross-border public administrative structures for businesses, thereby helping to increase competitiveness and thus make the EU a more attractive place to invest and live;
Amendment 70 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Believes the Commission can play a leading role in creating a more open and inclusive eGovernment approach; therefore calls for the Commission to accelerate its efforts in
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Believes the Commission can play a leading role in creating a more open and inclusive eGovernment approach; therefore calls for the Commission to accelerate its efforts in leading by example, and for other European institutions to follow swiftly; believes that adoption by the Commission of the provisions of the CEF building blocks c
Amendment 72 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 6. Believes the Commission
Amendment 73 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Considers that a key element of the development of eGovernment is continual growth in the development of digital skills, which multiplies demand for various types of digital services;
Amendment 74 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 6 a (new) 6 a. Calls on the Commission and Member States to encourage spill-over effects and dissemination of e-government solutions to the private sector;
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Believes that the development of eGovernment is a key element of the Digital Single Market; welcomes the Commission Communication entitled ‘EU eGovernment Action Plan 2016-2020’; supports the underlying principles of the Action Plan, which will make public administrations more
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion Recital D a (new) D a. whereas the use of open standards is fundamental in order to allow EU citizens to participate in governmental platforms, and in order not to force citizens to use vendor-specific programs in order to communicate with their government;
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Paragraph 1 1. Believes that the development of eGovernment is a key element of the Digital Single Market; welcomes the Commission Communication entitled ‘EU eGovernment Action Plan 2016-2020’; supports the underlying principles of the Action Plan, which will make public administrations more inclusive, trustworthy
Amendment 9 #
Draft opinion Recital D a (new) D a. whereas continuing efforts are being made towards improving cooperation between Member States' administrations through the simplification and digitalisation of certain administrative services;
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Amendment 1 #
Motion for a resolution Recital B a (new) Ba. whereas EU should encourage the exchange of best practices and technologies between Member States;
Amendment 10 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1. Welcomes the e-Government Action Plan 2016-2020 with its dynamic structure
Amendment 11 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Calls on the Commission to identify specific, realistic and measurable targets for the Action Plan based on performance indicator, and to monitor and report on their fulfilment;
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Calls on the Commission as chair of the "eGovernment Action Plan Steering Board" to report annually to the Parliament on the progress that has been made in implementing the eGovernment action plan;
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Reiterates the eGovernment Action Plan 2011-2015 produced positive results both on European and Member State level;
Amendment 14 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 a (new) 1a. Calls on Member States to take up the suggestions in the eGovernment Action Plan for enabling young people, in particular, to deal with administrative bodies in ways that reflect their communication habits in other areas of their lives;
Amendment 15 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Is of the opinion that public administrations should be open
Amendment 16 #
2. Is of the opinion that public administrations should be open, efficient and inclusive, providing borderless, personalised, user-friendly and end-to-end digital public services to citizens and businesses by 202
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Is of the opinion that public administrations should be open, transparent, efficient and inclusive, providing borderless, personalised, user- friendly and end-to-end digital public services to citizens and businesses by 2022, thereby reducing costs, barriers and administrative burdens for citizens and businesses, increasing transparency and thus reaping all the benefits of the digital revolution;
Amendment 18 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Is of the opinion that public administrations should be open, efficient and inclusive, providing borderless, personalised, user-friendly and end-to-end digital public services to citizens and businesses, in particular to SMEs, by 2022, thereby reducing costs, barriers and administrative burdens for citizens and businesses and thus reaping all the benefits of the digital revolution;
Amendment 19 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 2 2. Is of the opinion that public administrations should be open, efficient and inclusive, providing borderless, personalised, user-friendly and end-to-end digital public services to citizens and businesses by 2022, thereby reducing costs, barriers and administrative burdens for citizens and businesses and thus reaping all the benefits of the digital revolution; considers however that this should not lead to excessive redundancies of the employees in the public administration;
Amendment 2 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Ca. whereas the digitisation of government should help to promote better exercise of citizenship, improved quality of life for citizens and the social and economic development of the regions;
Amendment 20 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3.
Amendment 21 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Supports the intention that future initiatives should be based on the
Amendment 22 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 3. Supports the intention that future initiatives should be based on the ‘digital by default’ principle, and stresses the importance of the once-only principle, which will make interaction with public administrations easier for citizens and businesses by avoiding unnecessary and time-consuming multiple administrative processes; calls on the Commission to report to the European Parliament on the results of the once-only large-scale pilot for businesses and to launch by end of 2017 a once-only large-scale pilot for citizens;
Amendment 23 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 3 a (new) 3a. Calls for a critical review of the once-only principle: on the one hand, it facilitates citizens’ and businesses’ interaction with public administrations by avoiding unnecessary and time- consuming multiple administrative processes, while, on the other, it requires public administrations to be networked, making it easier for them to take coordinated action and thus potentially placing individual citizens in a weaker position;
Amendment 24 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Welcomes the i
Amendment 25 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4.
