Do you know which open standards apply to your project?
The Netherlands Standardisation Forum developed the Decision Tree for Open Standards, a practical tool that helps you answer this question in a few simple steps.
New guidance helps governments adopt cloud services
The Advisory Council on ICT Assessment (AcICT) has developed 4 key recommendations to help governments make well-founded decisions on adopting cloud services.
Quality of base registries remains high
The annual quality assessment found that link quality between Dutch base registries remains high in 2025. Moreover, quality has improved in several areas.
“Step out of the meeting room for a moment”
The NDS priority on Digital Autonomy is to develop a roadmap, and it has brought in 2 designers to help civil servants see people and processes differently.
Exploration of open and European language models in government
TNO has compiled an exploratory report, commissioned by the Ministry of BZK, analysing the use of open and European language models within the Dutch government.
NDS Cloud milestone: publication of The Design
The sovereign government cloud is taking shape. View Het Ontwerp (The Design), share your feedback, and contribute to building knowledge about the cloud service.
Testember: 6 tools for improving digital accessibility
In September, Gebruiker Centraal (User Needs First) focuses on Testember, a time to assess the digital accessibility of websites and apps. These 6 tools may help.
NDS Cloud milestone: public release of The Design
The Design for the sovereign government cloud will be published shortly. It outlines the cloud's appearance, the facilities it will offer, and its technical choices.
NDS seeks closer collaboration with digital sector
The Netherlands' Digitalisation Strategy (NDS) seeks to build partnerships with the digital sector to develop products and services aligned with its 6 priorities.
First building block Government-wide Signal Management available
Government organisations can now use a script to mask privacy-sensitive information in signals from citizens, entrepreneurs and other sources about societal issues.
From threat to boardroom: how UWV tackles cybersecurity
The Cbw focuses on leaders' understanding of the 'cybersecurity landscape'. René Steenvoorden, Astrid Rosendahl and Kees Halsema explain how this works at UWV.
New standards bring greater transparency to authorisation
The Programming Council for Generic Digital Infrastructure (PGDI) established 2 new standards to improve transparency in the government's digital authorisation process.
