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**Council of the**
**European Union**

**Interinstitutional File:**

**2018/0227(COD)**

**INFORMATION NOTE**

**Brussels, 11 January 2019**
**(OR. en)**

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From: General Secretariat of the Council

To: Permanent Representatives Committee/Council

Subject: Proposal for a REGULATION OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND
OF THE COUNCIL establishing the Digital Europe programme for the
period 2021-2027

          - Outcome of the European Parliament's proceedings

(Strasbourg, 10 to 13 December 2018)

**I.** **INTRODUCTION**

The rapporteur, Angelika MLINAR (ALDE, AT), presented a report consisting of 201 amendments

(amendments 1-201) to the proposal for a Regulation on behalf of the Committee on Industry,

Research and Energy.

In addition, the EFDD group tabled four amendments (amendments 202-205).

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**II.** **VOTE**

When it voted on 13 December 2018, the Parliament adopted the following amendments: 1-201.

The amendments adopted are set out in the annex.

At the end of the vote, the proposal was referred back to the Committee, pursuant to Rule 59(4)(4)

of the European Parliament's Rules of Procedure, thereby not bringing the Parliament's first reading

to a close and opening the negotiations with the Council.

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**ANNEX**

**(13.12.2018)**

## **Establishing the Digital Europe programme for the period 2021-2027 ***I**

**Amendments adopted by the European Parliament on 13 December 2018 on the proposal for**
**a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Digital Europe**
**programme for the period 2021-2027 (COM(2018)0434 – C8-0256/2018 – 2018/0227(COD))** [1]

**(Ordinary legislative procedure: first reading)**

**Amendment 1**

**Draft legislative resolution**
**Citation 3 a (new)**

_Draft legislative resolution_ _Amendment_

_**–**_
_**having regard to the resolution of**_
_**the European Parliament of 17 May 2017**_
_**on FinTech:**_ _**the influence of technology**_
_**on the future of the financial sector,**_

**Amendment 2**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Recital 4**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(4) Pursuant to [reference to be updated
as appropriate according to a new decision
on OCTs: Article 88 of Council Decision /
/EU _**[53]**_ ], persons and entities established in
overseas countries and territories (OCTs)
should be eligible for funding subject to the
rules and objectives of the Programme and
possible arrangements applicable to the
Member State to which the relevant
overseas country or territory is linked.

(4) Pursuant to [reference to be updated
as appropriate according to a new decision
on OCTs: Article 88 of Council Decision /
/EU _**[53]**_ ], persons and entities established in
overseas countries and territories (OCTs)
should be eligible for funding subject to the
rules and objectives of the Programme and
possible arrangements applicable to the
Member State to which the relevant
overseas country or territory is linked. _**The**_
_**constraints relating to the participation of**_

**1** The matter was referred back for interinstitutional negotiations to the committee responsible,
pursuant to Rule 59(4), fourth subparagraph (A8-0408/2018).

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_**overseas countries or territories must be**_

_**taken into account when implementing**_
_**the Programme, and their effective**_
_**participation in the Programme must be**_
_**monitored and regularly evaluated.**_

_________________ _________________

_**53**_ Council Decision / /EU. _**53**_ Council Decision / /EU.

**Amendment 3**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Recital 5**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(5) Pursuant to paragraph 22 and 23 of
the Inter-institutional agreement for Better
Law-Making of 13 April 2016 [54], there is a
need to evaluate this Programme on the
basis of information collected through
specific monitoring requirements, while
avoiding overregulation and administrative
burdens, in particular on Member States.
These requirements, where appropriate,
_**can**_ include measurable indicators, as a
basis for evaluating the effects of the
Programme on the ground.

(5) Pursuant to paragraph 22 and 23 of
the Inter-institutional agreement for Better
Law-Making of 13 April 2016 [54], there is a
need to evaluate this Programme on the
basis of information collected through
specific monitoring requirements,
_**correlated to existing needs and**_
_**complying with Regulation (EU) 2016/679**_
_**of the European Parliament and of the**_
_**Council**_ _**[54a]**_ _**,**_ while avoiding overregulation
and administrative burdens _**for all**_
_**beneficiaries**_, in particular on Member
States _**and SMEs**_ . These requirements
_**should**_, where appropriate, include
measurable _**quantitative and qualitative**_
indicators, as a basis for evaluating the
effects of the Programme on the ground.

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54 Interinstitutional Agreement between the
European Parliament, the Council of the
European Union and the European
Commission on Better Law-Making of 13
April 2016; OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1–14.

54 Interinstitutional Agreement between the
European Parliament, the Council of the
European Union and the European
Commission on Better Law-Making of 13
April 2016; OJ L 123, 12.5.2016, p. 1–14.

_**54a**_ _**Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the**_
_**European Parliament and of the Council**_
_**of 27 April 2016 on the protection of**_
_**natural persons with regard to the**_
_**processing of personal data and on the**_
_**free movement of such data, and**_

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_**repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General**_
_**Data Protection Regulation) (OJ L 119,**_
_**4.5.2016, p. 1).**_

**Amendment 4**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Recital 5 a (new)**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

_**(5 a) The Programme should ensure**_
_**utmost transparency, accountability and**_
_**democratic scrutiny of innovative**_
_**financial instruments and mechanisms**_
_**that involve the Union budget, especially**_
_**as regards their contribution, both as**_
_**regards initial expectations and end**_
_**results made towards achieving Union**_
_**objectives.**_

**Amendment 5**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Recital 6**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(6) The Tallinn Digital Summit [55] of
September 2017 and the Conclusions of the
European Council [56] of 19 October 2017
indicated the need for Europe to invest in
_**digitising**_ our economies and addressing
the skills gap to maintain and enhance
European competitiveness, our quality of
life and social fabric. The European
Council concluded that the digital
transformation offers immense
opportunities for innovation, growth and
jobs, will contribute to our global
competitiveness, and enhance creative and
cultural diversity. Seizing these
opportunities requires collectively tackling

(6) The Tallinn Digital Summit [55] of
September 2017 and the Conclusions of the
European Council [56] of 19 October 2017
indicated the need for Europe to invest in
_**efficient digitalisation**_ _**of**_ our economies
and addressing the skills gap to maintain
and enhance European competitiveness
_**and innovation**_, our quality of life and
social fabric. The European Council
concluded that the digital transformation
offers immense opportunities for
innovation, growth and jobs, will
contribute to our global competitiveness,
and enhance creative and cultural diversity.
Seizing these opportunities requires

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_**some of**_ the challenges posed by the digital
transformation _**and**_ reviewing policies
affected by the digital transformation.

collectively tackling the challenges posed
by the digital transformation _**in several**_
_**ways, including**_ _**by**_ _**ensuring that the**_
_**essential building blocks on which new**_
_**technologies rely are put in place, by**_
_**creating effective and easily enforceable**_
_**legal rules, by**_ reviewing policies affected
by the digital transformation _**, and**_ _**by**_
_**creating an innovation-friendly**_
_**environment in which the interests of**_
_**users are fully safeguarded**_ . _**Optimally,**_
_**the financial envelope for this**_
_**Programme, a European level effort, shall**_
_**be increased by significant private sector**_
_**funds and contributions from the Member**_
_**States.**_

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55

https://www.eu2017.ee/news/insights/concl
usions-after-tallinn-digital-summit

56

https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/21
620/19-euco-final-conclusions-en.pdf

**Amendment 6**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Recital 6 a (new)**

55

https://www.eu2017.ee/news/insights/concl
usions-after-tallinn-digital-summit

56

https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/21
620/19-euco-final-conclusions-en.pdf

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

_**(6a) The future of European society and**_
_**the European economy will strongly rely**_
_**on a harmonised and consistent spectrum**_
_**policy, on 5G infrastructure, which will**_
_**require an infrastructure objective**_
_**regarding VHC networks, with the aim of**_
_**providing high-quality and faster**_
_**communication services; this is a**_
_**prerequisite for the good implementation**_
_**of the Programme. In this regard, the**_
_**Programme should benefit of the good**_
_**implementation of Connecting Europe**_
_**Facility and in particular the Wif4EU**_

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_**initiative aiming to promote connectivity**_
_**for citizens in the Union’s public spaces;**_
_**the combination of those two programmes**_
_**will maximise output and deliver on the**_
_**Union targets of deliver reliable and**_
_**consistent high-speed network coverage**_
_**across the Union.**_

**Amendment 7**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Recital 7**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(7) The European Council concluded in
particular that the Union should urgently
address emerging trends: this includes
issues such as artificial intelligence _**and**_
_**distributed ledgers technologies (e.g.**_
_**blockchain)**_, while at the same time
ensuring a high level of data protection,
_**digital**_ rights and ethical standards. The
European Council invited the Commission
to put forward a European approach to
artificial intelligence by early 2018 and
called on the Commission to put forward
the necessary initiatives for strengthening
the framework conditions with a view to
enable the EU to explore new markets
through risk-based radical innovations and
to reaffirm the leading role of its industry.

**Amendment 8**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Recital 7 a (new)**

(7) The European Council concluded in
particular that the Union should urgently
address emerging trends: this includes
issues such as _**digital divide,**_ artificial
intelligence, while at the same time
ensuring a high level of data protection _**in**_
_**full compliance with Regulation (EU)**_
_**2016/679**_, rights _**, fundamental rights**_ and
ethical standards. The European Council
invited the Commission to put forward a
European approach to artificial intelligence
by early 2018 and called on the
Commission to put forward the necessary
initiatives for strengthening the framework
conditions with a view to enable the EU to
explore new markets through risk-based
radical innovations and to reaffirm the
leading role of its industry.

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

_**(7a)**_ _**On 10 April 2018, Member States**_
_**expressed their support and a joint will to**_
_**cooperate together on initiatives on**_

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_**artificial intelligence and distributed**_
_**ledger technologies (for example**_
_**blockchain) infrastructure services by**_
_**signing cooperation agreements.**_

**Amendment 9**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Recital 7 b (new)**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

_**(7b)**_ _**For a successful implementation of**_
_**this Programme, more is needed than**_
_**following the trends. The Union needs to**_
_**be committed to privacy-enabling**_
_**technologies (i.e. cryptography and**_
_**decentralised applications (DApps)) as**_
_**well as increased investments in future-**_
_**proof infrastructure (fibre-optic)**_
_**networks) to enable a self-determined**_
_**digitalised society.**_

**Amendment 10**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Recital 7 c (new)**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

_**(7c)**_ _**Europe has to make decisive**_
_**investments in its future, building**_
_**strategic digital capacities in order to**_
_**benefit from the digital revolution. A**_
_**substantial budget (of at least EUR 9,2**_
_**billion) must be ensured at EU level for**_
_**this purpose, which must be**_
_**complemented by sizable investment**_
_**efforts at national and regional level,**_
_**namely with a consistent and**_
_**complementary relationship with**_
_**structural and cohesion funds.**_

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**Amendment 11**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Recital 8**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(8) The Commission's Communication
on 'A new, modern Multiannual Financial
Framework for a European Union that
delivers efficiently on its priorities post2020' [57] outlines among the options for the
future financial framework a programme
for Europe's digital transformations to
deliver 'strong progress towards smart
growth in areas such as high quality data
infrastructure, connectivity _**and**_
cybersecurity _**'**_ . It would seek to secure
European leadership in supercomputing,
next generation internet, artificial
intelligence, robotics and big data. It would
reinforce the competitive position of
industry and businesses in Europe across
the digitised economy and would have a
significant impact on filling the skills gap
across the Union.

(8) The Commission's Communication
on 'A new, modern Multiannual Financial
Framework for a European Union that
delivers efficiently on its priorities post2020' [57] outlines among the options for the
future financial framework a programme
for Europe's digital transformations to
deliver 'strong progress towards smart
growth in areas such as high quality data
infrastructure, connectivity cybersecurity
_**and digitalization of public**_
_**administrations**_ . It would seek to secure
European leadership in supercomputing,
next generation internet, artificial
intelligence, robotics and big data. It would
reinforce the competitive position of
industry and businesses in Europe across
the digitised economy and would have a
significant impact on _**bridging and**_ filling
the skills gap across the Union _**ensuring**_
_**that European citizens have the necessary**_
_**skills, competences and knowledge to face**_
_**the digital transformation**_ .

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57 COM(2018)0098. 57 COM(2018)0098.

**Amendment 12**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Recital 8 a (new)**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

_**(8a)**_ _**Whereas in view of the delay in**_
_**developing the Union's strategic digital**_
_**capacities and the efforts made to remedy**_
_**this, a budget commensurate with the**_
_**ambitions of this programme and of at**_

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_**least EUR 9,2 billion should be**_
_**guaranteed.**_

**Amendment 13**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Recital 9**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(9) The Communication “Towards a
common European data space” [58],
addresses the new measure to be taken as a
key step towards a common data space in
the EU - a seamless digital area with a
scale that will enable the development of
new products and services based on data.

(9) The Communication “Towards a
common European data space” [58],
addresses the new measure to be taken as a
key step towards a common data space in
the EU - a seamless digital area with a
scale that will enable the development _**and**_
_**innovation**_ of new products and services
based on data.

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58 COM (2018) 125 final 58 COM (2018) 125 final

**Amendment 14**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Recital 9 a (new)**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

_**(9a)**_ _**The Next Generation Internet**_
_**initiative launched by the European**_
_**Commission in 2017 should also provide**_
_**ground for the implementation of the**_
_**Programme as it aims towards a more**_
_**open Internet with better services, more**_
_**intelligence, greater involvement and**_
_**participation, addressing technological**_
_**opportunities arising from advances in**_
_**various research fields, extending from**_
_**new network architectures and software-**_
_**defined infrastructures to new concepts**_
_**for services and applications.**_

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**Amendment 15**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Recital 10**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(10) The general objective of the
Programme should be to support the digital
transformation of industry and to foster
better exploitation of the industrial
potential of policies of innovation, research
and technological development, for the
benefit of businesses and citizens all over
the Union. _**The programme should be**_
_**structured into five Specific Objectives**_
_**reflecting key policy areas, namely: high-**_
_**performance computing, cybersecurity,**_
_**artificial intelligence, advanced digital**_
_**skills, and deployment, best use of digital**_
_**capacities and interoperability. For all**_
_**these areas**_, the Programme should _**also**_
_**aim at better aligning Union, Member**_
_**States and regional policies, and pooling**_
_**of private and industrial resources in**_
_**order to increase investment and develop**_
_**stronger synergies**_ .

**Amendment 16**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Recital 10 a (new)**

(10) The general objective of the
Programme should be to support the digital
transformation of industry and to foster
better exploitation of the industrial
potential of policies of innovation, research
and technological development _**as well as**_
_**to modernise specific sectors of public**_
_**interest**_, for the benefit of businesses _**,**_
_**especially SMEs,**_ and citizens all over the
Union. _**Furthermore**_, the Programme
should _**strengthen the Union's**_
_**competiveness and the resilience of its**_

_**economy**_ .