Amendment 26 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Welcomes the idea of a single contact point which would allow citizens as well as businesses to obtain an overview of all relevant information
Amendment 27 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Welcomes the idea of a single contact point which would allow citizens as well as businesses to obtain an overview of all relevant information through one single gateway; urges the Commission to ensure a rapid and full implementation of the Points of Single Contacts and to take all necessary measures in order to guarantee their efficient functioning and their interoperability, unlocking their full potential and benefits;
Amendment 28 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Welcomes the
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 4. Welcomes the idea of a single contact point which would allow citizens as well as businesses to obtain an overview of all relevant information through one single gateway; takes the view that the exchange of existing best practices in the various Member States that already use access portals for citizens should be promoted;
Amendment 3 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C a (new) Amendment 30 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Views the single digital gateway as a great opportunity to implement the once-only principle in a practical manner;
Amendment 31 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 4 a (new) 4a. Stresses that eGovernment procedures must be simple, clear and seamless in order to enable the transition to digital government;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Highlights the importance of
Amendment 33 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 5 5. Highlights the importance of inclusiveness and an accessibility
Amendment 34 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6.
Amendment 35 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Stresses the importance of ‘Open Data’, whereby
Amendment 36 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Stresses the importance of ‘Open Data’, whereby certain public-sector information is freely available for use and reuse within and between public administrations, and reiterates that
Amendment 37 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 6. Stresses the importance of ‘Open Data’, whereby certain public-sector information is freely available for use and reuse within and between public administrations, and reiterates that sharing data openly and inclusively would allow the further development and creation of new innovative solutions, boosting efficiency as well as transparency; stresses that the data held in information systems must be kept ‘open by default’;
Amendment 38 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 6 a (new) 6a. Calls on the Commission to examine potential benefits and reductions of costs for the public authorities when developing eGovernment services across the EU, from the implementation of interoperable cloud computing technologies;
Amendment 39 #
7. Highlights the benefits of eParticipation and stresses that Member States should make more use of eConsultation, eInformation and eDecision-making; stresses that in order to avoid abuse of the systems, the eParticipation and especially with regard to eDecision-making, must be in line with the Regulation 910/2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market, to ensure accountability and transparency;
Amendment 4 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C b (new) Cb. whereas eGovernment can strengthen political participation by enhancing citizens dialogue with public authorities and by increasing transparency;
Amendment 40 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Welcomes all the initiatives taken by all the EU institutions to enhance e- participation mechanisms at the EU and Member states level and asks the Commission to further develop and promote digital tools, such as the electronic voting systems and the e- petitions, which aims at enhancing and encouraging citizens and businesses participation in the EU policy-making process;
Amendment 41 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 a (new) 7a. Points out the fact that only 35% of government websites inform citizens about their ability to participate in the policy-making; calls on the Commission and the Member States to improve their means of communication to the public in this regard, thus creating an environment of trust and transparency and readiness to use e-services;
Amendment 42 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 7 b (new) 7b. Recalls the role of the Public Libraries 2020 programme in building stronger European community, provide opportunities for life-long learning and increasing the literacy and skills levels among which digital skills; Stresses that overcoming the digital divide in Europe in terms of digital skills, access to internet, access to a connected device, etc. is essential in order to create a favourable environment for greater eParticipation; calls on the Commission and Member States to make better use of already existing facilities, libraries and post offices inter alia, in order to provide for an increased eParticipation;
Amendment 43 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes that the use of mobile devices has increased significantly over the past five years while only one third of public websites are mobile-friendly; calls, therefore, on the Member States to assess the possibilities of developing mobile solutions for eGovernment services, and to ensure their user-friendliness and accessibility; stresses that in order to future-proof the accessibility of the eGovernment services, public administration websites and public administration instruments must be kept up-to-date with the modern technology and the ever evolving cyber security requirements;
Amendment 44 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 8. Notes that the use of mobile devices has increased significantly over the past five years while only one third of public websites are mobile-friendly; calls, therefore, on the Member States to assess the possibilities of developing mobile solutions for eGovernment services, and to ensure their user-friendliness and accessibility for all;
Amendment 45 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 8 a (new) 8a. Notes the benefits of cloud computing on eGovernment such as reducing the cost of ICTs for public authorities;
Amendment 46 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 9. Calls on the Member States to
Amendment 47 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 9 a (new) 9а. Considers that drawing up standard procedures for routine operations is a crucial element in efforts to reduce corruption and simplify the work of staff; calls on the Commission to encourage the use of electronic identification in public administrations’ internal systems in order to improve accountability and traceability in respect of all operations in such systems; calls on the Commission and Member States to make the requisite efforts to ensure that public procurement procedures are transparent and that information is available in real time to all participants in them;
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Stresses that interoperability
Amendment 49 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 10 10. Stresses that interoperability and standardisation are among the key elements for implementing eGovernment structures, and therefore welcomes the Commission’s communication entitled ‘European standards for the 21st century’ and its plan to revise the European Interoperability Framework; stresses that standards must serve the interests of the society at large by being inclusive, fair and future proof, and be developed in an open and transparent way;
Amendment 5 #
Motion for a resolution Recital C b (new) Cb. whereas local government has a crucial role to play since it is closer to citizens;
Amendment 50 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. 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
Amendment 51 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11.
