DigiD

Opinion: Keep DigiD out of American hands while you still can

“Digital autonomy must be the starting point for the government,” the government states in the coalition agreement. A sensible course. With the recent deal with a European cloud provider, the government is taking a step in the right direction, after years of putting all data and processes in the American cloud without hesitation. However, now that Solvinity, the supplier behind the infrastructure on which DigiD and the Message Box run, is sold to investors from the United States, we are once again making our country more dependent on the American government. The Netherlands can easily put geopolitical pressure on this, for example with the threat to suspend services. The sale must therefore be stopped, argue Pieter Omtzigt, Reijer Passchier, Jesse Six Dijkstra, Ferd Grapperhaus, Marleen Stikker and Brenno de Winter.

Podcast: CTRL-ALT-DEBATE about Sovereignty and DigiD

Ctrl Alt Debate: “DigiD in Dutch hands? It’s possible, it’s a political choice What if digital security is above all a well-told story? And what if the real problem is not with technology, but with not making choices? In this episode, Brenno de Winter joins Harm Teunis and Astrid Oosenbrug. Brenno is known for his sharp view of digital security and his fixed principle: what is demonstrably true and what especially reassures us?

Position paper round table discussion in the House of Representatives January 27, 2026

The acquisition of Solvinity for Logius services (position) This document describes the acquisition of Solvinity by Kyndryl and the significance for Logius’ services. The focus is on DigiD, but the message box is also discussed, because it facilitates a lot of communication between citizens and government. You can get this document as a PDF file here. Executive summary This position paper describes how the proposed acquisition of Solvinity by Kyndryl will materially change the strategic position of vital Dutch digital government facilities, despite the fact that operational services will remain intact in the short term. Since 2020, Solvinity has supplied the infrastructure and hardware platform under the direction of Logius for core facilities such as DigiD, MijnOverheid (including the Message Box) and Digipoort. Responsibility for policy, architecture and services lies entirely with the government, but technical continuity depends on a private infrastructure supplier.