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

_**(10a)**_ _**There is a pressing need to support**_
_**SMEs intending to harness the digital**_
_**transformation in their production**_
_**processes. Digital research and**_
_**innovation will allow SMEs to contribute**_

_**to the growth of the European economy**_
_**through an efficient use of resources.**_

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**Amendment 17**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Recital 10 b (new)**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

_**(10b) The Programme should be**_
_**structured into five specific objectives**_
_**reflecting key policy areas, namely: (a)**_
_**high-performance computing, (b)**_
_**artificial intelligence and distributed**_
_**ledger technologies, (c) cybersecurity, (d)**_
_**advanced digital skills, and (e)**_
_**deployment, best use of digital capacities**_
_**and interoperability. For all these areas,**_
_**the Programme should also aim at better**_
_**aligning Union, Member States and**_
_**regional policies, and pooling of private**_
_**and industrial resources in order to**_

_**increase investment and develop stronger**_
_**synergies.**_

**Amendment 18**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Recital 10 c (new)**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

_**(10c) Together with the general objective**_
_**of digital transformation, the Programme**_
_**should contribute to ensuring long-term**_
_**strategic security objectives by building**_
_**capacities and capabilities in the Union,**_
_**giving priority to actions that increase the**_
_**strategic potential and limit dependence**_
_**on third countries suppliers and products,**_
_**thereby securing the Union's economic**_
_**and innovative competitiveness.**_

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**Amendment 19**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Recital 11**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(11) A central role in the implementation
of the Programme should be attributed to
Digital Innovation Hubs, which should
stimulate the broad adoption of advanced
digital technologies by industry, by public
organisations and academia. A network of
Digital Innovation Hubs should ensure the
widest geographical coverage across
Europe [59] . A first set of Digital Innovation
Hubs will be selected based on Member
States’ proposals and then the network will
be enlarged through an open and
competitive process. The Digital
Innovation Hubs will serve as access points
to latest digital capacities including high
performance computing (HPC), artificial
intelligence, cybersecurity, as well as other
existing innovative technologies such as
Key Enabling Technologies, available also
in fablabs or citylabs. They shall act as
_**single-entry points**_ in accessing tested and
validated technologies and promote open
innovation. They will also provide support
in the area of advanced digital skills. The
network of Digital Innovation Hubs should
also contribute to the participation of the
outermost regions in the Digital Single
Market.

(11) A central role in the implementation
of the Programme should be attributed to
_**European**_ Digital Innovation Hubs, which
should stimulate the broad adoption of
advanced digital technologies by industry
_**including SMEs**_, by public organisations
and academia. A network of _**European**_
Digital Innovation Hubs should ensure the
widest geographical coverage across
Europe [59] . A first set of _**European**_ Digital
Innovation Hubs will be selected based on
Member States’ proposals and then the
network will be enlarged through an open _**,**_
_**transparent**_ and competitive process. The
_**European**_ Digital Innovation Hubs will
serve as access points to latest digital
capacities including high performance
computing (HPC), artificial intelligence,
cybersecurity, as well as other existing
innovative technologies such as Key
Enabling Technologies, available also in
fablabs or citylabs. They shall act as _**one-**_
_**stop-shops**_ in accessing tested and
validated technologies and promote open
innovation. They will also provide support
in the area of advanced digital skills. The
network of _**European**_ Digital Innovation
Hubs should also contribute to the
participation of the outermost regions in
the Digital Single Market _**and support the**_
_**digital transformation in the overseas**_
_**countries and territories**_ .

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59 As indicated in the Communication on
Digitising European Industry (COM(2016)
180 final)

59 As indicated in the Communication on
Digitising European Industry (COM(2016)
180 final)

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**Amendment 20**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Recital 11 a (new)**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

_**(11 a)**_ _**In order to create synergies**_
_**between investments under this**_

_**Programme and Union research and**_
_**development investments, in particular**_
_**those under the Horizon Europe**_
_**programme, European Digital Innovation**_
_**Hubs should act as a platform to bring**_
_**together industry, business and**_
_**administrations which are in need of new**_
_**technology solutions on one side, with**_
_**companies, notably start-ups and SMEs,**_
_**that have market-ready solutions on the**_
_**other side.**_

**Amendment 21**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Recital 11 b (new)**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

_**(11b) The planning, development and**_
_**procurement of the programme should be**_
_**carried out with a view to enhancing**_
_**Union capacities and competitiveness in**_
_**the medium and long term. Priority**_
_**should be given to actions that increase**_
_**the strategic potential and competiveness**_
_**of the Union which aim at limit the**_
_**dependence on third countries suppliers**_
_**and products. The participation of third**_
_**countries to specific objectives of the**_
_**Programme should therefore depend on**_
_**the contribution such countries would**_

_**make to the Union.**_

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**Amendment 22**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Recital 12**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(12) The Programme should be
implemented through projects reinforcing
essential digital capacities and _**their wide**_
_**use**_ . _**This**_ should _**involve**_ co-investments

_**with**_ Member States _**and, when needed,**_ the
private sector. This should notably require
reaching a critical mass in procurement to
obtain better value for money and
guarantee that suppliers in Europe _**stay at**_
the forefront of technology advancements.

**Amendment 23**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Recital 14**

(12) The Programme should be
implemented through projects reinforcing
essential digital capacities and _**the Union's**_
_**strategic autonomy**_ . _**To this end the**_
_**programme should ensure an EU budget**_
_**of at least EUR 9,2 billion complemented**_
_**with**_ co-investments _**from**_ Member States
_**and/or**_ the private sector. This should
notably require reaching a critical mass in
procurement to obtain better value for
money and guarantee that suppliers in
Europe _**reach**_ the forefront of technology
advancements.

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(14) The Programme's actions should be
used to address market failures or suboptimal investment situations, in a
proportionate manner, without duplicating
or crowding out private financing and have
a clear European added value.

**Amendment 24**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Recital 15**

(14) The Programme's actions should be
used to _**reinforce and extend the Union's**_
_**digital base, tackle major societal**_
_**challenges, further raise the Union's**_
_**digital industrial competences, as well as**_
address market failures or sub-optimal
investment situations, in a proportionate
manner, without duplicating or crowding
out private financing and have a clear
European added value.

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_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(15) To achieve maximum flexibility
throughout the lifetime of the programme
and develop synergies between its
components, each of the specific objectives
may be implemented through all
instruments available under the Financial
Regulation. The delivery mechanisms to be
used are direct management and indirect
management when Union financing should
be combined with other sources of
financing or when execution requires the
setup of commonly governed structures.

**Amendment 25**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Recital 16**

(15) To achieve maximum flexibility
throughout the lifetime of the programme
and develop synergies between its
components, each of the specific objectives
may be implemented through all
instruments available under the Financial
Regulation. The delivery mechanisms to be
used are direct management and indirect
management when Union financing should
be combined with other sources of
financing or when execution requires the
setup of commonly governed structures. _**In**_
_**cases of indirect management, the**_
_**Commission will ensure that all quality**_
_**and safety standards required for the**_
_**direct management of the programme are**_
_**maintained and respected.**_

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(16) The high performance computing and
the related data processing capacities in the
Union should allow to ensure wider use of
high performance computing by industry
and, more generally, in areas of public
interest in order to seize unique
opportunities that supercomputers bring to
society as regards health, environment and
security as well as competitiveness of
industry, notably small and medium-sized
enterprises.

(16) The high performance computing and
the related data processing _**and storage**_
capacities in the Union should allow to
ensure wider use of high performance
computing by industry and, more
generally, in areas of public interest in
order to seize unique opportunities that
supercomputers bring to society as regards
health, environment and security as well as
competitiveness of industry, notably small
and medium-sized enterprises. _**The Union**_
_**needs to acquire world-class**_
_**supercomputers, secure its supply system**_
_**and deploy services for simulation,**_
_**visualisation and prototyping while**_
_**ensuring a HCP system in accordance**_
_**with Union values and principles.**_

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**Amendment 26**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Recital 17**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(17) The support to the Union's
intervention in this area was expressed by
the Council [60] and, by the European
Parliament [61] . Moreover, in 2017 nine
Member States signed the EuroHPC
Declaration [62], a multi-government
agreement where they commit to
collaborate with the Commission to build
and deploy state-of-the-art HPC and data
infrastructures in Europe that would be
available across the Union for scientific
communities, public and private partners.

(17) The support to the Union's
intervention in this area was expressed by
the Council [60] and, by the European
Parliament [61] . Moreover, in 2017 nine
Member States signed the EuroHPC
Declaration [62], a multi-government
agreement where they commit to
collaborate with the Commission to build
and deploy state-of-the-art HPC and data
infrastructures in Europe that would be
available across the Union for scientific
communities, public and private partners
_**and strengthening the EU-added value**_ .

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_**60**_ _**60**_

_**61**_ _**61**_

_**62**_ _**62**_

**Amendment 27**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Recital 18**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(18) For the high performance computing
specific objective a joint undertaking is
deemed the most suited implementation
mechanism, in particular to coordinate
national and Union strategies and
investments in high performance
computing infrastructure and research and
development, pool resources from public
and private funds, and safeguard the
economic and strategic interests of the

(18) For the high performance computing
specific objective a joint undertaking is
deemed the most suited implementation
mechanism, in particular to coordinate
national and Union strategies and
investments in high performance
computing infrastructure and research and
development, pool resources from public
and private funds, and safeguard the
economic and strategic interests of the

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Union [63] . Moreover, high performance
computing competence centres in Member
States will provide high performance
computing services to industry, academia
and public administrations _**.**_

Union [63] . Moreover, high performance
computing competence centres in Member
States will provide high performance
computing services to industry, _**including**_
_**SMEs and start-ups,**_ academia and public
administrations _**established in the Union**_

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63 Impact Assessment accompanying the
document "Proposal for a Council
Regulation on establishing the EuroHPC
Joint Undertaking"
(https://ec.europa.eu/digital-singlemarket/en/news/proposal-councilregulation-establishing-eurohpc-jointundertaking-impact-assessment)

**Amendment 28**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Recital 19**

63 Impact Assessment accompanying the
document "Proposal for a Council
Regulation on establishing the EuroHPC
Joint Undertaking"
(https://ec.europa.eu/digital-singlemarket/en/news/proposal-councilregulation-establishing-eurohpc-jointundertaking-impact-assessment)

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(19) Developing capacity related to
artificial intelligence is a crucial driver for
the digital transformation of industry and
also of the public sector . Ever more
autonomous robots are used in factories,
deep sea application, homes, cities and
hospitals. Commercial artificial
intelligence platforms have moved from
testing to real applications in health and
environment; all major car manufacturers
are developing self-driving cars, and
machine learning techniques are at the
heart of all main web platforms and big
data applications.

**Amendment 29**

**Proposal for a regulation**

(19) Developing capacity related to
artificial intelligence is a crucial driver for
the digital transformation of industry and
also of the public sector . Ever more
autonomous robots are used in factories,
deep sea application, homes, cities and
hospitals. Commercial artificial
intelligence platforms have moved from
testing to real applications in health and
environment; all major car manufacturers
are developing self-driving cars, and
machine learning techniques are at the
heart of all main web platforms and big
data applications. _**In order to create the**_
_**best framework conditions for these new**_
_**technologies to foster in Europe, the**_
_**Union needs to add the innovation**_

_**principle to its policy-making process.**_

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**Recital 19 a (new)**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

_**(19a)**_ _**In its resolution of 1 June 2017 on**_
_**digitising European industry the**_
_**European Parliament pointed out the**_
_**impact of language barriers on industry**_
_**and its digitisation. In this context the**_
_**development of large-scale AI-based**_
_**language technologies such as automatic**_
_**translation, speech recognition, big data**_
_**text analytics, dialog and question-**_
_**answering systems are essential to**_
_**preserve linguistic diversity, ensure**_
_**inclusiveness and enable human-human**_

_**and human-machine communication.**_

**Amendment 30**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Recital 19 b (new)**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

_**(19b) The increasingly rapid development**_
_**of self-learning robots and artificial**_
_**intelligence as well as their ability to**_
_**multiply knowledge and learning content**_
_**within seconds makes it difficult to predict**_
_**any stage of development until the**_
_**Programme’s termination in 2027.**_
_**Consequently, the Commission should pay**_
_**particular attention to this fast-evolving**_
_**digital trend and, if applicable should**_
_**swiftly adapt the objectives of the work**_
_**programme, accordingly.**_

**Amendment 31**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Recital 19 c (new)**

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_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

_**(19c) In light of European industry’s**_
_**increasing demand for AI robotics**_
_**solutions and the importance of avoiding**_
_**a significant investment gap in this field,**_
_**the Programme’s objectives on artificial**_
_**intelligence should encompass robotics**_
_**powered by artificial intelligence.**_

**Amendment 32**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Recital 19 d (new)**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

_**(19d) Products and services based on**_
_**artificial intelligence should be user-**_
_**friendly, legally compliant by default and**_
_**provide consumers with more choice and**_
_**more information, in particular on the**_
_**quality of products and services.**_

**Amendment 33**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Recital 20**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(20) The availability of large-scale data
sets and testing and experimentation
facilities are of major importance for the
development of artificial intelligence.

(20) The availability of large-scale data
sets and testing and experimentation
facilities _**to secure the internal market**_

_**where artificial intelligence is used and**_
_**access to text and data mining**_ are of
major importance for the development of
artificial intelligence, _**including language**_
_**technologies.**_

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**Amendment 34**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Recital 20 a (new)**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

_**(20a)**_ _**On 25 April 2018, the Commission**_
_**committed to propose a European**_
_**approach by developing draft Artificial**_
_**Intelligence guidelines in cooperation**_
_**with stakeholders within the AI alliance, a**_
_**group of artificial intelligence experts, in**_
_**order to boost AI-powered applications**_
_**and businesses in Europe.**_

**Amendment 35**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Recital 21**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(21) In its resolution of 1 June 2017 on
digitising European industry [64] the
European Parliament highlighted the
importance of a common European
cybersecurity approach, recognising the
need to raise awareness and considered
cyber-resilience as a crucial responsibility
for business leaders and national and
European industrial security policymakers.

(21) In its resolution of 1 June 2017 on
digitising European industry [64] the
European Parliament highlighted the
importance of a common European
cybersecurity approach, recognising the
need to raise awareness and considered
cyber-resilience as a crucial responsibility
for business leaders and national and
European industrial security policymakers _**,**_
_**as well as the implementation of security**_
_**and privacy by default and by design**_ .

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64 Document ref. A8-0183/2017, available

at:
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDo
c.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=
P8-TA-2017-0240

**Amendment 36**

**Proposal for a regulation**

64 Document ref. A8-0183/2017, available

at:
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDo
c.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=
P8-TA-2017-0240

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**Recital 22**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(22) Cybersecurity is a challenge for the
whole Union that cannot continue to be
addressed only with fragmented national
initiatives. Europe's cybersecurity capacity
should be reinforced to endow Europe with
the necessary capacities to protect _**its**_
citizens and businesses from cyber threats.
In addition consumers should be protected
when using connected products that can be
hacked and compromise their safety. This
should be achieved together with Member
States and private sector by developing,
and ensuring coordination between,
projects reinforcing Europe's capacities in
cybersecurity and ensuring the wide
deployment of latest cybersecurity
solutions across the economy, as well as by
aggregating the competences in this field to
ensure critical mass and excellence.

