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Check the new release of Vocbench, a platfom for managing and sharing reference data and controlled lists of codes and terms used to organise information
VocBench is a web-based, multilingual, collaborative development platform for managing and sharing reference data and controlled lists of codes and terms used to organise information. With persistent…
NEWSCreated: 30/09/2021
The Netherlands investigates steps for better engagement with open source communities
To increase the competence in the usage of new technologies, a Digital Government Directorate under the Ministry of the Interior is being formed in Netherlands. At the same time, the Dutch government…
NEWSCreated: 15/04/2021
The Netherlands is advancing the digitalisation of the government by turning open source theory into practice.
As part of its Digitisation Strategy, the Dutch government launched its new open source toolbox, which includes useful information for civil servants to switch to open source, as well as a…
NEWSCreated: 15/04/2021Open enables public sector digital transformation in the Netherlands
Citizens expect well-functioning digital services from their government. Until recently, municipalities in the Netherlands were held back in providing these services by fragmented systems that would…
NEWSCreated: 07/04/2021Launch of the Digital Government Transformation MOOC!
Get a 5 Online Continuing Education Units certificate on Digital Government Transformation in one month!
NEWSCreated: 03/09/2020Study: ‘Dutch education system needs thoughtful ICT vision’
The Dutch education system, together with teachers and school authorities, needs to develop a vision on the relationship between ICT and education, the Education Council of the Netherlands writes in a…
NEWSCreated: 31/07/2017Study: Dutch govt should reverse attitude to ICT
Public administrations have to understand the importance of ICT for their core processes, and must be able to implement ICT themselves, a Dutch government advisory group says. Dutch politicians…
NEWSCreated: 06/06/2017Estonia and Finland best in eGovernment
EC updates DESI - digital ranking of Member States
When it comes to digitisation of public services, Europe’s top-three Member States are Estonia, Finland and the Netherlands, according to the EC’s…
NEWSCreated: 06/04/2017Netherlands to trial Internet voting
The Dutch government will this year test the possibilities of voting via the Internet. The test will include citizens abroad: the pilot, by the Ministry of the Interior, will involve the city of The…
NEWSCreated: 04/11/2016Spies and criminals biggest cybersecurity threat
Foreign intelligence agencies and criminals are the biggest cybersecurity threat, according to a Dutch government study, published on 6 September: “The threat posed by these groups is large, and has…
NEWSCreated: 16/09/2016Dutch consider mandatory eGovernment standards
Government fine-tunes Digital Agenda for 2016-2017
The Dutch government wants to make the use of open standards mandatory for public administrations, to provide business and citizens with easier…
NEWSCreated: 19/08/2016UK and Finland Europe’s eGovernment leaders - UNPAN
The United Kingdom and Finland are Europe’s eGovernment leaders, according to the United Nations Public Administration Network (UNPAN) 2016 UN eGovernment Survey. The list of top 10 eGovernment…
NEWSCreated: 01/08/2016