LocalGroups/BNL/NL/Landscape

Landscape of Free Software in the Netherlands

This page is in English on purpose, to enable as many people to read it. Translations are welcome and can be offered on a /<language> page, like /nl /de /fr.

This page intends to provide a nearly complete picture of organizations that support Free Software, support a related cause or are active in IT in general.

Table of contents:

Contents

  1. Landscape of Free Software in the Netherlands
  2. Civil rights organizations
    1. Digital rights
      1. Bits of Freedom
      2. Waag Society
    2. Privacy
      1. Privacy First
      2. Vrijschrift
    3. Information society
      1. ECP
      2. Netwerk Mediawijsheid
      3. Safety Internet Centre (SIC)
      4. Open Domein
      5. Hack in the Class
      6. Hacker Hotel
      7. Free Knowledge Institute
      8. Open Nederland
      9. Creative Commons Nederland
    4. Online security
      1. Expertisecentrum Online Kindermisbruik (EOKM)
    5. Accessibility
      1. Accessibility
      2. Drempelvrij
    6. Democracy
      1. Netwerk Democratie
      2. Open State Foundation
    7. Public Code
      1. Code for NL
      2. Foundation for Public Code
      3. Stichting Open Source & Overheid
      4. Vereniging Open Source Nederland
      5. Open Source bij de Overheid .nl
    8. Funding
      1. Commons Caretakers
    9. Broader issues in society
      1. Kennisland
      2. Kafkabrigade
      3. Consumentenbond
  3. Open content creators
    1. OpenStreetMap
      1. OpenStreetMap community (informal)
      2. OSGeo
    2. Tribe of Noise
  4. Hacker Spaces
    1. Spaces
      1. ACKSpace
      2. Hack42
      3. 020techmakerhub.nl
    2. Camps
      1. Eth-0
      2. IFCAT Foundation (OHM2013, SHA2017 hacker camp)
  5. Open Standards
      1. Open Doc Society
      2. W3C Benelux
  6. Free Software
      1. T-Dose
      2. Open Source Event Tilburg
      3. NLLGG
  7. Software development
    1. Notable applications
      1. OpenZaak
      2. Signalen
      3. vrijBRP
      4. Open Zaak
    2. Associations
      1. Fronteers
      2. Nederland ICT
      3. Dutch Digital Agencies
      4. Software Development Network
      5. Future Tech NL
      6. NLJUG
      7. AmsterdamJUG
      8. Teqnation
      9. Coffee Code Chat
      10. Delft Developers & Designers
      11. Dotned
      12. Dutch Android User Group
      13. Flock
      14. IT Next
      15. Koninklijke Nederlandse Vereniging van Informatieprofessionals (KNVI)
      16. IOT SensmakersAMS
      17. Utrecht Java User Group
    3. Foundations
      1. Commons Conservancy
      2. Dutch Clojure Days
    4. Youth
      1. Coder Dojo
      2. Educode.nl
      3. CodeUur
      4. FutureNL.org
    5. Companies
      1. Datraverse
      2. Dyne
      3. NOU&OFF
      4. Squirrel consultancy
      5. Paul van der Vlis
      6. Sue (previously Snow)
      7. Blender Foundation
      8. AT Computing
      9. Open Dental Benelux
      10. Kopano
      11. Libreplan
      12. Yoast
    6. Startup accelerators
      1. Rockstart
      2. Clinic
  8. Hardware
    1. Fairphone
  9. Security
      1. Dcypher
      2. HoneyNed (Dutch HoneyNet chapter)
      3. National Cyber Security Center
      4. One Conference
      5. Owasp chapter Netherlands
      6. Privacy by Design Foundation
      7. Security in Times of Surveillance (event)
  10. Media
      1. Tweakers.net
      2. BNR
      3. NOS
      4. Computable.nl
      5. Computer Totaal
      6. Linux Magazine NL
      7. PCM
  11. Hosting
    1. Associations
      1. NL Unix User Group (NLUUG)
      2. Dutch Datacenter Association
      3. Dutch Hosting Provider Association
      4. Vereniging van Registrars
      5. Nationale Beheersorganisatie Internet Providers
    2. Companies
      1. TransIP
      2. GreenHost
      3. CloudVPS
      4. Team.Blue
      5. Fuga
      6. DirectVPS
      7. Disroot
  12. Internet
      1. Internet New Years Event
      2. SIDN
      3. SIDN fonds
    1. Associations
      1. amsix (Amsterdam Internet Exchange)
      2. Internet Society Netherlands Chapter (ISOC)
      3. ISPConnect
      4. Stichting Digitale Infrastructuur Nederland
      5. Stichting IPv6 Nederland (Stipv6)
    2. Research and education
      1. GÉANT
      2. NLnet
      3. NLnet labs
    3. ISPs
      1. Freedom Internet
      2. The Things Network
    4. Companies
      1. Ripe NCC
  13. Large software companies
      1. Adyen
      2. Bol.com
      3. Gitlab
      4. Elasticsearch
      5. Booking.com
  14. Artificial Intelligence
    1. NL AI Coalition
  15. Research and education
    1. Research organizations
      1. ICT-Research Platform Netherlands
      2. ICT.Open
      3. Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (NWO)
      4. TNO
    2. Supportive organizations
      1. Surf
      2. Stichting Leergelden (generalizaton)
    3. Schools and universities
      1. Radboud University
      2. Technical University of Eindhoven
      3. Twente University
      4. Delft University
      5. Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica
      6. Hogeschool Arnhem Nijmegen
      7. Erasmus University Rotterdam
      8. Codam College
  16. Public sector
      1. Gebruiker Centraal
    1. National government
      1. Nederland Digitaal
      2. Forum Standaardisatie
      3. Stuiveling Open Data Award (SODA)
      4. Pleio (Software and Foundation)
      5. Open Overheid
    2. Local Government
      1. Vereniging van Nederlandse Gemeenten (VNG)
      2. Common Ground
      3. Stem van Groningen (Consul software)
      4. Dimpact
      5. Open Zaak (software)
      6. Zaakmagazijn (software)
    3. Public sector bodies
      1. Kadaster
    4. Grid operators
      1. TenneT
      2. Alliander
      3. Enexis
      4. Stedin
    5. Railway
      1. Nederlandse Spoorwegen
      2. ProRail
    6. Health sector
      1. Digivaardig in de Zorg
      2. E-healthweek
  17. Political parties
      1. Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (VVD)
      2. Partij voor de Vrijheid (PVV)
      3. Christen-Democratisch Appèl (CDA)
      4. Democraten 66 (D66)
      5. GroenLinks
      6. Socialistische Partij (SP)
      7. Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)
      8. ChristenUnie
      9. Partij voor de Dieren
      10. 50PLUS
      11. Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij (SGP)
      12. DENK
      13. Forum voor Democratie
      14. Piratenpartij
      15. Volt
  18. Books
    1. Open Source binnen bedrijf en overheid
    2. Open Source Jaarboek
    3. Open Source software en standaarden, Jo Lahaye, 2009