**Amendment 37**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Recital 23**

(22) Cybersecurity is a challenge for the
whole Union that cannot continue to be
addressed only with fragmented national
initiatives. Europe's cybersecurity capacity
should be reinforced to endow Europe with
the necessary capacities to protect citizens _**,**_
_**public administrations**_ and businesses
from cyber threats. In addition consumers
should be protected when using connected
products that can be hacked and
compromise their safety. This should be
achieved together with Member States and
private sector by developing, and ensuring
coordination between, projects reinforcing
Europe's capacities in cybersecurity and
ensuring the wide deployment of latest
cybersecurity solutions across the
economy, as well as by aggregating the
competences in this field to ensure critical
mass and excellence.

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(23) In September 2017, the Commission
put forward a package of initiatives _**[65]**_
setting out a comprehensive Union
approach to cybersecurity, with the aim of
reinforcing Europe’s capacities to deal with
cyber-attacks and threats and to strengthen
technology and industrial capacity in this
field.

(23) In September 2017, the Commission
put forward a package of initiatives _**[65]**_
setting out a comprehensive Union
approach to cybersecurity, with the aim of
reinforcing Europe’s capacities to deal with
cyber-attacks _**, to increase cyber**_
_**resilience**_ and threats and to strengthen
technology and industrial capacity in this
field.

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_**65**_ https://ec.europa.eu/digital-singlemarket/en/policies/cybersecurity

_**65**_ https://ec.europa.eu/digital-singlemarket/en/policies/cybersecurity

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**Amendment 38**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Recital 23 a (new)**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

_**(23a) As a matter of principle,**_
_**cybersecurity solutions should contain**_
_**safety and security standards as core**_
_**design parameters according to the**_
_**available state-of-the-art technology and**_
_**the principles of ‘security by design’ and**_
_**‘security by default’.**_

**Amendment 39**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Recital 24**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(24) Trust is a prerequisite for the Digital
Single Market to function. Cybersecurity
technologies such as digital identities,
cryptography or intrusion detection, and
their application in areas such as finance,
industry 4.0, energy, transportation,
healthcare, or e-government are essential to
safeguard the security and trust of online
activity and transactions by both citizens,
public administrations, and companies.

**Amendment 40**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Recital 25**

(24) Trust is a prerequisite for the Digital
Single Market to function. Cybersecurity
technologies such as _**distributed ledger**_
_**technology,**_ digital identities,
cryptography _**,**_ _**encryption**_ or intrusion
detection, and their application in areas
such as finance, industry 4.0, _**logistics**_,
energy, transportation, _**tourism,**_ healthcare,
or e-government are essential to safeguard
the security, _**transparency**_ and trust of
online activity _**, including 5G platforms,**_
and transactions by both citizens, public
administrations, and companies.

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

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(25) The European Council in its
conclusions of 19 October 2017 stressed
that to successfully build a Digital Europe,
the Union needs in particular labour
markets, training and education systems fit
for the digital age and that there is a need
to invest in digital skills, to empower and
enable all Europeans;

**Amendment 41**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Recital 26 a (new)**

(25) The European Council in its
conclusions of 19 October 2017 stressed
that to successfully build a Digital Europe,
the Union needs in particular labour
markets, training and education systems fit
for the digital age and that there is a need
to invest in digital skills _**development and**_
_**improve the digital literacy**_, to empower
and enable all Europeans _**with an**_
_**integrated approach.**_ ;

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

_**(26a)**_ _**Considering the need for a holistic**_
_**approach, the Programme should also**_
_**take into account the areas of inclusion,**_
_**qualification, training and specialization**_
_**which, in addition to the advanced digital**_
_**competences, are decisive for the creation**_
_**of added value in the knowledge society.**_

**Amendment 42**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Recital 27**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(27) In its resolution of 1 June 2017 on
digitising European industry [67] the
European Parliament stated that education,
training and lifelong learning are the
cornerstone of social cohesion in a digital
society.

(27) In its resolution of 1 June 2017 on
digitising European industry [67] the
European Parliament stated that education,
training and lifelong learning are the
cornerstone of social cohesion in a digital
society. _**It furthermore demanded that the**_
_**gender perspective would be incorporated**_
_**in all digital initiatives, emphasizing the**_
_**need to address the severe gender gap**_
_**within the ICT sector, since this is**_
_**essential for Europe’s long-term growth**_

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_**and prosperity;**_

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67 Document ref. A8-0183/2017, available

at:
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDo
c.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=
P8-TA-2017-0240

**Amendment 43**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Recital 27 a (new)**

67 Document ref. A8-0183/2017, available

at:
http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDo
c.do?type=TA&language=EN&reference=
P8-TA-2017-0240

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

_**(27a) In its resolution of 28 April 2016 on**_
_**gender equality and empowering women**_
_**in the digital age, the European**_
_**Parliament underlined the need of**_
_**collecting gender-disaggregated data on**_
_**the use of ICT, and of developing targets,**_
_**indicators and benchmarks to track the**_

_**progress of women's access to ICT and**_
_**promote best practices examples among**_
_**companies;**_

**Amendment 44**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Recital 27 b (new)**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

_**(27b) In its resolution of 21 December**_
_**2015, Towards a Digital Single Market**_
_**Act, the European Parliament fully**_
_**supported and encouraged a digital**_
_**entrepreneurial culture for women, as**_
_**well as their integration and participation**_
_**in information society.**_

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**Amendment 45**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Recital 28**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(28) The advanced digital technologies
supported by this Programme, such as high
performance computing, cybersecurity and
artificial intelligence are now sufficiently
mature to move beyond the research arena
and be deployed, implemented and scaledup at Union level. Just as the deployment
of these technologies require a Union
response so does the skills dimension.
Training opportunities in advanced digital
skills need to be scaled up, increased and
made accessible throughout the EU.
Failing this could impede the smooth
deployment of advanced digital
technologies and hamper the overall
competitiveness of Union's economy. The
actions supported by this programme are
complementary to those supported by the
ESF, ERDF and Horizon Europe

programmes.

**Amendment 46**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Recital 29**

(28) The advanced digital technologies
supported by this Programme, such as high
performance computing, cybersecurity
_**cloud computing, data protection and**_
_**information governance**_ and artificial
intelligence are now sufficiently mature to
move beyond the research arena and be
deployed, implemented and scaled-up at
Union level. Just as the deployment of
these technologies require a Union
response so does the skills dimension.
_**Learning and**_ training opportunities in
advanced digital skills need to be scaled
up, increased and made accessible
throughout the EU. Failing this could
impede the smooth deployment of
advanced digital technologies and hamper
the overall competitiveness of Union's
economy. The actions supported by this
programme are complementary to those
supported by the ESF, ERDF _**, ERASMUS**_
and Horizon Europe programmes.

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(29) Modernising public administrations
and services through digital means is
crucial to reducing administrative burden
_**on industry and**_ on citizens _**in general**_ by
making their interactions with public
authorities faster, more convenient and less
costly, as well as by increasing the

(29) Modernising public administrations
and services through digital means is
crucial to reducing administrative burden
on citizens _**and industry**_ by making their
interactions with public authorities faster,
more convenient and less costly, as well as
by increasing the efficiency _**, transparency**_

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efficiency and the quality of the services
provided to citizens and businesses. Since a
number of services of public interest
already have a Union dimension, the
support to their implementation and
deployment at Union level should ensure
that citizens and businesses _**will**_ benefit
from the access to high quality digital
services across Europe.

**Amendment 47**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Recital 29 a (new)**

and the quality of the services provided to
citizens and businesses _**while at the same**_

_**time increasing the efficiency of public**_
_**spending**_ . Since a number of services of
public interest already have a Union
dimension, the support to their
implementation and deployment at Union
level should ensure that citizens and
businesses _**may**_ benefit from the access to
high quality _**multilingual**_ digital services
across Europe. _**It is also important that**_
_**these services be accessible to people with**_
_**disabilities.**_

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

_**(29a)**_ _**Digitalisation can facilitate and**_
_**improve barrier-free accessibility for**_
_**everyone, including older people, persons**_
_**with reduced mobility or a disability, and**_
_**those in remote or rural areas.**_

**Amendment 48**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Recital 30**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(30) The digital transformation of the
areas of public interest such as healthcare _**[68]**_
, mobility, justice, earth/environmental
monitoring, education and culture requires
the continuation and expansion of Digital
Service Infrastructures, which make secure
cross-border exchange of data possible and
foster national development. Their
coordination under this Regulation best
achieves the potential for exploiting
synergies.

(30) The digital transformation of the
areas of public interest such as healthcare _**[68]**_
, mobility, justice, earth/environmental
monitoring _**, security**_, _**reduction of carbon**_
_**emissions, energy infrastructure,**_
education _**and training**_ and culture requires
the continuation, _**upgrading**_ and expansion
of Digital Service Infrastructures, which
make secure cross-border _**and cross-**_
_**language**_ exchange of data _**and**_
_**information**_ possible and foster national
development. Their coordination under this

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Regulation best achieves the potential for
exploiting synergies _**and ensuring**_
_**complementarity**_ . _**The digital**_
_**transformation should nevertheless take**_
_**into account that some citizens are not**_
_**taking part - out of different reasons - in it**_
_**and networks should be supported to**_
_**continue informing those citizens, helping**_
_**them to remain in full possession of their**_
_**rights and participation to all social and**_
_**civic duties.**_

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_**68**_

http://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/docume
nt.cfm?doc_id=51628

**Amendment 49**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Recital 30 a (new)**

_**68**_

http://ec.europa.eu/newsroom/dae/docume
nt.cfm?doc_id=51628

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

_**(30a)**_ _**The digital transformation of this**_
_**sector must in all circumstances allow EU**_

_**citizens to access, use and manage their**_
_**personal data securely across borders,**_
_**irrespective of their location or the**_
_**location of the data.**_

**Amendment 50**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Recital 30 b (new)**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

_**(30b)**_ _**The deployment and access to**_
_**advanced technologies in areas of public**_
_**interest, such as education, also require**_
_**training in skills necessary to make use of**_
_**these technologies.**_ _**Therefore the**_
_**objectives included in Specific Objective 8**_
_**should also cover training programmes**_
_**for those persons who will be using the**_

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_**advanced technologies.**_

**Amendment 51**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Recital 32**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(32) The modernisation of European
public administrations is one of the key
priorities for successful implementation of
the Digital Single Market Strategy. The
mid-term evaluation of the Strategy
highlighted the need to strengthen the
transformation of public administrations
and to ensure citizens have easy, trusted,
_**and**_ seamless access to public services.

**Amendment 52**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Recital 33**

(32) The modernisation of European
public administrations is one of the key
priorities for successful implementation of
the Digital Single Market Strategy. The
mid-term evaluation of the Strategy
highlighted the need to strengthen the
transformation of public administrations
and to ensure citizens have easy, trusted,
_**secure**_ seamless _**and inclusive**_ access to
public services.

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(33) The Annual Growth Survey
published by the Commission in 2017 [69]
shows that the quality of European public
administrations has a direct impact on the
economic environment and is therefore
crucial to stimulating productivity,
competitiveness, economic cooperation,
growth _**and**_ employment. In particular,
efficient and transparent public
administration and effective justice
systems are necessary to support economic
growth and deliver high quality services
for firms and citizens.

(33) The Annual Growth Survey
published by the Commission in 2017 [69]
shows that the quality of European public
administrations has a direct impact on the
economic environment and is therefore
crucial to stimulating productivity,
competitiveness, economic cooperation,
_**sustainable**_ growth _**,**_ employment _**and**_
_**high-quality work**_ . In particular, efficient
and transparent public administration and
effective justice systems are necessary to
support economic growth and deliver high
quality services for firms and citizens.

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**Amendment 53**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Recital 34**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(34) Interoperability of European public
services concerns all levels of
administration: Union, national, regional
and local. Besides removing barriers to a
functioning Single Market _**,**_ interoperability
facilitates successful implementation of
policies and offers great potential to avoid
cross-border electronic barriers, further
securing the emergence of new, or the
consolidation of developing, common
public services at Union level. In order to
eliminate fragmentation of European
services, to support fundamental freedoms
and operational mutual recognition in the
EU, a holistic cross-sector and cross-border
approach to interoperability should be
promoted in the manner that is the most
effective, _**and**_ the most responsive to endusers. This implies that interoperability is
to be understood in a broad sense, spanning
from technical to legal layers and
encompassing policy elements in the field.
Accordingly, the span of activities would
go beyond the usual lifecycle of solutions
to include all the interventions elements
that would support the necessary
framework conditions for sustained
interoperability at large.

**Amendment 54**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Recital 34 a (new)**

(34) Interoperability of European public
services concerns all levels of
administration: Union, national, regional
and local. Besides removing barriers to a
functioning Single Market _**,**_ interoperability
facilitates _**cross-border co-operation,**_
_**alignment of common standards,**_
successful implementation of policies and
offers great potential to avoid cross-border
electronic _**and language**_ barriers _**, to cut**_
_**red tape**_, further securing the emergence of
new, or the consolidation of developing,
common public services at Union level _**as**_
_**well as preventing unnecessary double-**_
_**storage**_ . In order to eliminate
fragmentation of European services, to
support fundamental freedoms and
operational mutual recognition in the EU, a
holistic _**, technology-neutral**_ cross-sector
and cross-border approach to
interoperability should be promoted in the
manner that is the most effective, and the
most responsive to end-users _**and that**_
_**ensures a high level of data protection**_ .
This implies that interoperability is to be
understood in a broad sense, spanning from
technical to legal layers and encompassing
policy elements in the field. Accordingly,
the span of activities would go beyond the
usual lifecycle of solutions to include all
the interventions elements that would
support the necessary framework
conditions for sustained interoperability at
large.

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_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

_**(34a) On 6 October 2017, EU Ministers in**_
_**Tallinn stated that the European digital**_
_**strategy should be based on collaboration**_
_**and interoperability, including the use of**_
_**open licensing policies and open**_
_**standards. The programme should,**_
_**therefore, encourage open source**_
_**solutions in order to allow reuse, increase**_
_**trust and secure transparency. This will**_
_**have a positive impact on the**_
_**sustainability of funded projects.**_

**Amendment 55**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Recital 37**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(37) In April 2016 the Commission
adopted the Digitising European Industry
initiative to ensure that "any industry in
Europe, big or small, wherever situated and
in any sector can fully benefit from digital
innovations". _**[71]**_

__________________

_**71**_ _**null**_

**Amendment 56**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Recital 39**

(37) In April 2016, the Commission
adopted the Digitising European Industry
initiative to ensure that "any industry in
Europe, big or small, wherever situated and
in any sector can fully benefit from digital
innovations". _**This is of particular**_
_**relevance to small and medium**_

_**enterprises in the cultural and creative**_

_**sectors.**_

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_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(39) Reaching the target objectives may
require leveraging the potential of
complementary technologies in the
networking and computing domains, as
stated in the Communication "Digitising
European Industry" [73] that recognises
"availability of world class networking and
cloud infrastructure" as an essential
_**ingredient**_ of industry digitisation.

