Working Paper #2025-029
A Strategy for Cybersecurity and Digital Sovereignty for the Netherlands (2025–2035) Contribution to a Coalition Agreement
This paper proposes a mission-oriented national strategy for strengthening cybersecurity and achieving digital sovereignty in the Netherlands for 2025–2035. It outlines an integrated framework across four pillars: national cyber resilience, sovereign digital procurement, innovation and ecosystem development, and societal capacity-building. Emphasizing European cooperation, secure-by-design principles, and strategic public investment, the strategy aims to reduce dependence on non-EU technologies, enhance deterrence capabilities, and support talent development. A phased implementation roadmap highlights concrete actions for government, industry, and academia to ensure long-term national security, economic resilience, and democratic integrity in an increasingly contested digital landscape
- Keywords
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- Cybersecurity
- Digital Sovereignty
- Public Procurement
- Innovation Policy
- JEL codes
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- H56
- O38
- L86
- F52
Cite this as
APA 7th ed.Akcan, M., Groep, D., Ritzen, J., & Rounding, N. (2025). A Strategy for Cybersecurity and Digital Sovereignty for the Netherlands (2025–2035) Contribution to a Coalition Agreement (UNU-MERIT Working Paper No. 2025-029). UNU-MERIT. https://doi.org/10.53330/ZMFF2486