Gebrek aan digitaal mainportbeleid bedreigt ruim 3 miljoen banen

Nederland wordt ingehaald als digitale mainport van de wereld; tijd voor fundamentele keuzes De Nederlandse digitale infrastructuur is een belangrijke motor voor digitalisering, banen en economische groei. In 2019 leverde elke €1 omzet maar liefst €15 aan toegevoegde waarde op voor de Nederlandse economie. De impact van digitalisering op de Nederlandse economie zal in 2025 […] Read more »

Onderzoek The METISfiles: Groei Nederlandse ICT bestedingen vlakt af in 2019

In 2018 zijn de Nederlandse ICT bestedingen gestegen met 3% tot bijna € 35 miljard. De ICT-bestedingsgroei beweegt zich daarmee op hetzelfde niveau als het BNP-groeicijfer. De groei had hoger kunnen uitvallen als de telecommunicatiemarkt zich had hersteld. In 2019 ligt de groei voor de totale ICT-bestedingen op een kleine 2%. Ook de komende jaren […] Read more »

How Not To Become The Digital Champ Of Europe

The 3rd Tuesday in September is a peculiar day for ICT stakeholders in the Netherlands. Since there is no such thing as a department of Digital Affairs the question always is whether ICT or related concepts will be mentioned in the king’s speech. After all ICT is widely regarded as the enabler of digital transformation […] Read more »

Dutch Digital Economy Worth €182 Billion

On behalf of Nederland ICT, The METISfiles recently researched and analyzed the size and growth of the Dutch digital workforce and its associated value add to the Dutch economy. The study shows that 1,57 million people in the Netherlands use ICT for more than 50% of their working hours to execute their primary business tasks. […] Read more »

Dutch Digital Economy Accelerates

Digital Transformation is the process that shows how digital technologies impact business communication, decision making, automation and innovation. The speed at which digital transformation is reshaping our economy, however, is not constant and, as a recent study of DHPA, DDA, ISPConnect and The METISfiles concluded, can be positively influenced by taking a few measures regarding […] Read more »

Dutch Software Innovation – We’re Scaling Up!

The Netherlands is scaling up its investments to become a true (software) innovation country. We initially thought we were half way there, but new research suggests we are skidding past that half way mark. First of all we rank as an innovation leader on the European Innovation Scoreboard 2016, placed on a fifth position, following […] Read more »