(39) Reaching the target objectives may
require leveraging the potential of
complementary technologies in the
networking and computing domains, as
stated in the Communication "Digitising
European Industry" [73] that recognises
"availability of world class networking and
cloud infrastructure" as an essential
_**component**_ of industry digitisation.

__________________ __________________

73 COM (2016) 180 final: Digitising

–
European Industry Reaping the full
benefits of a digital single market.

**Amendment 57**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Recital 40**

73 COM (2016) 180 final: Digitising

–
European Industry Reaping the full
benefits of a digital single market.

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(40) _**The General Data Protection**_
Regulation _**(GDPR)**_, _**applicable from May**_
_**2018 onwards**_, by providing for a single
set of rules directly applicable in the
Member States legal orders _**, will guarantee**_
the free flow of personal data between EU
Member States and _**reinforce**_ trust and
security of the individuals, two
indispensable elements for a real Digital
Single Market. _**The**_ actions undertaken
under this Programme, when they involve
the processing of personal data, should
therefore _**support the application of the**_
_**GDPR, for instance in the field of**_
_**artificial intelligence and blockchain**_
_**technology**_ .

(40) Regulation _**(EU) 2016/679**_ by
providing for a single set of rules directly
applicable in the Member States legal
orders _**guarantees**_ the free flow of personal
data between EU Member States and
_**reinforces**_ trust and security of the
individuals, two indispensable elements for
a real Digital Single Market. _**All**_ actions
undertaken under this Programme, when
they involve the processing of personal
data, should therefore _**be in full**_
_**compliance with that Regulation. They**_
_**should especially support the development**_
_**of digital technologies that comply with**_
_**the ‘data protection by design’ obligations**_
_**which are binding pursuant to that**_
_**Regulation to the extent that the**_
_**processing involves electronic**_
_**communications data, due respect is to be**_
_**paid to Directive 2002/58/EC of the**_
_**European Parliament and of the**_
_**Council.**_ _**[1a]**_

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_________________

_**1a**_ _**Directive 2002/58/EC of the European**_
_**Parliament and of the Council of 12 July**_
_**2002 concerning the processing of**_
_**personal data and the protection of**_
_**privacy in the electronic communications**_
_**sector (Directive on privacy and electronic**_
_**communications) (OJ L 201, 31.7.2002, p.**_
_**37).**_

**Amendment 58**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Recital 41**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(41) The Programme should be
implemented in full respect of the
international and EU framework of
intellectual property protection and
enforcement. The effective protection of
intellectual property plays a key role in
innovation and thus is necessary for the
effective implementation of the
Programme.

**Amendment 59**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Recital 42**

(41) The Programme should be
implemented in full respect of the
international and EU framework of
intellectual property protection and
enforcement. The effective protection of
intellectual property plays a key role in
innovation _**and maintaining European**_
_**added value**_ and thus is necessary for the
effective implementation of the
Programme.

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(42) Bodies implementing this
Programme should _**comply with the**_
provisions _**applicable to the**_ Union
_**institutions, and with national**_ legislation
regarding the handling of information, _**in**_
_**particular sensitive non-classified**_
_**information and EU classified**_
_**information**_ .

(42) _**To the extent that**_ bodies
implementing this Programme _**handle**_
_**sensitive non-classified information or**_
_**Union classified information, they**_ should
_**respect the relevant**_ provisions _**laid down**_
_**in**_ Union _**acts or national**_ legislation
regarding the handling of information, _**as**_
_**applicable**_ .

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**Amendment 60**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Recital 43**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(43) Reflecting the importance of tackling
climate change in line with the Union’s
_**commitments**_ to implement the Paris
Agreement and the United Nations
Sustainable Development Goals, this
Programme will contribute to mainstream
climate actions and _**lead**_ to the
achievement of an overall target of 25% of
the EU budget expenditures supporting
climate objectives _**[74]**_ . Relevant actions _**will**_
be identified during the Programme's
preparation and implementation, and
reassessed in the context of the relevant
evaluations and review processes.

(43) Reflecting the importance of tackling
climate change in line with the Union’s
_**obligations**_ to implement the Paris
Agreement and the United Nations
Sustainable Development Goals, this
Programme will contribute to mainstream
climate actions and _**help**_ _**leading**_ to the
achievement of an overall target of 25% of
the EU budget expenditures supporting
climate objectives _**[74]**_ . Relevant actions
_**should**_ be identified during the
Programme's preparation and
implementation, and reassessed in the
context of the relevant evaluations and
review processes _**in order to ensure full**_
_**compliance with these obligations**_ .

_________________ _________________

_**74**_ COM(2018)0321, p. 1. _**74**_ COM(2018)0321, p. 1.

**Amendment 61**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Recital 44**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

_**(44) In order to ensure uniform**_
_**conditions for the implementation of this**_
_**Regulation, implementing powers should**_
_**be conferred on the Commission for the**_
_**adoption of the work programmes so that**_
_**the objectives of the Programme are**_
_**achieved in accordance with the Union's**_

_**and Member States' priorities while**_
_**ensuring consistency, transparency and**_

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_**continuity of joint action by the Union**_
_**and the Member States. Those powers**_
_**should be exercised in accordance with**_

_**the advisory procedure referred to in**_
_**Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 182/2011**_ _**[75]**_
_**laying down the rules and general**_
_**principles concerning mechanisms for**_
_**control by the Member States of the**_
_**Commission's exercise of implementing**_

_**powers.**_

_**__________________**_

_**75**_ _**Regulation (EU) No 182/2011 of the**_
_**European Parliament and of the Council**_
_**of 16 February 2011 laying down the**_
_**rules and general principles concerning**_
_**mechanisms for control by Member States**_
_**of the Commission’s exercise of**_
_**implementing powers (OJ L 55, 28.2.2011,**_
_**p. 13)**_

**Amendment 62**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Recital 45**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(45) The work programmes should be
adopted in principle _**as multi-annual work**_
_**programmes, typically**_ every two years, or,
if justified by the needs related to the
implementation of the programme, annual
_**work programmes**_ . The types of financing
and the methods of implementation under
this Regulation should be chosen on the
basis of their ability to achieve the specific
objectives of the actions and to deliver
results, taking into account, in particular,
the costs of controls, the administrative
burden, and the expected risk of noncompliance. This should include
consideration of the use of lump sums, flat
rates and unit costs, as well as financing
not linked to costs as referred to in Article
125(1) of the Financial Regulation.

(45) W _**ork programmes should be**_
_**adopted so that the objectives of the**_
_**Programme are achieved in accordance**_
_**with the Union's and Member States'**_

_**priorities, while ensuring consistency,**_
_**transparency and continuity of joint**_
_**action by the Union and the Member**_
_**States.**_ The work programmes should be
adopted in principle every two years, or, if
justified by the needs related to the
implementation of the programme, _**on an**_
annual _**basis**_ . The types of financing and
the methods of implementation under this
Regulation should be chosen on the basis
of their ability to achieve the specific
objectives of the actions and to deliver
results, taking into account, in particular,
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compliance. This should include
consideration of the use of lump sums, flat
rates and unit costs, as well as financing
not linked to costs as referred to in Article
125(1) of the Financial Regulation.

**Amendment 63**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Recital 46**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(46) The power to adopt acts in
accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty
on the Functioning of the European Union
should be delegated to the Commission
concerning amendments to Annex II to
review and/or complement the indicators.
It is of particular importance that the
Commission carry out appropriate
consultations during its preparatory work,
including at expert level, and that those
consultations be conducted in accordance
with the principles laid down in the
Interinstitutional Agreement on Better
Law-Making of 13 April 2016. In
particular, to ensure equal participation in
the preparation of delegated acts, the
European Parliament and the Council
receive all documents at the same time as
Member States' experts, and their experts
systematically have access to meetings of
Commission expert groups dealing with the
preparation of delegated acts.

**Amendment 64**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Recital 46 a (new)**

(46) The power to adopt acts in
accordance with Article 290 of the Treaty
on the Functioning of the European Union
should be delegated to the Commission
concerning amendments to _**Annexes I and**_
_**II**_ to review and/or complement the
indicators. It is of particular importance
that the Commission carry out appropriate
consultations during its preparatory work,
including at expert level, and that those
consultations be conducted in accordance
with the principles laid down in the
Interinstitutional Agreement on Better
Law-Making of 13 April 2016. In
particular, to ensure equal participation in
the preparation of delegated acts, the
European Parliament and the Council
receive all documents at the same time as
Member States' experts, and their experts
systematically have access to meetings of
Commission expert groups dealing with the
preparation of delegated acts.

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

_**(46a)**_ _**In order to ensure, maintain and**_

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_**develop long term financing for the**_
_**Digital Europe Programme it requires**_
_**clear, common EU rules that are future-**_
_**oriented and pro-competitive in order to**_
_**drive investment and innovation and**_

_**preserve affordability;**_

**Amendment 65**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Recital 47**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(47) _**This Regulation respects**_
fundamental rights and _**observes**_ the
principles _**recognised in**_ the Charter of
Fundamental Rights of the European
_**Unions**_, notably those referred under
Articles [8], [11], [16], [21], [35], [38] and

[47] regarding the protection of personal
data, the freedom of expression and
information, the freedom to conduct
business, the prohibition of discrimination,
healthcare, consumer protection and the
right to effective remedy and fair trial. _**The**_
_**Member States must apply this Regulation**_
_**in a manner consistent with these rights**_
_**and**_ principles _**’**_ .

**Amendment 66**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Recital 47 a (new)**

(47) _**Actions which fall within the scope**_
_**of the Programme should respect**_
fundamental rights and _**observe**_ the
principles _**acknowledged in particular by**_
the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the
European _**Union**_, notably those referred
under Articles [8], [11], [16],[21], [ _**22][**_ 35],

[38 _**], [41**_ ] and [47] regarding the protection
of personal data, the freedom of expression
and information, the freedom to conduct
business, the prohibition of discrimination,
_**linguistic diversity and right to**_
_**communicate in any of the EU languages,**_
healthcare, consumer protection and the
right to effective remedy and fair trial.
_**Such actions should be in conformity with**_
_**any legal obligation including**_
_**international law and with any relevant**_
_**Commission decisions, as well as with**_
_**ethical**_ principles _**, which include avoiding**_
_**any breach of research integrity**_ .

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_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

_**(47 a)**_ _**In April 2018, the Commission**_
_**committed**_ _**[1a]**_ _**to set up a framework for**_
_**stakeholders and experts to develop draft**_
_**Artificial Intelligence guidelines in**_
_**cooperation with the European Group on**_
_**Ethics in Science and New Technologies;**_
_**the Commission will support national and**_
_**EU-level consumer organisations and**_
_**data protection supervising authorities in**_
_**building an understanding of AI-powered**_
_**applications with the input of the**_
_**European Consumer Consultative Group**_
_**and the European Data Protection Board.**_

_**__________________**_

_**1a**_ _**Communication of 25.4.2018 on**_
_**Artificial Intelligence for Europe,**_
_**COM(2018)0237, available**_
_**at:http://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegDat**_
_**a/docs_autres_institutions/commission_eu**_
_**ropeenne/com/2018/0237/COM_COM(20**_
_**18)0237_EN.pdf**_

**Amendment 67**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Recital 48**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

_**(48) Third countries which are members**_
_**of the European Economic Area (EEA)**_
_**may participate in Union programmes in**_
_**the framework of the cooperation**_
_**established under the EEA agreement,**_
_**which provides for the implementation of**_
_**the programmes by a decision under that**_
_**agreement. A specific provision should be**_
_**introduced in this Regulation to grant the**_
_**necessary rights for and access to the**_
_**authorizing officer responsible, the**_
_**European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) as**_

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_**well as the European Court of Auditors to**_
_**comprehensively exert their respective**_
_**competences.**_

**Amendment 68**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 1 – paragraph 1**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

This Regulation establishes the Digital
Europe programme ('Programme').

**Amendment 69**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point e**

This Regulation establishes the Digital
Europe programme ( _**the**_ 'Programme') _**,**_
_**which shall be implemented for the period**_
_**of 1 January 2021 to 31 December 2027**_ .

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(e) 'Digital Innovation Hub' means legal
entity designated or selected in an open and
competitive procedure in order to fulfil the
tasks under the Programme, in particular
providing access to technological expertise
and experimentation facilities, such as
equipment and software tools to enable the
digital transformation of the industry.

(e) ' _**European**_ Digital Innovation Hub'
means _**an existing or new**_ legal entity _**or a**_
_**consortium of legal entities**_ designated or
selected in an open _**, transparent**_ and
competitive procedure in order to fulfil the
tasks under the Programme, in particular
providing access to technological expertise
and experimentation facilities, such as
equipment and software tools to enable the
digital transformation of the industry _**as**_
_**well as facilitating access to finance**_ .
_**European Digital Innovation Hub shall**_
_**be open to business of all forms and sizes,**_
_**in particular to SMEs, scale-ups and**_
_**public administrations across the Union.**_

_**European Digital Innovation Hubs shall**_
_**act as one-stop-shops where companies -**_

_**–**_
_**especially SMEs, start-ups and mid-caps**_

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_**can get help to improve their business,**_
_**production processes, products and**_
_**services by means of digital technology**_
_**that could result in added value. The**_

_**Hubs will therefore create a decentralised**_
_**network across the Union offering**_
_**support to companies to ensure that their**_
_**employees’ skills match the expertise**_
_**required to handle the available digital**_
_**technology. The Hubs shall also**_
_**coordinate with education providers with**_
_**a view to supporting training for students**_
_**and on-the-job training for workers.**_

**Amendment 70**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f a (new)**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

_**(fa)**_ _**"media literacy" means the**_
_**analytical skills necessary to find one's**_
_**path of understanding throughout the**_
_**digital world.**_

**Amendment 71**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f b (new)**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

_**(fb) 'European Partnership' means an**_
_**initiative where the Union, together with**_
_**private and/or public partners (such as**_
_**industry, research organisations, bodies**_
_**with a public service mission at local,**_
_**regional, national or international level or**_
_**civil society organisations including**_
_**foundations, SMEs organisations),**_
_**commit to jointly support the development**_
_**and implementation of digital innovation**_
_**and technological deployment activities,**_

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_**including those related to market,**_
_**regulatory or policy uptake;**_

**Amendment 72**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f c (new)**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

_**(fc)**_ _**‘small and medium-sized**_
_**enterprises’ or ‘SMEs’ means small and**_
_**medium-sized enterprises as defined in**_
_**Article 2 of the Annex to Commission**_
_**Recommendation 2003/361/EC;**_

**Amendment 73**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 2 – paragraph 1 – point f d (new)**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

_**(fd) 'consortium' means a collaborative**_
_**grouping of undertakings constituted to**_
_**carry out an action under the Programme.**_

**Amendment 74**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 3 – paragraph 1 – introductory part**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

1. The Programme has the following
general objective: to support the digital
transformation of the European economy

1. The Programme has the following
general objective: to support _**and to**_
_**accelerate**_ the digital transformation of the

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and society and bring its benefits to
European citizens and businesses. The
Programme _**will**_ :

**Amendment 75**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point b**

European economy _**, industry**_ and society
and _**to**_ bring its benefits to European
citizens _**, public services**_ and businesses _**, as**_
_**well as to reinforce the strategic**_
_**autonomy and cohesion of the Union**_
_**while securing competitiveness and**_
_**reducing the digital divide**_ . The
Programme _**shall**_ :

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(b) widen their diffusion and uptake in
areas of public interest _**and the private**_

_**sector.**_

**Amendment 76**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point a**

(b) widen their diffusion and uptake in
_**the private sector and in**_ areas of public
interest _**, supporting their digital**_
_**transformation and ensuring access to**_
_**digital technologies;**_

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(a) deploy, coordinate at the Union level
and operate an _**integrated**_ world-class
exascale [77] supercomputing and data
infrastructure in the Union that shall be

accessible _**on a non-commercial basis**_ to
public and private users and for publicly
funded research purposes;

(a) deploy, coordinate at the Union level
and operate an _**interoperable**_ world-class
exascale [77] supercomputing and data
infrastructure in the Union that shall be
accessible to public and private users and
for publicly _**and privately**_ funded research

purposes;

__________________ __________________

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per second per second

**Amendment 77**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point b**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(b) deploy ready to use/operational
technology resulting from research and
innovation to build an integrated Union
high performance computing ecosystem,
covering all scientific and industrial value
chain segments, including hardware,
software, applications, services,
interconnections and digital skills;

**Amendment 78**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 4 – paragraph 1 – point c**

(b) deploy ready to use/operational
technology resulting from research and
innovation to build an integrated Union
high performance computing ecosystem,
covering all scientific and industrial value
chain segments, including hardware,
software, applications, services,
interconnections and digital skills _**,**_
_**ensuring a high level of security and data**_
_**protection**_ ;

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(c) deploy and operate a post-exascale [78]
infrastructure, including the integration
with quantum computing technologies and
develop new research infrastructures for
computing science.

