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Review and slides of Community Meeting June 18 – European initiatives for a sovereign cloud
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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 […]

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Simpl-Live Feasibility Study Consolidated Report and Dissemination Material
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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 […]

Contribution CoE-DSC at Conference of European Memory Data Space (EMDS) at Holocaust Museum

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, […]

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Business Survey | Economic Security | The Clingendael Institute
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.
Dutch Digital Affairs Committee discuses note ‘Clouds on the Horizon’

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 […]

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Consultation European Commission for the European Data Union Strategy
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.
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Matchmaking event for call Cybersecurity – Theme: Safe sensors in the home and hospital environment
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.
CoE-DSC/TNO/BIT-team wins second place at Gaia-X Hackathon 2025

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 […]

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IBDS launches EU Legislation Monitor: quickly find relevant European digital legislation

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 […]

JADS report – Sustainable Revenue Models for Data Sharing Initiatives

If you were present at the Data Sharing Festival 2025 (February 4-5 in The Hague) you might have noticed the JADS (Jheronimus Academy of Data Science) researchers walking around and […]

Subsidy call of 4 million euros for public-private partnerships for SMEs
On May 8, 2025, Topsector ICT announced a subsidy call for public-private partnerships within SMEs in the field of digitalization. A total of 4 million euros is available for research organizations and companies for innovative research & development projects.
Slides and recording of CoE-DSC webinar ‘Assessing compatibility among cloud services in a marketplace’
On Thursday May 8, 2025, we organized a webinar: ‘Assessing compatibility among cloud services in a marketplace’ by Giulia Biagioni. She is a Scientist at the Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research (TNO). This webinar was powered by Topsector ICT. Here you can watch the recording and see the slides.
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Have Your Say: Future cloud and AI policies in the EU
The European Commission (EC) seeks feedback on the preparatory work for the Cloud and AI Development Act and the single EU-wide cloud policy for public administrations and public procurement. Submissions are open until June 4, 2025.
Interview Niels Bolding (Health-RI) about data sharing in the healthcare and research sector
Available health and disease data are not optimally (re)used for the benefit of citizens and professionals. By combining data from different sources, we can gain a deeper understanding of the complexity of disease and health. This leads to better treatments, improved healthcare products, and ultimately, better health outcomes for citizens and patients. We spoke with Niels Bolding, Technical Lead at Health-RI, about the challenges and opportunities of data sharing in the healthcare and research sector, and about the efforts of Health-RI to improve data reusability.
Opening of The World Expo 2025 Osaka

On April 13, 2025 the World Expo kicked off in Osaka, Japan. The coming months, the Netherlands is participating with a pavilion based on a circular design concept and on […]