Translation of "nom numérique " (French → English) :

whereas education and training are key to empowering women in the digital age, and thus to a society with future viability; whereas 60 % of school students in the EU never use digital equipment in their classrooms; whereas the already low share of female ICT graduates has dropped; whereas women are very underrepresented in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) subjects, and around half of female graduates do not go on to work in STEM roles; whereas in initiatives such as the EU Code Week, ICT for Better Education, the Startup Europe Leaders Club and the Grand Coalition for Digital Jobs, which are aimed at further f ...[+++]ostering e-education and e-skills, women remain largely underrepresented.

14. Welcomes the Commission's undertaking to adopt a strong proposal on online contracts covering digital content purchased online and to improve consumers' legal protection in this sphere; believes that any such improvements must be targeted and that differences between content, on the one hand, and tangible goods on the other should be carefully analysed; points out that while consumers who buy content on a tangible medium are protected by consumer protection laws, consumer rights when buying digital content online remain largely unregulated and unclear, particularly with regard to legal guarantees, defective content and specific unfair terms regarding digital content; highlights that the current classification of all digital content a ...[+++]s services may raise concerns, as it may not conform to consumer expectations, since streaming service subscriptions are not distinguished from downloadable content purchases; agrees that consumers should enjoy an equivalent and future-proof level of protection regardless of whether they purchase digital content online or offline;

16. Calls on the Commission to build a genuine digital single market and to propose an innovative and inclusive Digital Union; asks the Commission to put forward clear priorities and synergies within the integrated strategy, with clear legislative recommendations and financial ways and means, aiming to create a digital economy where Europe can lead the world, businesses can operate across borders, the rights of consumers and citizens are protected and public administration can be driven towards modernisation, efficiency and inclusiveness; emphasises the need to support the development of the digital sector, which will guarantee that ev ...[+++]ery European has access to a fast internet connection, manage the digital transition in the industrial sector and provide digital skills to take advantage of it; asks the Commission, moreover, to review EU copyright laws and promote the security of electronic communications and networks technology, especially for SMEs and micro businesses; strongly reminds the Commission that an ambitious Digital Union will not be possible without a proper mechanism to trigger investments on the ground;

1. Stresses that the digital agenda and the completion of a digital single market must stand at the heart of the EU’s efforts to generate growth and exit from the crisis; believes that political leadership is required at both EU and national level to address existing barriers to the digital single market in order to create jobs and growth in the EU; recalls that the digital economy is growing at seven times the rate of the rest of the economy and notes that the completion of the digital single market could give it a boost of EUR 110 billion per year;

19. Insists that digital competences are crucial for an inclusive digital society and that all EU citizens should be empowered and have the incentives to develop the appropriate digital skills; stresses that digital competences could help disadvantaged people (i.e. elderly people and those on low incomes) to be included in society; calls on the Commission and on the Member States to tackle the disparities between the different groups in society in terms of digital literacy and Internet use, the so-called emerging second digital divide; emphasises the essential commitment to reduce digital literacy and competence gaps by half by 2015;

19. Insists that digital competences are crucial for an inclusive digital society and that all EU citizens should be empowered and have the incentives to develop the appropriate digital skills; stresses that digital competences could help disadvantaged people (i.e. elderly people and those on low incomes) to be included in society; calls on the Commission and on the Member States to tackle the disparities between the different groups in society in terms of digital literacy and Internet use, the so-called emerging second digital divide; emphasises the essential commitment to reduce digital literacy and competence gaps by half by 2015;