(c) deploy and operate a post-exascale [78]
infrastructure, including the integration
with quantum computing technologies and
develop new research infrastructures _**;**_
_**encourage the development within the**_
_**Union of the hardware and software**_
_**necessary for such deployment,**_ for
computing science.

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**Amendment 79**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 4 – paragraph 1 a (new)**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

_**1a. The actions under Specific Objective 1**_
_**shall be primarily implemented through**_
_**the Joint Undertaking proposed by the**_
_**Commission and endorsed by the Council**_
_**of Ministers on 25 of June 2018 in**_
_**accordance with Regulation (EU) ... of the**_
_**European Parliament and of the**_
_**Council**_ _**[1a]**_ _**.**_

_**__________________**_

_**1a**_ _**Regulation establishing the European**_
_**High Performance Computing Joint**_
_**Undertaking. 10594/18. Brussels, 18**_
_**September 2018 (OR. en).**_
_**http://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/docu**_
_**ment/ST-10594-2018-INIT/en/pdf**_

**Amendment 80**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point a**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(a) build up and strengthen core artificial
intelligence capacities in the Union,
including data resources and libraries of
algorithms in compliance with data
protection legislation;

(a) build up and strengthen core artificial
intelligence capacities in the Union,
including data resources and libraries of
algorithms _**.**_ In compliance with data
protection legislation _**, AI-based solutions**_
_**and resources made available shall**_

_**respect the principle of privacy and**_
_**security by design**_ ; _**and ensuring that**_
_**humans remain at the centre of the**_
_**development and deployment of Artificial**_
_**intelligence,**_

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**Amendment 81**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point b**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(b) make those capacities accessible to
_**all**_ businesses and public administrations _**;**_

**Amendment 82**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 5 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)**

(b) make those capacities accessible to
businesses _**, especially SMEs and start-ups,**_
and public administrations _**including not-**_
_**for-profit organisations, research**_
_**institutions, universities,**_

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

_**(ca) to develop and reinforce industrial**_
_**application and production systems,**_
_**facilitating integration of technologies in**_
_**value chains, development of innovative**_
_**business models, and shortening the time**_
_**passed from innovation to**_
_**industrialisation; and to foster the take up**_
_**of AI-based solution in areas of public**_
_**interest and society**_

**Amendment 83**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 5 – paragraph 1 a (new)**

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_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

_**The actions under this specific objective**_
_**Artificial Intelligence shall be**_
_**implemented exclusively through direct**_
_**management by the Commission or an**_
_**executive agency on the basis of a cost-**_
_**benefit analysis.**_

**Amendment 84**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 5 – paragraph 1 b (new)**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

_**Actions carried out under Specific**_
_**objective 2 shall comply with ethical**_
_**principles and relevant national, Union**_
_**and international laws, including the**_
_**Charter of Fundamental Rights of the**_
_**European Union and the European**_
_**Convention of Human Rights and the**_
_**Protocol thereto. The Commission taking**_
_**into account the recommendations of the**_
_**High-Level Expert Group on Artificial**_
_**Intelligence shall specify conditions**_
_**related to ethical issues in the work**_

_**programmes under Specific objective 2.**_
_**The calls or the grant agreements shall**_
_**include relevant conditions as set out in**_

_**work programmes. An ethical review of**_
_**each project shall be performed during**_
_**the evaluation of each action. Actions that**_
_**are not ethically acceptable or that do not**_
_**fulfil the conditions agreement shall not**_
_**be eligible for funding.**_

**Amendment 85**

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**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point a**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(a) support, together with Member
States, the procurement of advanced
cybersecurity equipment, tools and data
infrastructures in full compliance with data
protection legislation _**;**_

**Amendment 86**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point b**

(a) support, together with Member
States, the procurement of advanced
cybersecurity equipment, tools and data
infrastructures in _**order to achieve a**_

_**common high level of cybersecurity at the**_
_**European level, in**_ full compliance with
data protection legislation _**and the**_
_**fundamental rights while ensuring EU**_
_**strategic autonomy**_

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(b) support the best use of European
knowledge, capacity and skills related to
cybersecurity;

**Amendment 87**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point c**

(b) support the best use _**and the increase**_
of European knowledge, capacity and skills
related to cybersecurity; _**and the sharing**_
_**and mainstreaming of best practices;**_

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(c) ensure a wide deployment of the
latest cybersecurity solutions across the

economy;

(c) ensure a wide deployment of the
latest cybersecurity solutions across the
economy; _**with special attention to public**_
_**services and essential economic operators**_

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_**such as SMEs;**_

**Amendment 88**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(d) reinforce capabilities within Member
States and private sector to help them meet
Directive (EU) 2016/1148 of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 6 July
2016 concerning measures for a high
common level of security of network and
information systems across the Union [79] .

(d) reinforce capabilities within Member
States and private sector to help them meet
Directive (EU) 2016/1148 of the European
Parliament and of the Council of 6 July
2016 concerning measures for a high
common level of security of network and
information systems across the Union [79]
_**including through measures aiming at**_
_**developing a cybersecurity culture within**_
_**organisations**_ .

__________________ __________________

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**Amendment 89**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 6 – paragraph 1 – point d a (new)**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

_**(da) improve resilience against cyber-**_
_**attacks, to increase risk awareness and**_
_**knowledge of basic security processes**_
_**among users, particularly public services,**_
_**SMEs and start-ups, to ensure that**_
_**companies have basic levels of security,**_
_**such as end-to-end encryption of data and**_
_**communications and software updates,**_
_**and to encourage the use of the security-**_
_**by-design and by default knowledge of**_

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_**basic security processes as well as cyber-**_
_**hygiene;**_

**Amendment 90**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 6 – paragraph 1 a (new)**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

_**The actions under Specific objective 3**_
_**Cybersecurity and trust shall be primarily**_
_**implemented through the European**_
_**Cybersecurity Industrial, Technology and**_
_**Research Competence Centre and the**_
_**Cybersecurity Competence Network in**_
_**accordance with [Regulation ..... of the**_
_**European Parliament and of the**_
_**Council**_ _**[1a]**_ _**].**_

_**__________________**_

_**1a**_ _**Regulation ..... of the European**_
_**Parliament and of the Council**_
_**establishing the European Cybersecurity**_
_**Industrial, Technology and Research**_
_**Competence Centre and the Network of**_
_**National Coordination Centres**_

**Amendment 91**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 7 – paragraph 1 – introductory part**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

The financial intervention by the Union
under Specific Objective 4. Advanced
Digital skills shall support the development
of advanced digital skills in areas
supported by this programme, thus

The financial intervention by the Union
under Specific Objective 4. Advanced
Digital skills shall support the development
of advanced digital skills in areas
supported by this programme, thus

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contributing to increase _**Europe's**_ talent
pool, fostering greater professionalism,
especially with regard to high performance
computing, big data analytics,
cybersecurity, distributed ledger
technologies, robotics _**and**_ artificial
intelligence. The financial intervention
shall pursue the following operational
objectives:

**Amendment 92**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point a**

contributing to increase _**Union's**_ talent
pool _**, reducing the digital divide**_, fostering
greater professionalism _**on a gender**_
_**balance way**_, especially with regard to high
performance computing, big data analytics,
cybersecurity, distributed ledger
technologies, robotics _**, artificial**_
_**intelligence, cloud computing,**_
_**communication systems and networks,**_
_**data protection competencies,**_ artificial
intelligence. _**To stimulate and improve**_
_**labour market, and specialisation in**_
_**digital technologies and applications,**_ the
financial intervention shall pursue the
following operational objectives:

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(a) support the design and delivery of
_**long-term trainings and**_ courses for
students, IT professionals and the
workforce;

**Amendment 93**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point b**

(a) support the design and delivery of
_**high quality long-term training**_ courses
_**including blended learning**_ for students _**,**_
_**teachers, educators**_, IT professionals _**,**_
_**researchers**_ and the workforce _**including**_
_**public servants, in collaboration with**_
_**schools, universities and research centres**_ ;

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(b) support the design and delivery of
short-term trainings and courses for

(b) support the design and delivery of
_**high quality**_ short-term trainings and

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entrepreneurs, small business leaders and
the workforce;

**Amendment 94**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 7 – paragraph 1 – point c**

courses _**including blended learning**_ for
entrepreneurs, small business _**and start-up**_
leaders _**,**_ and the workforce _**including**_
_**public servants and self-employed**_ ;

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(c) support on-the-job trainings and
traineeships for students, young
entrepreneurs and graduates.

**Amendment 95**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 7 – paragraph 1 a (new)**

(c) support _**high quality**_ on-the-job
trainings _**, including blended learning**_ and
traineeships for students, young
entrepreneurs and graduates.

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

_**The actions under Specific objective 4**_
_**Advanced Digital Skills shall be primarily**_
_**implemented through direct management**_
_**by the European Commission. The**_
_**European Digital Innovation Hubs may**_
_**act as facilitators for training**_
_**opportunities, advising companies and**_
_**liaising with the appropriate competence**_
_**centres to ensure the widest geographical**_
_**coverage across the Union .**_

**Amendment 96**

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**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 8 – paragraph 1 – introductory part**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

The financial intervention by the Union
under Specific Objective 5. Deployment,
best use of digital capacities and
Interoperability shall achieve the following
operational objectives:

**Amendment 97**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point a**

The financial intervention by the Union
under Specific Objective 5. Deployment,
best use of digital capacities and
Interoperability shall achieve the following
operational objectives _**complementing the**_
_**digital infrastructure actions to that end**_
_**while reducing the digital divide**_ :

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(a) ensure that the public sector and
areas of public interests, such as health and
care, education, judiciary, transport _**,**_
energy, environment, cultural and creative
sectors, _**can**_ deploy and access state-of-theart digital technologies, in particular high
performance computing, artificial
intelligence and cybersecurity _**;**_

**Amendment 98**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point b**

(a) ensure that the public sector and
areas of public interests, such as health and
care, education, judiciary, transport _**and**_
_**communication**_ energy, environment,
cultural and creative sectors, _**as well**_
_**business established within the Union can**_
_**effectively**_ deploy and _**have the necessary**_
_**skills through training to use**_ access stateof-the-art digital technologies, in particular
high performance computing, _**language**_
_**technology,**_ artificial intelligence and
cybersecurity

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_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(b) deploy, operate and maintain transEuropean interoperable Digital Service
Infrastructures (including related services)
in complementarity with national and
regional actions;

**Amendment 99**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point c**

(b) deploy, operate and maintain transEuropean interoperable _**state of the art**_
Digital Service Infrastructures _**across the**_
_**Union**_ (including related services) in
complementarity with national and
regional actions;

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(c) facilitate the development, update
and use of solutions and frameworks by
European public administrations,
businesses and citizens, including the reuse of interoperability solutions and
frameworks;

**Amendment 100**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point d**

(c) facilitate the development, update
and use of solutions and frameworks by
European public administrations,
businesses and citizens, including _**open**_
_**source and**_ the re-use of interoperability
solutions and frameworks;

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(d) offer to public administrations access
to testing _**and**_ piloting of digital
technologies, including their cross-border

use;

(d) offer to public administrations access
to testing piloting _**and scaling-up**_ of digital
technologies, including their cross-border

use;

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**Amendment 101**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point e**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(e) support the uptake of advanced
digital and related technologies, including
in particular high performance computing,
artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and
future emerging technologies by the Union
industry, notably SMEs;

**Amendment 102**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point f**

(e) support the uptake of advanced
digital and related technologies, including
in particular high performance computing,
artificial intelligence, _**distributed ledger**_
_**technologies,**_ cybersecurity _**data**_
_**protection, cloud computing and**_
_**information governance**_ and future
emerging technologies by the Union
industry, notably SMEs _**and start-ups**_ ;

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(f) support the design, testing,
implementation and deployment of
interoperable digital solutions for EU level
public services delivered through a datadriven reusable solutions platform,
fostering innovation and establishing
common frameworks in order to unleash
the full potential of the public
administrations’ services for European
citizens and businesses;

**Amendment 103**

(f) support the design _**, maintain**_, testing,
implementation and deployment of
interoperable digital solutions for EU level
public services delivered through a datadriven reusable solutions platform,
fostering innovation and establishing
common frameworks in order to unleash
the full potential of the public
administrations’ services for European
citizens and businesses;

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**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point g**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(g) ensure a continuous capacity at the
Union level to observe, analyse and adapt
to fast-evolving digital trends, as well as
sharing and mainstreaming best practices;

**Amendment 104**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 8 – paragraph 1 – point h**

(g) ensure a continuous capacity at the
Union level _**to spearhead digital**_
_**development, in addition**_ to observe,
analyse and adapt to fast-evolving digital
trends, as well as sharing and
mainstreaming best practices _**and**_
_**facilitating cross-fertilisation between the**_
_**different national initiatives, leading to**_
_**the development of the digital society**_
_**thanks to a permanent cooperation among**_
_**all actors involved at EU level**_ ;

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(h) support cooperation towards
achieving a European ecosystem for trusted
infrastructures using distributed ledger
services and applications, including
support for interoperability and
standardisation and fostering the
deployment of EU cross-border
applications;

**Amendment 105**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 8 – paragraph 1 a (new)**

(h) support cooperation towards
achieving a European ecosystem for trusted
infrastructures using _**inter alia**_ distributed
ledger services and applications, including
support for interoperability and
standardisation and fostering the
deployment of EU cross-border
applications _**based on security and privacy**_
_**by design, guaranteeing data protection**_
_**and consumer safety**_ ;

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_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

_**The actions under Specific objective 5**_
_**Deployment, best use of digital capacities**_
_**and Interoperability shall be primarily**_
_**implemented through direct management**_
_**by the European Commission. The**_
_**European Digital Innovation Hubs and**_
_**competence centres may act as**_
_**facilitators.**_

**Amendment 106**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 9 – paragraph 1**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

1. The financial envelope for the
implementation of the Programme for the
period 2021−2027shall be EUR 9 194 000
000 in current prices.

**Amendment 107**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point a**

1. The financial envelope for the
implementation of the Programme for the
period 2021−2027shall be EUR _**8 192 391**_
_**000 in 2018 prices (EUR**_ 9 194 000 000 in
current prices _**)**_ .

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(a) up to EUR 2 698 240 000 for
Specific Objective 1, High Performance
Computing

(a) up to _**EUR 2 404 289 438 in 2018**_
_**prices (**_ EUR 2 698 240 000 _**in current**_
_**prices)**_ for Specific Objective 1, High
Performance Computing

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**Amendment 108**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point b**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(b) up to EUR 2 498 369 000 for
Specific Objective 2, Artificial Intelligence

**Amendment 109**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point c**

(b) up to _**EUR 2 226 192 703 in 2018**_
_**prices (**_ EUR 2 498 369 000 _**in current**_
_**prices)**_ for Specific Objective 2, Artificial
Intelligence

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(c) up to EUR 1 998 696 000 for
Specific Objective 3, Cybersecurity and
Trust

**Amendment 110**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point d**

(c) up to _**EUR 1 780 954 875 in 2018**_
_**prices (**_ EUR 1 998 696 000 _**in current**_
_**prices)**_ for Specific Objective 3,
Cybersecurity and Trust

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(d) up to EUR 699 543 000 for Specific
Objective 4, Advanced Digital skills

(d) up to EUR _**623 333 672 in 2018**_
_**prices (**_ EUR 699 543 000 _**in current**_
_**prices) for**_ Specific Objective 4, Advanced
Digital skills

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**Amendment 111**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 9 – paragraph 2 – point e**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(e) up to EUR 1 299 152 000 for
Specific Objective 5, Deployment, best use
of digital capacities and Interoperability

**Amendment 112**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 9 – paragraph 5**

(e) up to EUR _**1 157 620 312 in 2018**_
_**prices (**_ EUR 1 299 152 000 _**in current**_
_**prices) for**_ Specific Objective 5,
Deployment, best use of digital capacities
and Interoperability

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

5. Resources allocated to Member
States under shared management may, at
their request, be transferred to the
Programme. The Commission shall
implement those resources directly in
accordance with point (a) of Article 62(1)
of the Financial Regulation or indirectly in
accordance with point (c) of that Article.
Where possible those resources shall be
used for the benefit of the Member State

concerned.

**Amendment 113**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 10 – paragraph 1 – introductory part**

5. Resources allocated to Member
States under shared management may, at
their request, be transferred to the
Programme. The Commission shall
implement those resources directly in
accordance with point (a) of Article 62(1)
of the Financial Regulation or indirectly in
accordance with point (c) of that Article.
Where possible those resources shall be
used _**to the maximum extent possible**_ for
the benefit of the Member State concerned.

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

_**The programme shall be open to:**_ _**deleted**_

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**Amendment 114**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 1**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

1. Members of the European Free Trade
Association, which are members of the
European Economic Area, in accordance
with the conditions laid down in the
European Economic Area agreement;

**Amendment 115**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 2**

1. _**The programme shall be open to**_
Members of the European Free Trade
Association, which are members of the
European Economic Area, in accordance
with the conditions laid down in the
European Economic Area agreement;

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

2. _**Acceding countries, candidate**_
countries _**and potential candidates**_, in
accordance with the _**general principles and**_
_**general terms and conditions for their**_
_**participation in Union programmes**_
_**established in the respective framework**_
_**agreements and Association Council**_
_**Decisions, or similar agreements, and in**_
_**accordance with the specific**_ conditions
laid down in _**agreements between the**_
Union _**and them;**_

2. _**Full or partial association to the**_
_**programme of third**_ countries _**that are not**_
_**referred to in paragraph 1 shall be based**_
_**on a case by case assessment of the**_
_**Specific objectives**_, in accordance with the
conditions laid down in _**a specific**_
_**agreement covering the participation of**_
_**the third country to any**_ Union
_**programme, provided that this specific**_
_**agreement fully respects the following**_
_**criteria:**_

_**-**_ _**the participation of the third country**_
_**is in the interest of the Union;**_

_**-**_ _**the participation contributes to**_
_**achieving the objectives lay down in**_
_**article 3;**_

_**-**_ _**the participation does not raise any**_
_**security concerns and fully respects the**_
_**relevant security requirements lay down**_
_**in article 12;**_

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_**-**_ _**the agreement ensures a fair**_
_**balance as regards the contributions and**_
_**benefits of the third country participating**_
_**in the Union programmes;**_

_**-**_ _**the agreement lays down the**_
_**conditions of participation in the**_
_**programmes, including the calculation of**_
_**financial contributions to individual**_
_**programmes and their administrative**_
_**costs. These contributions shall constitute**_

_**assigned revenues in accordance with**_
_**Article [21(5)] of [the new Financial**_
_**Regulation];**_

_**-**_ _**the agreement does not confer to the**_
_**third country a decisional power on the**_

_**programme;**_

_**-**_ _**the agreement guarantees the rights**_
_**of the Union to ensure sound financial**_
_**management and to protect its financial**_
_**interests.**_

**Amendment 116**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

_**2a.**_ _**When preparing the work**_
_**programmes, the European Commission**_
_**or other relevant implementing bodies,**_
_**shall assess on a case-by-case basis**_
_**whether the conditions laid down in the**_

_**agreement referred to in paragraph 2 are**_
_**met for the actions included in the work**_

_**programmes.**_

**Amendment 117**

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**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 3**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

_**3.**_ _**Countries covered by the European**_
_**Neighbourhood Policy, in accordance**_
_**with the general principles and general**_
_**terms and conditions for the participation**_
_**of those countries in Union programmes**_
_**established in the respective framework**_
_**agreements and Association Council**_
_**Decisions, or similar agreements, and in**_
_**accordance with the specific conditions**_
_**laid down in agreements between the**_
_**Union and those countries;**_

**Amendment 118**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 10 – paragraph 1 – point 4**

_**deleted**_

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

_**4.**_ _**Third countries in accordance with**_

_**the conditions laid down in a specific**_
_**agreement covering the participation of**_
_**the third country to any Union**_
_**programme, provided that the agreement**_

_**—**_
_**ensures a fair balance as regards**_
_**the contributions and benefits of the third**_
_**country participating in the Union**_

_**programmes;**_

_**—**_
_**lays down the conditions of**_
_**participation in the programmes,**_
_**including the calculation of financial**_
_**contributions to individual programmes**_
_**and their administrative costs. These**_

_**contributions shall constitute assigned**_
_**revenues in accordance with Article**_

_**[21(5)] of [the new Financial Regulation]**_

_**;**_

_**deleted**_

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_**—**_
_**does not confer to the third country**_
_**a decisional power on the programme;**_

_**—**_
_**guarantees the rights of the Union**_
_**to ensure sound financial management**_
_**and to protect its financial interests.**_

**Amendment 119**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 11 – paragraph 2**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

2. The cooperation with third countries
and organisations mentioned in paragraph
1 under Specific _**Objective**_ 3.
Cybersecurity and Trust shall be subject to
Article [12].

**Amendment 120**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 12 – paragraph 5**

2. The cooperation with third countries
and organisations mentioned in paragraph
1 under Specific _**Objectives 1, High**_
_**Performance Computing, 2 Artificial**_
_**intelligence and**_ 3. Cybersecurity and
Trust shall be subject to Article [12].

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

5. The work programme may also
provide that legal entities established in
associated countries and legal entities
established in the EU but controlled from
third countries are not eligible for
participation in all or some actions under
Specific Objective 3 for security reasons.
In such cases calls for proposals and calls
for tenders shall be restricted to entities

established or deemed to be established in
Member States and controlled by Member
States and/or nationals of Member States.

5. The work programme may also
provide that legal entities established in
associated countries and legal entities
established in the EU but controlled from
third countries are not eligible for
participation in all or some actions under
Specific Objectives _**1, 2 and**_ 3 for _**strategic**_
_**and**_ security reasons. In such cases calls
for proposals and calls for tenders shall be
restricted to entities established or deemed

to be established in Member States and
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nationals of Member States.

**Amendment 121**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 12 – paragraph 5 a (new)**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

_**5a.**_ _**Actions including the transfer of**_
_**technology outside the Union shall not be**_
_**permitted. With a view to ensuring long**_
_**term strategic security objectives, an**_
_**opportunity evaluation shall be carried**_
_**out in respect of the participation of**_
_**entities which have their main**_

_**establishment outside the Union.**_

**Amendment 122**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 12 – paragraph 5 b (new)**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

_**5 b. Where appropriate the Commission**_
_**or the funding body may carry out**_
_**security checks, actions which do not**_
_**comply with security rules may be**_
_**excluded or terminated at any time.**_

**Amendment 123**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 13 – paragraph 1**

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_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

1. The Programme is designed to be
implemented enabling synergies, as further
described in Annex III, with other Union
funding programmes, in particular through
arrangements for complementary funding
from EU programmes where management
modalities permit; either in sequence, in an
alternating way, or through the
combination of funds including for the
joint funding of actions.

**Amendment 124**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 13 – paragraph 2**

1. The Programme is designed to be
implemented enabling synergies, as further
described in Annex III, with other Union
funding programmes, in particular through
arrangements for complementary funding
from EU programmes where management
modalities permit; either in sequence, in an
alternating way, or through the
combination of funds including for the
joint funding of actions. _**The Commission**_
_**shall ensure that when leveraging the**_
_**complementary character of the**_
_**programme with other European funding**_
_**programmes, in particular ESIF, the**_
_**European Regional Development Fund**_
_**(ERDF), Horizon Europe and Connecting**_
_**Europe Facility (CEF-2), investEU,**_
_**Erasmus, European Agricultural Fund**_
_**for Rural Development (EAFRD) the**_
_**achievement of Specific objectives 1 to 5**_
_**are not hampered.**_

_**The Commission shall look into ways of**_
_**improving the overall efficiency of**_
_**programmes offering resources in the**_
_**field of digitalisation.**_

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

2. Appropriate mechanisms of
coordination between relevant authorities
and appropriate monitoring tools shall be
established to systematically ensure
synergies between the Programme and any
relevant EU funding instruments. The
arrangements shall contribute to avoiding

2. Appropriate mechanisms of
coordination between relevant authorities

_**and between authorities and the**_
_**European Commission**_ and appropriate
monitoring tools shall be established to
systematically ensure synergies between
the Programme and any relevant EU

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duplications and maximising impact of
expenditure.

**Amendment 125**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 14 – paragraph 2**

funding instruments. The arrangements
shall contribute to avoiding duplications
and maximising impact of expenditure.

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

2. The Programme may provide funding
in any of the forms laid down in the
Financial Regulation, including notably
procurement as a primary form as well as
grants and prizes. _**It**_ may also provide
financing in the form of financial
instruments within blending operations.

**Amendment 126**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 15 – paragraph 1**

2. The Programme may provide funding
in any of the forms laid down in the
Financial Regulation, including notably
procurement _**by the Commission or**_
_**funding body, by grant beneficiaries**_
_**individually or jointly**_ as a primary form _**of**_
_**the action**_ as well as grants and prizes.
_**Procurements may authorise the award of**_
_**multiple contracts within the same**_
_**procedure and may provide for place of**_
_**performance conditions in line with**_
_**applicable international procurement**_
_**agreements.**_ _**The Programme**_ may also
provide financing in the form of financial
instruments within blending operations.

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

The Programme may be implemented
through European Partnerships. This may
include in particular contributions to
existing or new public-private partnerships
in the form of joint undertakings
established under Article 187 TFEU. For
these contributions, provisions relating to
European Partnerships under [Horizon
Europe Regulation, ref to be added] apply.

The Programme may be implemented
through European Partnerships _**agreed**_
_**within the Strategic programming Process**_
_**between the Commission and the Member**_
_**States**_ . This may include in particular
contributions to existing or new publicprivate partnerships in the form of joint
undertakings established under Article 187
TFEU. For these contributions, provisions
relating to European Partnerships under

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added] apply.

**Amendment 127**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 15 – paragraph 1 a (new)**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

_**European Partnerships shall:**_

_**(a) Be established in cases where they will**_
_**more effectively achieve objectives of**_
_**Digital Europe Programme than the**_
_**Union alone;**_

_**(b) Adhere to the principles of Union**_
_**added value, transparency, openness,**_
_**impact, leverage effect, long-term**_
_**financial commitment of all the involved**_
_**parties, flexibility, coherence and**_
_**complementarity with Union, local,**_
_**regional national and international**_
_**initiatives;**_

_**(c) Be time limited and include conditions**_
_**for phasing-out the Programme funding.**_

**Amendment 128**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 15 – paragraph 1 b (new)**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

_**Provisions and criteria for their selection,**_
_**implementation, monitoring, evaluation**_
_**and phasing-out are set out in (Reference**_
_**to be added).**_

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**Amendment 129**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 16 – title**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

Digital Innovation Hubs _**European**_ Digital Innovation Hubs

**Amendment 130**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 16 – paragraph 1**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

1. During the first year of the
implementation of the Programme, an
initial network of Digital Innovation Hubs
shall be established.

**Amendment 131**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 16 – paragraph 2 – introductory part**

1. During the first year of the
implementation of the Programme, an
initial network of _**European**_ Digital
Innovation Hubs shall be established _**on**_

_**existing infrastructure and shall be at**_
_**least one European Digital Innovation**_
_**Hub per Member State**_ .