Civil rights organizations

Digital rights

Bits of Freedom

Waag Society

Privacy

Privacy First

Vrijschrift

Information society

ECP

Netwerk Mediawijsheid

Safety Internet Centre (SIC)

Open Domein

Hack in the Class

Hacker Hotel

Free Knowledge Institute

Open Nederland

Creative Commons Nederland

Online security

Expertisecentrum Online Kindermisbruik (EOKM)

Accessibility

Accessibility

Drempelvrij

Democracy

Netwerk Democratie

Open State Foundation

Public Code

Code for NL

Foundation for Public Code

Stichting Open Source & Overheid

Vereniging Open Source Nederland

Open Source bij de Overheid .nl

Funding

Commons Caretakers

Broader issues in society

Kennisland

Kafkabrigade

Consumentenbond

Open content creators

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap community (informal)

OSGeo

Tribe of Noise

Hacker Spaces

Spaces

ACKSpace

Hack42

020techmakerhub.nl

Camps

Eth-0

IFCAT Foundation (OHM2013, SHA2017 hacker camp)

Open Standards

Open Doc Society

W3C Benelux

Free Software

T-Dose

Open Source Event Tilburg

NLLGG

Software development

Notable applications

Notable free software in use in the Netherlands

The Foundation for Public Code has a notable role in helping public bodies open source their codebases and make it a success.

