{"id":42030,"date":"2025-11-25T14:33:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T13:33:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/?p=42030"},"modified":"2025-11-27T19:44:49","modified_gmt":"2025-11-27T18:44:49","slug":"the-need-for-european-tech-and-digital-sovereignty","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/en\/inspiration\/the-need-for-european-tech-and-digital-sovereignty\/","title":{"rendered":"The need for European tech and digital sovereignty"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"42030\" class=\"elementor elementor-42030 elementor-42006\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-top elementor-element elementor-element-49cd3cf e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"49cd3cf\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d75bcb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3d75bcb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-075cb6b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"075cb6b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a11245 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9a11245\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1707\" height=\"1808\" src=\"https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Willem-Koeman-1.1-scaled-e1748954865789.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-33051\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Willem-Koeman-1.1-scaled-e1748954865789.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Willem-Koeman-1.1-scaled-e1748954865789-283x300.jpg 283w, https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Willem-Koeman-1.1-scaled-e1748954865789-967x1024.jpg 967w, https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Willem-Koeman-1.1-scaled-e1748954865789-768x813.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Willem-Koeman-1.1-scaled-e1748954865789-1450x1536.jpg 1450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1707px) 100vw, 1707px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7555210 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7555210\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71b9d59 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"71b9d59\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Willem Koeman<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7fd69a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7fd69a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Director<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad00709 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad00709\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Willem has worked at the intersection of digital innovation, public governance and societal transitions for more than 15 years. 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The question is no\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW76655694 BCX8\">longer<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW76655694 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW76655694 BCX8\">if<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW76655694 BCX8\">\u00a0we\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW76655694 BCX8\">need<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW76655694 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW76655694 BCX8\">sovereignty<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW76655694 BCX8\">\u2014<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW76655694 BCX8\">it\u2019s<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW76655694 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW76655694 BCX8\">how<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW76655694 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW76655694 BCX8\">fast<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW76655694 BCX8\">\u00a0we\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW76655694 BCX8\">can<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW76655694 BCX8\">\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW76655694 BCX8\">achieve<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW76655694 BCX8\">\u00a0it.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW76655694 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e92edc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e92edc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why digital autonomy matters  <\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbcfda3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dbcfda3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ellen Mok, founder of de <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Digitale\u00a0Doetank<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, opened the discussion with a stark reality: Europe\u2019s critical infrastructure runs largely on American technology. \u201cThat\u2019s been fine for years,\u201d she noted, \u201cbut under U.S. law, not ours.\u201d Digital sovereignty isn\u2019t about isolation\u2014it\u2019s about control. Control over technology, over data, and over the laws that govern them. Without it, Europe risks becoming a digital colony, dependent on foreign interests that don\u2019t always align with our own.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The urgency is clear. Geopolitical tensions such as Trump\u2019s hard-power politics or the war in Ukraine underscore the fragility of Europe\u2019s position. As Mok put it: \u201cIf we want to defend our values, we need the ability to act independently.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bc1418 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6bc1418\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51b6886 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"51b6886\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-quote-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa03a52 elementor-blockquote--skin-clean elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"aa03a52\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tThe myth that switching is complex or unsafe is not true. We can demonstrate that it is safe.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Diana Krieger -  Soverin <\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebc3bfd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ebc3bfd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Where do we start?  <\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c4d376 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1c4d376\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a7d025 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9a7d025\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW89643627 BCX4\" lang=\"NL-NL\" xml:lang=\"NL-NL\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW89643627 BCX4\">Panelist Diana Krieger, co-founder of the <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW89643627 BCX4\">privacy-focused<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW89643627 BCX4\"> email provider <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SCXW89643627 BCX4\">Soverin<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW89643627 BCX4\">, <span class=\"TextRun SCXW122801796 BCX8\" lang=\"NL-NL\" xml:lang=\"NL-NL\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SpellingErrorV2Themed SpellingErrorHighlight SCXW122801796 BCX8\">offered<\/span><\/span> a practical first step: rethink your e-mail. &#8220;Email is still the biggest social network,&#8221; she explained. &#8220;Your inbox contains your digital life-health, finances, family. Free e-mail services turn that into a data gold mine for profiling.&#8221; <\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d3e94b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4d3e94b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC3750-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-42060\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC3750-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC3750-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC3750-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC3750-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC3750-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33d4d1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"33d4d1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Beyond individual action <\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1774842 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1774842\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For\u00a0organizations,\u00a0the\u00a0challenge\u00a0is\u00a0bigger\u00a0but\u00a0just\u00a0as\u00a0critical. Quirine van Eeden\u00a0from\u00a0the\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Rathenau\u00a0Institute<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> stressed that technology choices are political. \u201cProcurement isn\u2019t just a technical decision\u2014it\u2019s about power,\u201d she said. Her call to action: \u201ccreate a level playing field for European providers. Install a sovereignty check in every tender. If alternatives are viable, give them a seat at the table.