ICT Select Working Party

Report of meeting 03-Feb-2015

industriAll Europe Select Working Party on ICT

Brussels, February 3rd, 2015
REPORT

Venue

IndustriAll Europe, International Trade Union House, Brussels

Participants: See Appendix 1

The meeting was presided over by the Chair of the ICT Committee,Philippe Saint-Aubin (FGMM-CFDT). The meeting was supported by the documents listed in Appendix 2.

Policy brief on regulation of monopolistic digital platforms

The proposed Policy Brief on “regulation of monopolistic digital platforms” was discussed. It will be modified by Laurent Zibell(industriAll Europe)incorporating the remarks made during the meeting. A new version will be circulated for comments and subsequent approval.

Digitalisation of industrial work

The outline of the study initiated by industriAll Europe on the impact of the digitalisation of the industrial world was discussed. It will be modified by Laurent Zibell(industriAll Europe)incorporating the remarks made during the meeting. A new version will be circulated for comments and subsequent approval. A work plan will also be set up. Contributions by all members (concrete ortheoretical examples) will be requested.

Brief update on other actions of the ICT sector committee

Laurent Zibell(industriAll Europe)informed participants that he had met with Mr Van Puymbroeck who is following the European Strategic roadmap for micro- and nanoelectronic components and systems. The documents on the project are listed in Appendix 2. A follow-up meeting should take place in the next couple of months.

Furthermore,Laurent Zibell(industriAll Europe) stated that a meeting would be held by André Richier, in charge of e-skills at DG Employment, with employers and employees’ unions. More information on e-skills and the Grand Coalition can be found at

The Chair informed participants that industriAll Europe follows the actions on e-skills initiated by the European Commission. Ameeting will be held in Brussels on February 11th. More information on the project can be found at: IndustriAll Europe has communicated its position,see Appendix 2.

The Chairreported that the policy brief on telecommunications discussed during the last Sector Committee in October 2014 had been formally endorsed, with no changes, by industriAll Europe.

The Chair, together with Stéphane Flégeau(CGT FTM metallurgie),reported on the ICT conference “Global sourcing and off-shoring in Europe” held in Bratislava in November 2014 with union representatives of HP, ATOS and SAP. This was a positive step towards trade union networking. More info can be found on the ICT Sector website:

The Chair also informed participants that he had attended the “Global Dialogue Forum on the Adaptability of Companies to Deal with Fluctuating Demands and the Incidence of Temporary and Other Formsof Employment in Electronics”on behalf of industriAll Europe. This washeld at the Work Labour International Organisation in Geneva in December 2014 with representatives of governments, employers and employees’ unions. Eventually this might lead to an ILO convention on the topic.

An agreement had been reached between the EU and China regarding fair trade in the telecom industries. This agreement answers part of our long standing requests and industriAll Europe lobbying may have had some impact on its conclusion. See press reports such as

The issue of cloud and big data is still on the agenda of the European Commission. A consultation has been announced but has not yet been initiated. The ICT Sector Committee will continue monitoring the issue.

The so-called “Juncker Plan” for €315 billion investment in Europe has been released; although it forecasts large investment in infrastructure, including digital networks, its impact is still to be assessed. IndustriAll Europe has requested to be associated to its governance.

A policy brief on the innovation policy is under discussion at industriAll Europe. The ICT and Mechanical Engineering Sector Committees have been involved in the preparation work coordinated by Laurent Zibell (industriAll Europe). More details regarding this can be requested from Laurent.

Appendix 1: List of participants

INDUSTRIALL EUROPE
Laurent Zibell, industriAll Europe
Benelux Region
BELGIUM
BartDe Wit, ACV/CSC METEA
JeroenVandamme, LBC-NVK
NETHERLANDS
YusufSaid, FNV Bondgenoten
Central Region
GERMANY
Karl-Heinz Hageni, IG Metall
Nordic-Baltic Region
NORWAY
TrondSmaavik, NITO
DENMARK
TorbenAndresen Lindholdt, CO-industri
South East Region
ROMANIA
FlorentinIancu, Cartel Alfa Metal
South West Region
FRANCE
Anne-MarieCHOPINET, FO Métaux
STEPHANEFLEGEAU, CGT FTM metallurgie
FABRICELALLEMENT, CGT FTM metallurgie
PhilippeSaint-Aubin, CFDT FGMM metallurgie
ITALY
Dario Campeotto, CISL-Fisascat
SPAIN
ArturoGarcía Hidalgo, CC.OO industria

Appendix 2: List of attached documents

Draft of policy brief on regulation of monopolistic digital platforms v.2 (before modifications)

Draft of study on digitalisation of industrial work (before modifications)

European Strategic roadmap for micro and nano electronics components and systems: 2 documents one on roadmap and one on implementation

IndustriAll Europe position on e-skills.

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