Prinsjesdag 2026 makes one thing clear: digitalisation has long ceased to be solely an IT issue. It affects economic growth, security, service delivery and strategic autonomy. AI rightly plays a prominent role. The Dutch government sees significant opportunities in AI and digitalisation, while emphasising safe implementation, cyber resilience and the development and recruitment of digital talent. This reflects what we see in organisations every day. Ambitions for AI are high. But before AI can become part of business operations, a more fundamental question often needs answering:
Can you trust the data, systems and digital chains your organisation relies on every day?
An AI model can only create value if the information it reasons from is up to date, reliable, secure and available. For organisations with business-critical processes, this is no technical detail. It determines whether operations can keep running. A grid operator needs to manage available capacity in real time. A transport operator needs immediate insight into its operations. A financial institution must be able to trust information moving through different systems and chains. In healthcare, current information must be securely available when needed. If data arrives late, integrations fail or systems become unavailable, even the best AI strategy will not move you forward.
From digital ambition to digital resilience
For us, digital resilience therefore extends beyond cybersecurity alone.
It requires a digital foundation in which data, integration, applications and infrastructure are treated as one business-critical chain. A foundation designed for security and compliance, built to remain continuously available and able to evolve with new technology. Its importance is only increasing. Since 15 August 2026, the Dutch Cybersecurity Act and the Critical Entities Resilience Act have been in force. These introduce new obligations concerning digital and physical resilience for thousands of Dutch organisations.
For us, this brings three priorities together:
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1. Up-to-date, reliable data
So people, processes and AI can base decisions on today’s reality.
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2. Security and compliance by design
Making security and manageability integral to architecture, platforms and processes from the outset.
3. Operational continuity
Because digitalisation only delivers value when the processes that depend on it keep working tomorrow.
AI accelerates. A reliable foundation determines whether you move forward
Discussions about AI often focus on models, applications and new possibilities. Understandably so. But for organisations that depend on data and IT, the most important question lies a layer deeper: is our digital foundation ready to make AI a secure, reliable and scalable part of our business operations? For us, this is where innovation, digital resilience and operational continuity come together. Ultimately, an organisation is judged by its ability to turn its AI strategy into operations that become smarter and keep running.
