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The digital reality of European organisations 
European organisations continue to invest in new technology year after year. But do they truly have it under control? Do they understand the cost, the return, and what happens if a critical supplier suddenly becomes unavailable? And are they using technology to fundamentally change how they work, or simply to do the same things more efficiently? These are the questions at the heart of the first edition of the Tech Reality Check. 
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✓ 11% take ownership
✓ 35% have insight into costs
 
✓ 17% manage assumptions

The dutch reality

The Netherlands sees itself as digitally ahead of the curve. The reality is different. Dutch organisations are lagging behind in control, governance and digital decisiveness. We rank lowest on nearly all themes in the report. The real challenge is not technology — it is governance. The technology is there, and so is the insight. But without clear choices, ownership and direction, nothing changes.  

The biggest gap is not in technology, but in decision-making

Four signals that
the Netherlands is falling behind
 

High awareness, limited steering

60% of respondents experience technical debt as a constraint, yet only 18% actively manage it.

Aware, yet exposed

62% of respondents say risks only receive attention once something goes wrong.

Ambition without breakthrough

Only 8% of respondents have established structural data collaboration.

AI without transformation

AI is primarily used to improve efficiency, not yet to transform ways of working.

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Where does your organisation stand?  

The findings of the Tech Reality Check will likely raise important questions: where does your organisation stand, what is missing, and which step should come first? Conclusion’s specialists are ready to think this through with you — whether it concerns cost control and technical debt, digital sovereignty, data collaboration or AI adoption.  

Ready to turn
direction into action?

We welcome conversations with executives who want to make business transformation practical and achievable.

Thijs Otto van Es

Thijs Otto van Es

Managing Director, Conclusion Strategies