Events

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.

The Digital Affairs Committee (NL: Commissie Digitale Zaken – DiZa) of the Dutch Parliament focuses specifically on new developments like AI, Big Data and Cloud and their consequences. It ensures […]

On May 23, 2025, The European Commission launched the public consultation for the European Data Union Strategy, which will set the course for the EU’s data policy in the coming years.
Topsector ICT, together with Topsector Life Science & Health, announces a matchmaking event for a call in the field of Cybersecurity, theme “Safe sensors in the home and hospital environment”. The budget for this call is 2 million euros, with a maximum of 500,000 euros in subsidies per proposal. This call is relevant for professional groups/knowledge institutions and companies that work in the field of sensors/sensorics, cybersecurity, medical technology, (intramural/home) care and home automation.

The Market-X + Tech-X & Hackathon #8 took place on May 13th and 14th, 2025, in Valencia, Spain. After two days of intense collaboration, innovation, and technical problem-solving, the CoE-DSC/TNO/BIT-team […]

IBDS published the EU Legislation Monitor (NL: EU-wetgevingsmonitor): a user-friendly online tool that provides up-to-date and structured insight into more than 300 European legislative processes. From data and digital identity […]