Amendment 52 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 11. 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, thereby ensuring long-term sustainability;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 11 a (new) 11a. Stressed that digital skills are an absolute prerequisite to participate in eGovernment;
Amendment 54 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Reiterates the need to improve the digital skills of administrative staff
Amendment 55 #
Motion for a resolution 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 56 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 12. Reiterates the need to improve the digital skills of administrative staff as well as of citizens and businesses, by developing and supporting training activities at national, regional and local level in order to minimise the risk of digital exclusion; underlines that education to digital skills is of particular importance in the case of elderly persons, who often lack skills or confidence when using e- services;
Amendment 57 #
Motion for a resolution 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 58 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 12 a (new) 12а. Encourages the Commission and Member States to develop and adopt an information system to monitor consumer behaviour, opinions and preferences and also to increase levels of use of e-services by businesses and citizens;
Amendment 59 #
Motion for a resolution 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 6 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13.
Amendment 61 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 13 13.
Amendment 62 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14.
Amendment 63 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Is aware that digitalisation and other challenges stemming from modernisation packages must be tackled in a context of budgetary constraints,
Amendment 64 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Is aware that digitalisation and other challenges stemming from modernisation packages must be tackled in a context of budgetary and manpower constraints, and that, in particular, regional and local authorities still have an immense workload ahead of them in the coming years;
Amendment 65 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 14. Is aware that digitalisation and other challenges stemming from modernisation packages must be tackled in a context of budgetary constraints, and that, in particular, regional and local authorities still have an immense workload ahead of them in the coming years; emphasizes at the same time that investment in the digitalization will help to reduce administrative costs in the future;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Calls on the Member States therefore to involve regional and local authorities, as far as possible in national implementation measures, ensuring that they are properly consulted and given the necessary assistance; points out that it is essential to ensure clarity of national law, with an emphasis on feasibility and affordability;
Amendment 67 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Stresses that the aim of digitising government and the resulting benefits in terms of the budget must not exclude European citizens from accessing basic services, whether owing to their lack of digital literacy or their geographical location;
Amendment 68 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Underlines the importance of turning eLegislation into a machine- readable format, such as LegalXML, which will provide for a better sustainability and traceability of the legal framework;
Amendment 69 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 14 a (new) 14a. Points out that, in considering the digitalisation of individual administrative procedures, account must be taken of objections based on overriding public interest;
Amendment 7 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D D. whereas the full potential of a digital public administration can only be achieved if citizens and businesses can fully trust the services offered and if they are involved and consulted;
Amendment 70 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 15 a (new) 15a. Underlines positive impact eGovernment will have on workers on the internal market thanks to simplification of cross boarder acknowledgment of their professional skills, social rights and social benefits;
Amendment 71 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Welcomes the different initiatives of the European Commission to develop cross-border digital prescriptions, in particular with regard to interoperability and standardisation. Stresses however that the take up of these solutions is far too slow given the value and importance of such services for EU citizens. Calls on the Commission to ensure that the right framework is in place to foster trust between member states and accelerate the development of cross-border digital prescriptions, from data protection, security of data exchanges to the deployment of necessary digital infrastructure and services;
Amendment 72 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Asks the Commission to further develop and promote the use of EURES European Job Mobility portal, through a closer integration and collaboration between Public Employment Services systems and the EURES portal, in order to facilitate and increase employers and job seekers´ mobility in the European Union;
Amendment 73 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 16 a (new) 16a. Underlines that eHealth can significantly improve the quality of life of citizens by providing more accessible; cost-effective and efficient healthcare to patients;
Amendment 74 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Considers that for the full functioning of cross-border eGovernment services, language barriers
Amendment 75 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Considers that for the full functioning of cross-border eGovernment services, language barriers need to be addressed, and suggests that public administrations, especially in border regions, should make their information and services available in the language of their
Amendment 76 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 17 17. Considers that for the full functioning of cross-border eGovernment services, language barriers need to be addressed, and suggests that public administrations, especially in border regions, should make their information and services available in the language of their Member States but also, if possible, in another European language
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Highlights the importance of an exchange of best practices, examples and project ex
