Dutch regulators (ACM, AFM, AP, DNB, and RDI) are calling on the government and the business community to make digital autonomy a strategic procurement criterion and to become less dependent on a small number of (mostly non-European) IT providers. Open standards, interoperability, and switching options must reduce vendor lock-in and increase cyber resilience. As a […]
With the report ‘Towards Resilient Virtualization’, the Dutch Central Government is taking a significant step toward a resilient and future-proof digital infrastructure. This initiative is driven by increasing risks surrounding virtualization software, including vendor lock-in, rising licensing costs, and geopolitical dependencies. The report advocates for collective architectural choices, the sharing of standards, and more intensive […]