\u201d.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Krieger agreed, noting that European tech exists but struggles to break through entrenched habits. \u201cThe myth that switching is complex or insecure is wrong. We can prove it\u2019s safe.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e199c20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e199c20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The political push<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02a0bb0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"02a0bb0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Former MP Jesse Six Dijkstra, who authored a parliamentary initiative on cloud sovereignty, highlighted the role of politics. His plan: a sovereign Dutch cloud by 2029. \u201cNational security and strategic investments aren\u2019t free,\u201d he said. \u201cBut vendor lock-in with U.S. hyperscalers is costly too\u2014prices can rise 30% annually.\u201d His solution? Public-private partnerships to build a European tech stack. \u201cThe tech is there. What\u2019s missing is urgency and coordination.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ellen Mok added a practical call to action: \u201cVote for digital candidates in parliament. It\u2019s a political problem, and we need people with the right knowledge in parliament.\u201d She urged voters to look beyond party lines and prioritize candidates who understand digital sovereignty.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49c27e4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"49c27e4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8164ce elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"e8164ce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-quote-left\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-620e238 elementor-blockquote--skin-clean elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"620e238\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\tThe technology is there. What is missing is urgency and coordination.\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Jesse Six Dijkstra - voormalig Kamerlid<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6bf6d99 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6bf6d99\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What does success look like?  <\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da79d69 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"da79d69\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW23906316 BCX4\" lang=\"NL-NL\" xml:lang=\"NL-NL\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW23906316 BCX4\">For the panel, success is not about isolation-it&#8217;s about awareness and control. &#8220;When individuals and organizations can make informed choices about their digital identity, that&#8217;s a tipping point,&#8221; Krieger said.   <\/span><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-054616e e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"054616e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04414d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b04414d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC6632-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-42056\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC6632-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC6632-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC6632-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC6632-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nlmtd.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/DSC6632-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d70669a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d70669a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW23906316 BCX4\" lang=\"NL-NL\" xml:lang=\"NL-NL\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW23906316 BCX4\">Mok drew a parallel with sustainability: &#8220;Ten years ago we realized we were depleting the planet. Digital autonomy is similar-the longer we wait, the higher the cost.&#8221;<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW23906316 BCX4\" data-ccp-props=\"{\"134233117\":false,\"134233118\":false,\"201341983\":0,\"335551550\":0,\"335551620\":0,\"335559738\":0,\"335559739\":0,\"335559740\":360}\"> <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-893df63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"893df63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The outlook  <\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff85daf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ff85daf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The\u00a0stakes\u00a0couldn\u2019t\u00a0be\u00a0higher. \u201cBig\u00a0tech\u00a0is winning,\u201d van Eeden\u00a0warned. \u201cIf\u00a0we\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0act\u00a0now,\u00a0dependency\u00a0will\u00a0further increase.\u201d Six\u00a0Dijkstra\u00a0agreed: \u201cThis\u00a0isn\u2019t\u00a0about\u00a0Trump\u00a0or\u00a0today\u2019s\u00a0headlines.\u00a0It\u2019s\u00a0a\u00a0structural\u00a0issue. We\u00a0can\u2019t\u00a0go back\u00a0to\u00a0the\u00a0old\u00a0days.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The\u00a0message\u00a0was\u00a0clear: change is happening\u2014but\u00a0not\u00a0fast\u00a0enough. Europe must\u00a0invest,\u00a0innovate,\u00a0and\u00a0legislate\u00a0to\u00a0reclaim\u00a0control. As Mok\u00a0concluded, \u201cThe\u00a0ship\u00a0has\u00a0left\u00a0the\u00a0harbor. It\u2019s time\u00a0to\u00a0accelerate.\u201d<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-136ce84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"136ce84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Your next steps  <\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f42b95 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f42b95\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Looking\u00a0for\u00a0guidance\u00a0on\u00a0how\u00a0to\u00a0make these changes in\u00a0your\u00a0organization? At\u00a0nlmtd, we help\u00a0organizations\u00a0turn digital\u00a0autonomy\u00a0into\u00a0a\u00a0strategic\u00a0advantage\u00a0by:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Mapping\u00a0your\u00a0digital\u00a0dependencies\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">and\u00a0identifying\u00a0sovereignty\u00a0risks.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Designing\u00a0procurement\u00a0strategies\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">that\u00a0prioritize\u00a0European\u00a0tech\u00a0and\u00a0open\u00a0standards.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Building\u00a0ecosystems\u00a0and\u00a0partnerships<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">\u00a0to\u00a0accelerate\u00a0adoption of sovereign\u00a0solutions.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Embedding\u00a0autonomy\u00a0into\u00a0your\u00a0digital\u00a0roadmap\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">without\u00a0sacrificing\u00a0innovation\u00a0or\u00a0cost-efficiency.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:360}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"e-con-top elementor-element elementor-element-519cee6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"519cee6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Willem Koeman Director Willem has worked at the intersection of digital innovation, public governance and societal transitions for more than 15 years. From his role as Director at nlmtd, I help public and private organizations with digital strategies that are not only future-proof, but also add social value. 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