Tag: NDS
“The focus is no longer on why, but on how”
In this interview, Maarten Jonker, chair of the NDS acceleration team on increasing the government’s digital resilience and autonomy, stresses the need for action.
NDS Cloud: Open Dialogue Report
Recently, 3 dialogue sessions were held to gather market insights into what constitutes a sovereign cloud service and how parties should collaborate to achieve it.
“It’s time to make decisions and follow through”
Responsible data use is a key priority in the Netherlands' Digitalisation Strategy (NDS). The Realisatie IBDS programme is advancing this priority through intergovernmental collaboration, aligning policies, agreements, and practical implementation.
New guidance tool for government cloud procurement
This new assessment tool, created by DICTU, evaluates the degree of control, independence, and trustworthiness of cloud solutions against objective criteria.
8 pilots to strengthen municipal delivery capability
The pilots receive funding to make their solutions suitable for practical use. This way, well over 100 municipalities can reuse them by the end of 2026.
The NDS is evolving and moving forward
The impact of the coalition agreement and the formation of a new cabinet on the NDS remains uncertain. Until further notice, work will continue as planned.
Experts brief Senate on Netherlands Digitalisation Strategy
How can the Netherlands' Digitalisation Strategy (NDS) be effective? And what does the strategy require from the Senate? These questions were key at an NDS session.
Investing in today’s and tomorrow’s civil service workforce
The government is strengthening digital skills and modernising the workplace. The Digital Proficiency acceleration team is driving this change with practical steps.
Poster provides at-a-glance overview of NDS
Rijksorganisatie ODI noticed that awareness and understanding of the NDS could be improved. This poster offers a clear and accessible way to visualise the strategy.
Artificial Intelligence: above all, a governance challenge
AI offers significant opportunities for the government. The acceleration team is developing shared agreements and scalable applications for responsible progress.
First agreements for Federated Data System now available online
The first version of the Federated Data System (FDS) Agreement Framework has been approved. It sets out the requirements that must be met to share data via the FDS.
Joining forces to build a sovereign cloud for government
Ron Kolkman is a member of the Netherlands’ Digitalisation Strategy (NDS) Council and chair of its Cloud Acceleration Team. In this interview, he explains how the team is building a collaborative path toward greater control and sovereignty in Cloud Technology.