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

2. For the purpose of the establishment
of the network mentioned in paragraph 1,
each Member State shall designate
candidate entities through an open and
competitive process, on the basis of the
following criteria:

2. For the purpose of the establishment
of the network mentioned in paragraph 1,
each Member State shall designate
candidate entities through an open _**,**_
_**transparent, inclusive**_ and competitive
process, on the basis of the following

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criteria:

**Amendment 132**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point a**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(a) appropriate competences related to
the functions of the Digital Innovation
Hubs;

**Amendment 133**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point b**

(a) appropriate competences related to
the functions of the _**European**_ Digital
Innovation Hubs;

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(b) appropriate management capacity,
staff and infrastructure;

**Amendment 134**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point d a (new)**

(b) appropriate management capacity,
staff and infrastructure _**and skillset**_ ;

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

_**(da) proven cooperation with the private**_
_**sector to ensure market relevance of the**_
_**interventions under the Specific**_
_**Objectives 1 to 5;**_

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**Amendment 135**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 16 – paragraph 2 – point d b (new)**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

_**(db) links with existing ICT Hubs**_
_**created under Horizon 2020, the EUinvest**_
_**Hub and the European Entreprise**_
_**network;**_

**Amendment 136**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 16 – paragraph 2 a (new)**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

_**2a.**_ _**The detailed conditions to be**_

_**fulfilled in order to be designated as**_
_**'European Digital Innovation Hub' and**_
_**the tasks to be executed, shall be**_
_**harmonised and published in due time in**_
_**order to allow for proper preparation and**_
_**implementation of the actions.**_

**Amendment 137**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 16 – paragraph 3 – introductory part**

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_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

3. The Commission shall adopt a
decision on the selection of entities
forming the initial network. These entities
shall be selected by the Commission from
candidate entities designated by Member
States on the basis of the criteria mentioned
in paragraph 2 and the following additional
criteria:

**Amendment 138**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 16 – paragraph 3 – point b**

3. The Commission shall adopt a
decision on the selection of entities
forming the initial network. These entities
shall be selected _**and clearly identified**_ by
the Commission from candidate entities
designated by Member States on the basis
of the criteria mentioned in paragraph 2
and the following additional criteria:

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(b) the need to ensure by the initial
network a coverage of the needs of
industry and areas of public interest and a
comprehensive and balanced geographical

coverage.

**Amendment 139**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 16 – paragraph 4**

(b) the need to ensure by the initial
network a coverage of the needs of
industry and areas of public interest and a
comprehensive and balanced geographical
coverage _**, improving convergence and**_
_**contribute to fill the gap between the**_
_**cohesion countries and the other Member**_

_**States and to decrease the digital divide in**_
_**geographical terms**_ .

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

4. Additional Digital Innovation Hubs
shall be selected on the basis of an open
and competitive process, in such a way to

4. Additional _**European**_ Digital
Innovation Hubs shall be selected on the
basis of an open _**, transparent**_ and

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ensure the widest geographical coverage
across Europe. The number of entities of
the network shall be proportional to the
population of a given Member States _**and**_
_**there shall be at least one Digital**_
_**Innovation Hub per Member State**_ . To
address the specific constraints faced by
the EU outermost regions, _**specific entities**_
may be _**nominated to cover their needs**_ .

**Amendment 140**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 16 – paragraph 5**

competitive process, in such a way to
ensure the widest geographical coverage
across Europe. The number of entities of
the network shall be proportional to the
population of a given Member States. To
address the specific constraints faced by
the EU outermost regions, _**additional**_
_**Innovation Hubs**_ may be _**selected in those**_
_**regions**_ .

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

5. The Digital Innovation Hubs _**may**_
receive funding in the form of grants.

**Amendment 141**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 16 – paragraph 6 – introductory part**

5. The _**European**_ Digital Innovation
Hubs _**shall be clearly identified by means**_
_**of specific indications and**_ receive funding
in the form of grants.

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

6. The Digital Innovation Hubs which
receive funding shall be involved in the
implementation of the Programme to:

**Amendment 142**

6. The _**European**_ Digital Innovation
Hubs which receive funding shall be
involved in the implementation of the
Programme to:

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**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 16 – paragraph 6 – point a**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(a) provide digital transformation
services _**-**_ including testing and
experimentation facilities - targeted
towards SMEs and midcaps, also in sectors
that are slow in the uptake of digital and
related technologies;

**Amendment 143**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 16 – paragraph 6 – point a a (new)**

(a) provide digital transformation
services _**and technological expertise**_
including testing and experimentation
facilities - targeted towards _**start-ups,**_
SMEs and midcaps, also in sectors that are
slow in the uptake of digital and related
technologies;

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

_**(aa) support companies, especially SMEs**_
_**and start-ups, organisations and public**_
_**administrations to become more**_

_**competitive and improve their business**_
_**models through use of new technologies**_
_**covered by the Programme**_

**Amendment 144**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 16 – paragraph 6 – point b**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(b) transfer expertise and know-how
between regions, in particular by
networking SMEs and midcaps established
in one region with Digital Innovation Hubs
established in other regions which are best

(b) transfer expertise and know-how
between regions, in particular by
networking SMEs _**, start-ups**_ and midcaps
established in one region with _**European**_
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suited to provide relevant services; other regions which are best suited to
provide relevant services; _**encourage**_
_**exchanges of skills, joint initiatives and**_
_**good practices;**_

**Amendment 145**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 16 – paragraph 6 – point c**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(c) provide thematic services, including
services related to artificial intelligence,
high performance computing and
cybersecurity and trust to the
administrations, public sector
organisations, SMEs and midcaps.
Individual Digital Innovation Hubs may
specialise in specific thematic services and
do not need to provide all thematic services
mentioned in this paragraph;

**Amendment 146**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 16 – paragraph 6 a (new)**

(c) provide thematic services, including
services related to artificial intelligence,
high performance computing and
cybersecurity and trust to the
administrations, public sector
organisations, SMEs _**, and start-ups**_ and
midcaps. Individual _**European**_ Digital
Innovation Hubs may specialise in specific
thematic services and do not need to
provide all thematic services mentioned in
this paragraph;

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

_**6a.**_ _**The European Digital Innovation**_
_**Hubs may also cooperate with the**_
_**European Institute of Innovation and**_
_**Technology in particular the EIT Digital**_
_**as well as the Digital Innovation Hubs set**_
_**up under Horizon 2020.**_

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**Amendment 147**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 16 – paragraph 6 b (new)**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

_**6b.**_ _**The European Digital Innovation**_
_**Hubs may carry out the activities of the**_
_**Digital Innovation Hubs set up under the**_
_**Framework Programmes for Research**_
_**and Innovation, including the Innovation**_
_**Hubs of the EIT Digital**_

**Amendment 148**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 17 – paragraph 1**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

1. Only actions contributing to the
achievement of the objectives referred to in
Article [3] and Articles [4]-[8] shall be
eligible for funding.

**Amendment 149**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 18 – paragraph 2 – point a – point ii**

1. Only actions contributing to the
achievement of the objectives referred to in
Article [3] and Articles [4]-[8] shall be
eligible for funding _**in accordance with the**_
_**general objectives set out in Annex I**_ .

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(ii) a third countries associated with the
Programme;

(ii) a third countries associated with the
Programme _**in accordance with articles 10**_
_**and 12**_ ;

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**Amendment 150**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 18 – paragraph 3**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

3. Legal entities established in a third
country which is not associated to the
Programme are exceptionally eligible to
participate in specific actions where this is
necessary for the achievement of the
objectives of the Programme.

**Amendment 151**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 18 – paragraph 4**

3. Legal entities established in a third
country which is not associated to the
Programme are exceptionally eligible to
participate in specific actions where this is
necessary for the achievement of the
objectives of the Programme _**, and when it**_
_**does do not imply additional security risks**_
_**for the Union or put in question the**_
_**Union's strategic autonomy**_ .

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

4. Natural persons _**shall not**_ be eligible _**,**_
_**except**_ for grants awarded under Specific
Objective 4. Advanced digital skills.

**Amendment 152**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 19 – paragraph 1**

4. Natural persons _**may**_ be eligible for
grants awarded under Specific Objective 4.
Advanced digital skills. _**Third country**_
_**nationals may be eligible provided that**_
_**they reside within the Union.**_

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

Grants under the Programme shall be
awarded and managed in accordance with

Grants under the Programme shall be
awarded and managed in accordance with
Title VIII of the Financial Regulation _**and**_

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Title VIII of the Financial Regulation _**.**_ _**may cover up to 100% of the eligible costs**_
_**on duly justified reasons, without**_
_**prejudice of the co-financing principle;**_
_**and in accordance with the specification**_
_**under each objective**_ .

**Amendment 153**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 20 – paragraph 1 – introductory part**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

1. The award criteria shall be defined in
the work programmes and in the calls for
proposals, taking into account at _**the**_
_**minimum**_ the following elements:

**Amendment 154**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point e**

1. The award criteria shall be defined in
the work programmes and in the calls for
proposals, taking into account at _**least**_ the
following elements:

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(e) where applicable, the economic,
_**social,**_ climate _**and**_ environmental impact,
_**and**_ accessibility;

**Amendment 155**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point g**

(e) where applicable, the economic,
climate, environmental _**and**_ _**social**_ impact,
_**in particular promoting**_ accessibility _**and**_
_**equal educational and professional**_
_**opportunities**_ ;

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_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(g) where applicable, a balanced
geographical distribution across the Union,
including the outermost regions;

**Amendment 156**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point h a (new)**

(g) where applicable, a balanced
geographical distribution across the Union,
including the outermost regions _**including**_
_**overseas countries and territories**_ ;

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

_**(ha) where applicable, the freedom for**_
_**re-use and adaptation of the projects'**_
_**results;**_

**Amendment 157**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point h b (new)**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

_**(hb) where applicable, the public**_
_**interest;**_

**Amendment 158**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 20 – paragraph 1 – point h c (new)**

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_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

_**(hc) where applicable, a reduction of**_
_**digital divide between regions, citizens or**_
_**business.**_

**Amendment 159**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 21 – paragraph 1**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

Blending operations decided under this
Programme shall be implemented in
accordance with the [InvestEU regulation]
and Title X of the Financial Regulation.

**Amendment 160**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 22 – paragraph 2 a (new)**

Blending operations decided under this
Programme shall be implemented in
accordance with the [InvestEU regulation]
and Title X of the Financial Regulation.
_**The amount of expenditure from this**_
_**programme to be blended with a financial**_
_**instrument shall be non-refundable.**_

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

_**2a.**_ _**Where an action has already been**_
_**awarded or has received contributions**_

_**from another Union programme or**_
_**support from an EU fund, that**_
_**contribution or support shall be listed in**_
_**the application for a contribution under**_
_**the Programme.**_

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**Amendment 161**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 23 – paragraph 3**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

3. The _**first multiannual work**_
_**programme**_ shall focus on the activities set
out in the Annex and ensure that the
actions thereby supported do not crowd out
private financing. _**Subsequent work**_
_**programmes may include activities not set**_
_**out in the Annex provided that they are**_
_**consistent with the objectives of this**_

_**–**_
_**Regulation, as set out in Articles [4**_ _**8].**_

**Amendment 162**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 23 – paragraph 3 a (new)**

3. The _**work programmes**_ shall focus on
the activities set out in the Annex _**I**_ and
ensure that the actions thereby supported
do not crowd out private financing.

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

_**3a.**_ _**The Commission shall be**_

_**empowered to adopt delegated acts in**_
_**accordance with Article 27 to amend**_

_**Annex I to review or complement the**_
_**activities set out therein in a manner**_

_**consistent with the objectives of this**_
_**Regulation as set out in articles 4 - 8.**_

**Amendment 163**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 24 – paragraph 1**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

1. Indicators to monitor the
implementation and progress of the
Programme in achieving the general and

1. _**Measurable**_ indicators to monitor the
implementation and progress of the
Programme in achieving the general and

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specific objectives set out in Article 3 are
set in the Annex II.

**Amendment 164**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 24 – paragraph 1 a (new)**

specific objectives set out in Article 3 are
set in the Annex II.

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

_**1a.**_ _**The Commission shall define a**_
_**methodology to provide for measurable**_
_**indicators for an accurate assessment of**_
_**the progress towards achieving the**_
_**general objectives set out in Article 3(1).**_
_**On the basis of this methodology the**_
_**Commission shall complement Annex III**_
_**at the latest by 1st January 2021.**_

**Amendment 165**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 24 – paragraph 2**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

2. To ensure effective assessment of
progress of the Programme towards the
achievement of its objectives, the
Commission is empowered to adopt
delegated acts in accordance with Article
27 to amend Annex II to review or
complement the indicators where
considered necessary and to supplement
this Regulation with provisions on the
establishment of a monitoring and
evaluation framework.

2. To ensure effective assessment of
progress of the Programme towards the
achievement of its objectives, the
Commission is empowered to adopt
delegated acts in accordance with Article
27 to amend Annex II to review or
complement the _**measurable**_ indicators
where considered necessary and to
supplement this Regulation with provisions
on the establishment of a monitoring and
evaluation framework.

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**Amendment 166**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 24 – paragraph 3**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

3. The performance reporting system
shall ensure that data for monitoring
programme implementation and results are
collected efficiently, effectively, and in a
timely manner. To that end, proportionate
reporting requirements shall be imposed on
recipients of Union funds and Member
States.

**Amendment 167**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 24 – paragraph 4**

3. The performance reporting system
shall ensure that data for monitoring
programme implementation and results _**are**_
_**suitable for an in-depth analysis of the**_
_**progress achieved and the difficulties**_
_**encountered and**_ are collected efficiently,
effectively, and in a timely manner. To that
end, proportionate reporting requirements
shall be imposed on recipients of Union
funds and Member States.

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

4. Official EU statistics such as regular
ICT statistical surveys shall be used _**to**_
_**their maximum**_ . National Statistical

Institutes shall be consulted on, and
involved together with Eurostat, in the
initial design and subsequent development
of statistical indicators used for monitoring
the implementation of the programme and
the progress made with regard to digital
transformation.

**Amendment 168**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 25 – title**

4. Official EU statistics such as regular
ICT statistical surveys shall be used _**in the**_
_**most efficient manner possible, as well**_
_**as collection of DESI datasets at NUTS-2**_
_**to help address the lack of Digital Europe**_
_**related regional data**_ . National Statistical
Institutes shall be consulted on, and
involved together with Eurostat, in the
initial design and subsequent development
of statistical indicators used for monitoring
the implementation of the programme and
the progress made with regard to digital
transformation.

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_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

Evaluation _**Programme**_ Evaluation

**Amendment 169**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 25 – paragraph 1**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

1. _**Evaluations**_ shall _**be carried out in a**_

_**timely manner to feed into the decision-**_
_**making process**_ .

**Amendment 170**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 25 – paragraph 2**

1. _**The Commission**_ shall _**ensure**_

_**regular monitoring and external**_
_**evaluation of the Programme, based**_
_**notably on the performance reporting**_
_**system as referred to in Article 24,**_
_**paragraph 3**_ . _**The evaluations shall also**_
_**provide for a qualitative assessment of the**_
_**progress towards achieving the general**_
_**objectives set out in Article 3(1).**_

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

2. _**The**_ interim evaluation _**of the**_
_**Programme**_ shall _**be performed once there**_
_**is sufficient information available about**_
_**the implementation**_ of the _**Programme,**_
_**but**_ no later than _**four years after the start**_
_**of the implementation of the Programme**_ .

2. _**In addition to regularly monitoring**_
_**the Programme, the Commission shall**_
_**establish an**_ interim evaluation _**report and**_
shall _**submit it to the European**_
_**Parliament, the Council, the European**_
_**Economic and Social Committee and the**_
_**Committee**_ of the _**Regions**_ no later than _**31**_
_**December 2024**_ . _**The interim evaluation**_

_**shall present the findings necessary to**_
_**make a decision about a follow-up to the**_
_**Programme beyond 2027 and its**_
_**objectives.**_

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_**The interim evaluation shall be submitted**_

_**to the European Parliament.**_

**Amendment 171**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 25 – paragraph 3**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

3. _**At the end of the implementation of**_
_**the Programme, but no later than four**_
_**years after the end of the period specified**_
_**in Article [1],**_ a final evaluation of the
Programme _**shall be carried out by the**_
_**Commission**_ .

