The digital transition has profound implications for how we work, live and play. This is especially true in a digitalised country like the Netherlands. Digitalisation is therefore at the core of this government’s ambitions. For the government to meet these ambitions, it is essential that it deploys digital technology responsibly and offers good services to citizens and entrepreneurs.
This requires being proactive, taking charge and prioritising: Where do digital developments affect the government and society? What opportunities should we seize and where should we intervene to mitigate risks? What has to happen now, and what can be done later?
The Netherlands’ Digitalisation Strategy (NDS)
In response to these developments, the government has announced a new Netherlands Digitalisation Strategy (NDS). The NDS aims to tie together existing digitalisation plans and set priorities. It will soon be offering a concise guide on what is needed to make digitalisation a collective success for citizens as well as entrepreneurs.
1 Government concept
Citizens and entrepreneurs are entitled to comprehensible and accessible government services. Contact with the government should be easy. State Secretary for Digitalisation and Kingdom Relations Zsolt Szabó emphasises that the government aims to serve people as 1 government rather than as separate organisations:
