Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-03-16-Speech-4-042"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-03-16"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Information society for All2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20000316.2.4-042"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-03-16-Speech-4-0432
lpv:speaker	lp:Marie-Hélène Gillig2
lpv:spokenAs	member; Delegation to the EU-Malta Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-10-06--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3 member; EMPL (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Parti socialiste (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; PES (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; ECON (1999-07-22--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, Commissioner, first of all let me thank Mrs Read for this report and point out at once that I will simply concentrate on the social aspects which, in our view, deserve a closer look. With the Lisbon Summit coming up in a few days, I think the European Parliament needs to send out a clear signal to the Member State governments that Europe’s entry into the digital age, and therefore into a new economic area with very considerable potential, must not be at the price of social cohesion. The need for solid social foundations and for consideration of the people’s real needs are, in my view, the of the success of the information society, as we understand it in Europe, i.e. a society that cannot be built only on market forces. We must take the utmost care to ensure that all sectors of society benefit from the information society and that we do not create a society in which social inclusion or exclusion depend on access to the new technologies and the use of their potential. I think three points need to be noted, as well as the risks and concerns to which they give rise. The first relates to the users and the risk of a gap emerging between the various victims of social exclusion. The cost of Internet access, the sidelining of entire sectors of society (the young unemployed, housewives, the elderly) and the shortcomings in education and vocational training are serious obstacles to an information society meant to benefit everyone. The second relates to the individuals working in this sector; given the flexibility that is a feature of the sector, organisational structures must be set up for the employees, together with guarantees of their rights, in relation to social security, pensions or the necessary job-security provisions. My third and last point relates to the question of public service and improving the democratic systems to develop procedures…"@en1
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"(The President cut the speaker off)"1 "sine qua non"1

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