Decision (EU) 2015/2240 establishing a programme on interoperability solutions and common frameworks for European public administrations, businesses and citizens (ISA2 programme) as a means for modernising the public sector

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The Committee on Industry, Research and Energy adopted the report by Carlos ZORRINHO (S&D, PT) 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 (ISA 2) Interoperability as a means for modernising the public sector. The Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection and the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs, exercising their prerogatives as associated committees under Rule 54 of Parliament’s Rules of Procedure , also gave their opinions on the report. The committee recommended that the position of the European Parliament in first reading following the ordinary legislative procedure should amend the Commission proposal as follows: Subject matter and objectives : Members considered that the new programme should also focus on: (i) the end-user , particularly the needs of citizens and SMEs; (ii) security, respect for privacy and a high level of data protection ; (iii) privacy by default and by design; (iv) administrative simplification and modernisation; (v) multi-channel delivery, namely maintenance of the possibility to access services by way of traditional means in addition to electronic means, and the availability of technical support when using electronic means. The European Parliament adopted by 569 votes to 31 with 24 abstentions, a legislative resolution 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 (ISA 2) Interoperability as a means for modernising the public sector Parliament’s position, adopted in first reading following the ordinary legislative procedure, amended the Commission proposal as follows: Subject matter and objectives: the Decision establishes, for 2016-2020, a programme on interoperability solutions and common frameworks for European public administrations, businesses and citizens. It is recalled that Interoperability within local, national and European public administrations facilitates the achievement of the goals set out by the European Parliament in its resolution of 29 March 2012 on the EU Citizenship Report 2010: Dismantling the obstacles to EU citizens’ rights. The amended text states that the objectives of the ISA2 Programme are to: develop, maintain and promote a holistic approach to interoperability in the Union in order to eliminate fragmentation in the interoperability landscape in the Union; facilitate electronic cross-border or cross-sector interaction between European public administrations on the one hand, and between European public administrations and businesses and citizens on the other, identify, create and operate interoperability solutions supporting the implementation of Union policies and activities; facilitate the re-use of interoperability solutions by European public administrations. social, economic and other aspects of interoperability , as well as the specific situation of SMEs and micro-enterprises, in order to improve interaction between European public administrations on the…

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