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: 31/07/2017Updated Date: 31/07/2017
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: 06/06/2017Updated Date: 06/06/2017
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: 06/04/2017Updated Date: 06/04/2017
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: 04/11/2016Updated Date: 04/11/2016
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: 16/09/2016Updated Date: 16/09/2016
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: 19/08/2016Updated Date: 19/08/2016
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: 01/08/2016Updated Date: 01/08/2016
Public agencies should never ask a citizen or business for data that is already available at some other government agency. This so-called Once-Only Principle (OOP) was one of the main topics at the…
NEWSCreated: 08/06/2016Updated Date: 08/06/2016
EU Council Presidency eGovernment conference sets priorities Better use and reuse of data, and a reduction in the administrative burden are two eGovernment priorities, according to a statement…
NEWSCreated: 07/06/2016Updated Date: 07/06/2016
The Dutch government’s online messaging system is now used by 3 million users, the government announced in January. The “Berichtenbox” (message box) is used by the Tax Department, Vehicle Authority…
NEWSCreated: 05/02/2016Updated Date: 05/02/2016
The quality of eGovernment services offered by French public administrations is improving, according to a report by the French government portal on government modernisation. In 2015, services are…
NEWSCreated: 03/11/2015Updated Date: 03/11/2015
Dutch municipalities should be more concerned about the use of software solutions that adhere to norms for eGovernment applications, according to recommendations from KING, a municipal advisory body…
NEWSCreated: 01/06/2015Updated Date: 01/06/2015