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An entrepreneur and software developer, focuses on Europe, innovation, climate, and health. He publishes articles on topics like GPS, biology, and politics.
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The European Cloud Situation at the end of 2025

2025-12-23 18:20:00

As the year draws to an end now is a good time to review where we are with Europe’s cloud situation, and what has been achieved. One thing is certain, a lot has happened, and also quite a lot has become clearer. tl;dr: Great strides have been made in 2025, especially in convincing people that something must be done, and outlining what that might be. Industry buyers are not going to lead us since they mostly care about next quarter’s results.

Cloud Overview

2025-12-23 18:10:00

Over the past few years I’ve written a lot about the cloud, and what it means for Europe. Here I want to pull the various articles together into a coherent story. Note, nothing of what follows is in any way novel or original. While the facts presented in the articles are pretty inconvenient and in parts depressing, they are not controversial (or should not be). To get updates when I post something new, do subscribe to my mailing list.

Nationaal Agentschap Baanbrekende Innovatie, in EU of niet?

2025-12-19 18:00:00

Ik ben eigenlijk op vakantie, maar toch een korte blogpost. Het is (in)formatietijd, en er worden plannen gemaakt. Eerder dit jaar kwam het ministerie van Economische Zaken met het idee een Nationaal Agentschap Disruptieve Innovatie op te richten, zoals ook al bestaat in Duitsland, en het meest beroemd in Amerika. Ik schreef hier eerder al een artikeltje over met meer details: Klassieke manieren om wetenschap en innovatie te stimuleren zijn erg ongeschikt voor disruptieve innovatie, ideeën die misschien helemaal niet gaan werken, maar als ze dat wel doen de wereld kunnen veranderen.

Keynote opening Digital Commons EDIC: Moving beyond the Digital Uncommons

2025-12-14 18:00:00

Last Thursday, 11th of December, saw the launch of the new Digital Commons European Digital Infrastructure Consortium. In attendance were delegations from the launching member states (and the observers). Also present were the many forefathers (and mothers) of this initiative. Of particular note, the launch also included demonstrations of LaSuite software from France, as well as the OpenDesk software from Germany. The Dutch government showcased their amalgamated suite MijnBureau, which joins parts of the German and French initiatives.

Makelaarstaal over onze belastinggeheimen

2025-12-02 17:03:45

Je vraagt de makelaar of je nieuwe droomhuis last heeft van lekkage, en hij vertelt je dat de dakkapel niet lekt. Alle alarmbellen moeten nu afgaan - want waarom krijg ik zo’n specifiek antwoord op deze vraag? Lekt het ergens anders wel? De belastingdienst is bezig al hun email en documenten door te sturen naar Amerikaanse servers. En dan vraag je je tegenwoordig natuurlijk af, gaan ze in Amerika dan allemaal meelezen met wat wij en onze bedrijven aan het doen zijn?

TU Delft lecture: Security of Science

2025-12-01 18:35:00

This is a mostly verbatim transcript of my lecture at the TU Delft VvTP Physics symposium “Security of Science” held on the 20th of November. Audio version (scroll along the page to see the associated slides): Thank you so much for being here tonight. It’s a great honor. I used to study here. I’m a dropout. I never finished my studies, so I feel like I graduate tonight. This is a somewhat special presentation, it has footnotes and references, which you can browse later if you like what you saw.