Italy’s prime minister vetoes Dutch acquisition over links to Russia’
The Italian prime minister, Giorgia Melone, used her "golden powers" to veto the acquisition of an Italian cloud provider by Nebius, a Dutch company with ties to Russia. Nebius got its funding from Yandex.
Giorgia Meloni, the Italian Prime Minister, vetoed a takeover deal by Nebius, a Dutch clou... Read more
Dutch government will ban TikTok on work phones of civil servants
The Dutch State Secretary for Digitalization Alexandra van Huffelen has announced that spy-sensitive apps, such as TikTok, will soon no longer be allowed on the work phones of government officials. Until then, civil servants are discouraged from having such apps installed and used on mobile work de... Read more
Netherlands get NATO tech investment fund NIF
The new tech investment fund Nato Investment Fund (NIF) will be set up in the Netherlands. The headquarters of the investment fund will be located in Amsterdam.
With the investment fund being located in Amsterdam the intensive lobbying by the Dutch government and industry associations for tech s... Read more
Dutch parties build national Gaia-X test environment
Several Dutch knowledge institutes and Internet service providers, supported by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, will jointly set up a Gaia-X test environment. Within the test environment, cloud service providers can investigate whether they meet the cloud standards, specifications and regulations... Read more
Dutch IT services provider Linden-IT expands into Sweden
Dutch IT services provider Linden-IT has expanded its operations to Sweden. With this, the company says it is taking the next step in its international growth ambitions.
The branch opened in the Swedish capital Stockholm is the Dutch IT services provider's second foreign location. Linden-IT prev... Read more
Dutch companies expect finding investors becomes more difficult
The crisis surrounding the Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) is going to affect investment in the tech sector. Not only American companies are expected to be affected, but also companies in the Netherlands.
So say Dutch experts to the Financieele Dagblad. According to Rinke Zonneveld, CEO at the public-... Read more
Netherlands warns of European ‘internet tax’ for Big Tech
The Netherlands opposes the introduction of a European 'internet tax' for tech giants. This says Minister of Economic Affairs Micky Adriaansens in conversation with Reuters. According to her, this would unnecessarily drive up costs for consumers and violate net neutrality.
With her remark, the m... Read more
Dutch delegation returns to US to discuss chip exports to China
The Biden Administration wants to throttle the export of Dutch chipmaking systems to China. Prime minister Mark Rutte recently discussed the topic in a meeting with president Joe Biden, but no agreements were made. That may change when the Dutch return to Washington come Friday.
Dutch and U... Read more
‘Dutch PM calls for a more frugal approach to combat US subsidies’
Mark Rutte opposes using new funds to combat threats posed by US green tech subsidies.
Speaking to journalists on Tuesday, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said the best way to save EU industry from the lure of US subsidies is to reform national policies, not shower companies with money. Rutte ma... Read more
The Netherlands and US are in talks over further Chinese export bans
Dutch trade minister Liesje Schreinemacher confirmed that the Netherlands and the US are negotiating additional limits on exporting semiconductor technology to China.
In 2018, Washington pressured the Dutch government to bar ASML from exporting EUV machines to China. ASML is among the world's la... Read more