Amendment 78 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 18. Highlights the importance of an exchange of best practices and project examples between all levels of administration, both within and between Member States; recognizes the fact that results of the EU-funded Large-Scale Pilots such as eSENSE, eCODEX and TOOP, significantly contribute to enhancing the cross-border services in Europe;
Amendment 79 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 18 a (new) 18a. Is of the opinion that a comprehensive monitoring of e- Government performance in the Member States should ensure that the performance methodology takes national specificities adequately into account; highlights the benefits of reliably measured performance in Member States to policy makers and public opinion;
Amendment 8 #
Motion for a resolution Recital D a (new) Da. whereas the transformation to a digital government has an important role in achieving the full potential of the single market, through reducing administrative burden on citizens and business by making interactions with public administration more convenient and less costly, and by ensuring efficient and effective cross-border services;
Amendment 80 #
18a. Stresses that the role of state employees is crucial for the implementation, assessment and operation of public administrations, and emphasis should be placed on ensuring that they have the training and skills for the digital era;
Amendment 81 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Recalls that the Regulation 910/2014 on electronic identification and trust services for electronic transactions in the internal market provides for a mutual recognition of electronic identification, thus fostering the cross- border dimension of the services; Points out that interoperability and open data are not only fundamental in a cross-border context but are also needed at the national, regional and local administrative levels in each Member State;
Amendment 82 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Points out that interoperability, open standards and
Amendment 83 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 19 19. Points out that interoperability and open data are not only fundamental in a cross-border context but are also needed at the national, regional and local administrative levels in each Member State, while taking also into account the need for data protection in information transfers;
Amendment 84 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 20 20. Calls on the Commission and the other EU institutions to set an example in the area of eGovernment and to offer a transparent user-friendly gateway for citizens and businesses, and end-to-end digital services, in particular with regard to application for EU funding and public procurement;
Amendment 85 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Emphasises that citizens’ trust in the protection of personal data is fundamental to securing the success of the eGovernment Action Plan 2016-2020, and underlines that public administrations should handle personal data securely in line with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the EU Rules on Privacy
Amendment 86 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Emphasises that the protection of personal data is fundamental
Amendment 87 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Emphasises that the protection of personal data is fundamental, and underlines that public administrations should handle personal data securely in line with the relevant national laws, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the EU Rules on Privacy,
Amendment 88 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 21. Emphasises that the protection of personal data is fundamental, and underlines that public administrations
Amendment 89 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 21 a (new) 21a. Emphasises that an e-Health plan should also be considered in the context of eGovernment action plan, as this is an important part of it ; considers that gathering and transferring of data should be improved and that cross border data transfer should be possible if needed in certain cases, as this will facilitate health services for all EU citizens;
Amendment 9 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 1 1.
Amendment 90 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Points out that
Amendment 91 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 22 22. Points out that, at the same time, data protection legislation should not be
Amendment 92 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 23. Notes that only 15 % of Europeans declare that they have the sense of complete control over the use of their personal data; considers it important to further explore the principle of data ownership
Amendment 93 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 23 a (new) 23a. Stresses that eGovernment users have to have full awareness of the usage of their data in real time;
Amendment 94 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24.
Amendment 95 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Calls on the Member States to fully apply the eIDAS Regulation, as eSignature,
Amendment 96 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 24. Calls on the Member States to fully apply the eIDAS Regulation, as eSignature, eIdentification and eAuthentification are the underlying building blocks of cross- border digital public services; stresses in this respect that the adoption of these key enablers should be priorities of both the private and the public sector in the development of digital services; calls therefore on the Commission to take action to facilitate and promote public- private cooperation in the cross-border and cross-sector use of digital identification and signatures;
Amendment 97 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Emphasises that measures to protect public authorities from cyber- attacks and to enable them to withstand such attacks are extremely important and need to be developed; stresses the need for a European-level approach in this regard, particularly given that the once-only principle, which is a component of the eGovernment Action Plan 2016-2020, depends on the exchange of citizens’ data between European administrative bodies;
Amendment 98 #
Motion for a resolution Paragraph 24 a (new) 24a. Stresses the importance of Commission support for Member States in order fully to implement the Digital Signature Regulation (eIDAS) and foster cooperation between administration and economic operators;
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