OpenZaak

Signalen

vrijBRP

Open Zaak

Associations

Fronteers

Nederland ICT

Dutch Digital Agencies

Software Development Network

Future Tech NL

NLJUG

AmsterdamJUG

Teqnation

Coffee Code Chat

Delft Developers & Designers

Dotned

Dutch Android User Group

Flock

IT Next

Koninklijke Nederlandse Vereniging van Informatieprofessionals (KNVI)

IOT SensmakersAMS

Utrecht Java User Group

Foundations

Commons Conservancy

Dutch Clojure Days

Youth

Coder Dojo

Educode.nl

CodeUur

FutureNL.org

Companies

Datraverse

Dyne

NOU&OFF

Squirrel consultancy

Paul van der Vlis

Sue (previously Snow)

Blender Foundation

AT Computing

Open Dental Benelux

Kopano

Libreplan

Yoast

Startup accelerators

Rockstart

Clinic

Hardware

Fairphone

Security

Dcypher

HoneyNed (Dutch HoneyNet chapter)

National Cyber Security Center

One Conference

Owasp chapter Netherlands

Privacy by Design Foundation

Security in Times of Surveillance (event)

Media

Tweakers.net

BNR

NOS

Computable.nl

Computer Totaal

Linux Magazine NL

PCM

Hosting

Associations

NL Unix User Group (NLUUG)

Dutch Datacenter Association

Dutch Hosting Provider Association

Vereniging van Registrars

Nationale Beheersorganisatie Internet Providers

Companies

TransIP

GreenHost

CloudVPS

Team.Blue

Fuga

DirectVPS

Disroot

Internet

Internet New Years Event

SIDN

SIDN fonds

Associations

amsix (Amsterdam Internet Exchange)

Internet Society Netherlands Chapter (ISOC)

ISPConnect

Stichting Digitale Infrastructuur Nederland

Stichting IPv6 Nederland (Stipv6)

Research and education

GÉANT

NLnet

NLnet labs

ISPs

Freedom Internet

The Things Network

Companies

Ripe NCC

Large software companies

Adyen

Bol.com

Gitlab

Elasticsearch

Booking.com

Artificial Intelligence

NL AI Coalition

Research and education

Research organizations

ICT-Research Platform Netherlands

ICT.Open

Nederlandse Organisatie voor Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek (NWO)

TNO

Supportive organizations

Surf

Stichting Leergelden (generalizaton)

Schools and universities

Radboud University

Technical University of Eindhoven

Twente University

Delft University

Centrum Wiskunde & Informatica

Hogeschool Arnhem Nijmegen

Erasmus University Rotterdam

Codam College

Public sector

Gebruiker Centraal

National government

Nederland Digitaal

Forum Standaardisatie

Stuiveling Open Data Award (SODA)

Pleio (Software and Foundation)

Open Overheid

Local Government

Vereniging van Nederlandse Gemeenten (VNG)

Common Ground

Stem van Groningen (Consul software)

Dimpact

Open Zaak (software)

Zaakmagazijn (software)

Public sector bodies

Kadaster

Grid operators

TenneT

Alliander

Enexis

Stedin

Railway

Nederlandse Spoorwegen

ProRail

Health sector

Digivaardig in de Zorg

To improve digital skills in the health sector.

E-healthweek

Political parties

Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie (VVD)

Partij voor de Vrijheid (PVV)

Christen-Democratisch Appèl (CDA)

Democraten 66 (D66)

Socialistische Partij (SP)

Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA)

ChristenUnie

Partij voor de Dieren

50PLUS

Staatkundig Gereformeerde Partij (SGP)

DENK

Forum voor Democratie

Piratenpartij

Volt

Books

Open Source binnen bedrijf en overheid

Open Source Jaarboek

Open Source software en standaarden, Jo Lahaye, 2009

LocalGroups/BNL/NL/Landscape (last edited 2022-08-23 06:38:30 by nico.rikken)