Digital Sovereignty in the Netherlands: Public Sector Strategy, Cloud Governance, and Cyber Resilience
The Netherlands is advancing its position as a European leader in digital sovereignty, driven by strategic investments in public sector IT modernization, cloud governance, and cybersecurity. While digital public services are improving, challenges remain around vendor lock-in, fragmented eHealth access, and funding uncertainty.
Key Insights:
• Digital public services improved in 2025, but eHealth access dropped by 10.1%, due to structural gaps in the country’s digital health infrastructure.
• Vendor lock-in remains a major concern, with 91% of municipalities tied to Microsoft and 35% expressing dependency risks.
• To avoid lock-in, organizations must implement cloud governance frameworks, flexible contracts, and clear exit strategies.
• The shift to global IT providers like TCS reflects a new delivery model focused on scalability, innovation, and modernization.
• The Dutch Digitization Strategy (NDS) outlines six priorities, including sovereign cloud, responsible data sharing, and AI-driven public services.
• The Cybersecurity Strategy 2022–2028 responds to rising threats like ransomware and GenAI disinformation, emphasizing resilience and secure-by-design principles.
• The National Growth Fund, with €7.4 billion still unallocated, faces political uncertainty, impacting innovation momentum.
• The I-Strategy Rijk 2021–2025 drives central government modernization, with standardized digital workplaces, unified IT asset management, and sustainable ICT practices.
• Local governments are aligning with central modernization efforts, exemplified by Amersfoort’s 2025 tender for a SaaS-based Enterprise Service Management system that mirrors the standardized digital workplace approach promoted by the I-Strategy Rijk.
Digital sovereignty is not just a technical goal; it’s a strategic imperative. This report explores how governance, procurement reform, and collaboration across government layers can help the Netherlands reduce dependency on foreign tech, strengthen cybersecurity, and lead Europe in public sector innovation.
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