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Trust frameworks are the backbone of sovereign data sharing. Discover a range of publications that CoE-DSC has contributed to.
Three quarters of global cloud capacity is managed by three so-called hyperscalers: Microsoft, Google and Amazon Web Services. In the discussion about the need for (more) sovereignty, there are also calls for a European equivalent. Peter Verkoulen discusses this topic.
The task for Rijkswaterstaat is to ensure that the Netherlands remains safe, liveable and accessible. Digitisation should help achieve this. Furthermore, Rijkswaterstaat is investing heavily in its sovereignty, and creating a government cloud is one of the ideas.
We spoke with Jan Merckx (Sustainability Lead at GS1 Netherlands) and Sjoerd Rongen (Digital Product Passports Lead at TNO) about DPP standardisation.
Organisations and businesses have been dealing with digital data for decades. So why is there so much excitement about the data economy? Why is progress and growth increasingly dependent on our ability to share and exchange data? In 'Campus - Understanding data economy', Gaia-X Hub Germany organises various courses about data related topics, amongst others the above questions.
It’s now or never: if the Netherlands fails to act, our position as a frontrunner in data and cloud will slip to the middle of the pack. With this warning, Frits Grotenhuis, Director of the Topsector ICT, and Peter Verkoulen, Programme Director of the Centre of Excellence for Data Sharing & Cloud (CoE-DSC), underline the urgency of coordinated action.
On June 6, Jewish Heritage Network leading the EU-funded project European Memory Data Space (EMDS) organised an event about data spaces at the Dutch National Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam. Pavel Kats (co-founder of Jewish Heritage Network, JHN) and Yekaterina Travkina (consultant at INNOPAY and researcher at the CoE-DSC) share their key take-aways.
Provide feedback on various topics related to Digital Product Passports (DPPs) before 18 August.
We spoke with Sjoerd Rongen, Digital Product Passports Lead at TNO and associated with the CoE-DSC, about the status of Digital Product Passports (DPPs).

Join us for the DPP Festival on October 9, 2025! Unlocking the Future of Digital Product Passports We are excited to invite you to the DPP Festival on October 9, […]

The energy transition can proceed more effectively and efficiently with new knowledge about sharing data, with a central role for the availability, quality and privacy of the data.  NWO invites […]

On June 18, 2025, together with the Dutch Cloud Community, we organised a meeting on European initiatives for a sovereign cloud. The reason for this meeting is the widely shared […]

On June 12, 2025, the Simpl-Live Feasibility Study Consolidated Report and Dissemination Material was published. Conducted throughout 2024, the study explored how Simpl-Open can be integrated into six data spaces […]

On June 6, 2025, the European Memory Data Space (EMDS) organized an event at the Dutch National Holocaust Museum in Amsterdam. This event was dedicated to the Data Space approaches, […]

We would like to ask you to participate in an important survey on economic security. In the battle for technological and geopolitical dominance, various means are deployed, from investments to exploiting dependencies and cyber attacks. This threatens the future sustainability of companies and the Dutch economy. Commissioned by the Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate, the Clingendael Institute is conducting a survey to gain insight into how the Dutch business community deals with risks regarding economic security and what support needs exist.