**Amendment 172**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 25 – paragraph 4 a (new)**

3. _**On the basis of a final external and**_
_**independent evaluation, the Commission**_
_**shall establish**_ a final evaluation _**report**_ of
the Programme _**, which assesses its longer-**_
_**term impacts and its sustainability**_ .

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

_**4a.**_ _**The Commission shall submit the**_

_**final evaluation report referred to in**_
_**paragraph 3 to the European Parliament,**_
_**the Council, the European Economic and**_
_**Social Committee and the Committee of**_
_**the Regions no later than 31 December**_
_**2030.**_

**Amendment 173**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 25 – paragraph 5**

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_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

_**5.**_ _**The Commission shall communicate**_

_**the conclusions of the evaluations**_
_**accompanied by its observations, to the**_
_**European Parliament, the Council, the**_
_**European Economic and Social**_
_**Committee and the Committee of the**_
_**Regions.**_

**Amendment 174**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 26 – paragraph 4**

_**deleted**_

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

4. As part of the control system, the
audit strategy _**may**_ be based on the
financial audit of a representative sample
of expenditure. That representative sample
shall be complemented by a selection
based on an assessment of the risks related
to expenditure.

**Amendment 175**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 27 – paragraph 2**

4. As part of the control system, the
audit strategy _**shall**_ be based on the
financial audit of _**at least**_ a representative
sample of expenditure. That representative
sample shall be complemented by a
selection based on an assessment of the
risks related to expenditure.

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

2. The power to adopt delegated acts
referred to in _**Article**_ 24 shall be conferred

on the Commission until 31 December

2028.

2. The power to adopt delegated acts
referred to in _**Articles 23 and**_ 24 shall be

conferred on the Commission until 31

December 2028.

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**Amendment 176**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 27 – paragraph 3**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

3. The delegation of power referred to
in _**Article**_ 24 may be revoked at any time
by the European Parliament or by the
Council. A decision to revoke shall put an
end to the delegation of power specified in
that decision. It shall take effect the day
following the publication of the decision in
the Official Journal of the European Union
or at a later date specified therein. It shall
not affect the validity of any delegated acts
already in force.

**Amendment 177**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 27 – paragraph 6**

3. The delegation of power referred to
in _**Articles 23 and**_ 24 may be revoked at
any time by the European Parliament or by
the Council. A decision to revoke shall put
an end to the delegation of power specified
in that decision. It shall take effect the day
following the publication of the decision in
the Official Journal of the European Union
or at a later date specified therein. It shall
not affect the validity of any delegated acts
already in force.

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

6. A delegated act adopted pursuant to
_**article**_ 24 shall enter into force if no
objection has been expressed either by the
European Parliament or by the Council
within a period of two months of
notification of that act to the European
Parliament and the Council or if, before the
expiry of that period, the European
Parliament and the Council have both
informed the Commission that they will
not object. That period shall be extended
by two months at the initiative of the
European Parliament or of the Council.

**Amendment 178**

**Proposal for a regulation**

6. A delegated act adopted pursuant to
_**Articles 23 and**_ 24 shall enter into force if
no objection has been expressed either by
the European Parliament or by the Council
within a period of two months of
notification of that act to the European
Parliament and the Council or if, before the
expiry of that period, the European
Parliament and the Council have both
informed the Commission that they will
not object. That period shall be extended
by two months at the initiative of the
European Parliament or of the Council.

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**Article 29 – paragraph 1**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

1. The recipients of Union funding shall
acknowledge the origin and ensure the
visibility of the Union funding (in
particular when promoting the actions and
their results) by providing coherent,
effective and proportionate targeted
information to multiple audiences,
including the media and the public.

**Amendment 179**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Article 29 – paragraph 2**

1. The recipients of Union funding shall
acknowledge the origin and ensure the
visibility of the Union funding (in
particular when promoting the actions and
their results) by providing coherent,
_**truthful,**_ effective and proportionate
targeted information to multiple audiences,
including the media and the public.

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

2. The Commission shall implement
information and communication actions
relating to the Programme, and its actions
and results. Financial resources allocated to
the Programme shall also contribute to the
corporate communication of the political
priorities of the Union, as far as they are
related to the objectives referred to in
Article [3].

**Amendment 180**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Annex 1 – part 1 – paragraph 2 – point 1**

2. The Commission shall implement
information and communication actions
relating to the Programme, and its actions
and results _**. It shall also ensure integrated**_
_**information and access to potential**_
_**applicants to Union funding in the digital**_
_**sector**_ . Financial resources allocated to the
Programme shall also contribute to the
corporate communication of the political
priorities of the Union, as far as they are
related to the objectives referred to in
Article [3].

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

1. A joint procurement framework for
an integrated network of world-class HPC
including exascale supercomputing and
data infrastructure. It will be accessible on
a non-economic basis to public and private

1. A joint procurement framework for
an integrated network of world-class HPC
including exascale supercomputing and
data infrastructure. It will be accessible _**to**_

_**all businesses and public administrations,**_

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users and for publicly funded research

purposes.

**Amendment 181**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Annex 1 – part 1 – paragraph 2 – point 6**

_**and**_ on a non-economic basis to public and
private users and for publicly funded
research purposes.

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

6. The deployment of ready to
use/operational technology:
supercomputing as a service resulting from
R&I to build an integrated European HPC
ecosystem, covering all scientific and
industrial value chain segments (hardware,
software, applications, services,
interconnections and advanced digital
skills).

**Amendment 182**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Annex 1 – part 2 – paragraph 1**

6. The deployment of ready to
use/operational technology:
supercomputing as a service resulting from
R&I _**, in particular new technologies that**_
_**have previously benefitted or that**_
_**currently benefit from Union funding,**_ to
build an integrated European HPC
ecosystem, covering all scientific and
industrial value chain segments(hardware,
software, applications, services,
interconnections and advanced digital
skills).

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

The Programme shall build up and
strengthen core Artificial Intelligence
_**capacities**_ in Europe including data
resources and repositories of algorithms
and making them accessible by all
businesses and public administrations as
well as reinforcement and networking of
existing AI testing and experimentation
facilities in Member States.

The Programme shall build up and
strengthen core _**capacities of**_ Artificial
Intelligence _**and distributed ledger**_
_**technologies**_ in Europe including data
resources and repositories of algorithms
and making them accessible by all
businesses and public administrations as
well as reinforcement and networking of
existing AI testing and experimentation
facilities in Member States.

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**Amendment 183**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Annex 1 – part 4 – paragraph 1**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

The Programme shall support easy access
_**to**_ advanced digital skills, notably in HPC,
AI, distributed ledgers (e.g. blockchain)
and cybersecurity for the current and future
labour force by offering students, recent
graduates, and existing workers, wherever
they are situated, with the means to acquire
and develop these skills.

**Amendment 184**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Annex 1 – part 4 – paragraph 2 – point 1**

The Programme shall support easy access
_**and training opportunities in**_ advanced
digital skills, notably in HPC, AI,
distributed ledgers (e.g. blockchain) and
cybersecurity for the current and future
labour force by offering students, recent
graduates _**or citizens of all ages in need of**_
_**upskilling**_, _**jobseekers**_ and existing
workers, wherever they are situated, with
the means to acquire and develop these
skills.

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

1. Access to on the job training by
taking part in traineeships in competence
centres and companies deploying advanced
technologies.

**Amendment 185**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Annex 1 – part 4 – paragraph 4**

1. Access to on the job training _**and**_
_**blended learning opportunities**_ by taking
part in traineeships in competence centres
and companies deploying advanced
technologies.

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

All interventions will be designed and
implemented primarily through the Digital
Innovation Hubs, as defined in Article _**15**_ .

All interventions will be designed and
implemented primarily through the Digital
Innovation Hubs, as defined in Article _**16**_ .

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**Amendment 186**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Annex 1 – part 5 – subpart I – point 1 – point 1.2**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

1.2. Support the design, piloting,
deployment, maintenance and promotion of
a coherent eco-system of cross-border
digital services infrastructure and facilitate
seamless end-to-end, secure, interoperable,
multi-lingual, interoperable cross-border or
cross-sector solutions and common
frameworks within public administration.
Methodologies for assessing the impact
and benefits shall also be included.

**Amendment 187**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Annex 1 – part 5 – subpart I – point 2 – point 2.1**

1.2. Support the design, piloting,
deployment, maintenance _**, expansion**_ and
promotion of a coherent eco-system of
cross-border digital services infrastructure
and facilitate seamless end-to-end, secure,
interoperable, multi-lingual, interoperable
cross-border or cross-sector solutions and
common frameworks within public
administration. Methodologies for
assessing the impact and benefits shall also
be included.

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

2.1. Ensure that EU citizens can access,
share, use, and manage their personal
health data securely across borders
irrespective of their location or the location
of the data. Complete the eHealth Digital
Service Infrastructure and extend it by new
digital services, support deployment of the
European exchange format for electronic
health records.

**Amendment 188**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Annex 1 – part 5 – subpart I – point 3**

2.1. Ensure that EU citizens can access,
share, use, and manage their personal
health data securely _**and in a way that**_
_**guarantees their privacy**_ across borders
irrespective of their location or the location
of the data. Complete the eHealth Digital
Service Infrastructure and extend it by new
digital services, support deployment of the
European exchange format for electronic
health records.

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_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

3. Judiciary: Enable seamless and
secure cross-border electronic
communication within the judiciary and
between the judiciary and other competent
bodies in the area of civil and criminal
justice. Improve access to justice and
juridical information and procedures to
citizens, businesses, legal practitioners and
members of the judiciary with semantically
interoperable interconnections to _**national**_
databases and registers as well as
facilitating the out-of-court dispute
resolution online. Promote the
development and implementation of
innovative technologies for courts and
legal practitioners based on artificial
intelligence solutions which are likely to
streamline and speed-up procedures (for
example “legal tech” applications).

**Amendment 189**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Annex 1 – part 5 – subpart I – point 4**

3. Judiciary: Enable seamless and
secure cross-border electronic
communication within the judiciary and
between the judiciary and other competent
bodies in the area of civil and criminal
justice. Improve access to justice and
juridical information and procedures to
citizens, businesses, legal practitioners and
members of the judiciary with semantically
interoperable interconnections to databases
and registers as well as facilitating the outof-court dispute resolution online. Promote
the development and implementation of
innovative technologies for courts and
legal practitioners based on artificial
intelligence solutions which are likely to
streamline and speed-up procedures (for
example “legal tech” applications).

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

4. Transport, energy and environment:
Deploy decentralised solutions and
infrastructures required for large-scale
digital applications such as smart cities _**or**_
smart rural areas in support of transport,
energy and environmental policies.

**Amendment 190**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Annex 1 – part 5 – subpart II – title**

4. Transport, energy and environment:
Deploy decentralised solutions and
infrastructures required for large-scale
digital applications such as smart cities _**,**_
smart rural areas _**or outermost regions**_ in
support of transport, energy and
environmental policies.

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_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

II Initial activities related to the
_**digitization**_ of industry:

**Amendment 191**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Annex 2 – part 2 – point 2.2**

II Initial activities related to the
_**digitisation**_ of industry:

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

2.2 Number of companies and
organisations _**using AI**_

**Amendment 192**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Annex 2 – part 2 – point 2.2 a (new)**

2.2 Number of companies and
organisations _**testing and experimenting**_
_**with AI in co-operation with Digital**_
_**Innovations Hubs**_

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

_**2.2a**_ _**Number of concrete AI applications**_
_**supported by the programme that are**_
_**being currently commercialised.**_

**Amendment 193**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Annex 2 – part 4 – point 4.1**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

4.1 Number of ICT specialists trained
and working

4.1 Number of ICT specialists trained
and working _**each year in the Union**_

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**Amendment 194**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Annex 2 – part 4 – point 4.2**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

4.2 Number of enterprises having
difficulty recruiting ICT specialists

**Amendment 195**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Annex 2 – part 4 – point 4.2 b (new)**

4.2 Number of enterprises having
difficulty recruiting ICT specialists _**each**_
_**year in the Union**_

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

_**4.2b**_ _**Number of students, recent**_
_**graduates and unemployed that have**_
_**improved their status after training**_
_**provided in the framework of the**_

_**programme.**_

**Amendment 196**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Annex 2 – part 5 – point 5.1**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

5.1 _**Take-up**_ of digital public services 5.1 _**Frequency of take-up**_ of digital
public services

**Amendment 197**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Annex 2 – part 5 – point 5.2**

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_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

5.2 _**Enterprises**_ with high digital
intensity score

**Amendment 198**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Annex 2 – part 5 – point 5.3**

5.2 _**Number of enterprises**_ with high
digital intensity score

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

5.3 _**Alignment**_ of the National
Interoperability Framework with the
European Interoperability Framework

**Amendment 199**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Annex 3 – point 1 – point b a (new)**

5.3 _**Extent of alignment**_ of the National
Interoperability Framework with the
European Interoperability Framework

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

_**(ba)**_ _**Digital Europe Programme shall**_
_**actively create synergies with Horizon**_
_**Europe around the sustainability of data**_
_**originating from research projects;**_

**Amendment 200**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Annex 3 – point 1 – point c**

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(c) Digital Europe will invest in (i)
digital capacity building in High
Performance Computing, Artificial
Intelligence, Cybersecurity and advanced
digital skills; and (ii) national _**and**_ regional
deployment within an EU framework of
digital capacities and the latest digital
technologies in areas of public interest
(such as health, public administration,

(c) Digital Europe will invest in (i)
digital capacity building in High
Performance Computing, Artificial
Intelligence, Cybersecurity and advanced
digital skills; and (ii) national _**,**_ regional _**and**_
_**local**_ deployment within an EU framework
of digital capacities and the latest digital
technologies in areas of public interest
(such as health, public administration,

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justice and education) or market failure
(such as the digitisation of businesses,
notably small and medium enterprises);

**Amendment 201**

**Proposal for a regulation**
**Annex 3 – point 3 – point c**

justice and education) or market failure
(such as the digitisation of businesses,
notably small and medium enterprises);

_Text proposed by the Commission_ _Amendment_

(c) Digital Europe will invest in (i)
digital capacity building in High
Performance Computing, Artificial
Intelligence, Cybersecurity and advanced
digital skills; and (ii) national and regional
deployment within an EU framework of
digital capacities and the latest digital
technologies in areas of public interest
(such as health, public administration,
justice and education) or market failure
(such as the digitisation of businesses,
notably small and medium enterprises);

(c) Digital Europe will invest in (i)
digital capacity building in High
Performance Computing, Artificial
Intelligence _**, distributed ledger technology**_,
Cybersecurity and advanced digital skills;
and (ii) national and regional deployment
within an EU framework of digital
capacities and the latest digital
technologies in areas of public interest
(such as health, public administration,
justice and education) or market failure
(such as the digitisation of businesses,
notably small and medium enterprises);

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