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On August 8, a new batch of 60 free and open source projects was selected for the NGI Zero Commons Fund.
We want to thank these project teams for working on the digital commons and contributing to open, secure and trustworthy digital infrastructure for all.
This brings the total of grantees within the programme to 494 projects. There are still two more calls currently under evaluation for the program.
Meet the projects! https://nlnet.nl/news/2026/20260808-60-new-projects.html
Open Government
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- Written by: Adrian Offerman
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Schiphol Group, the owner and operator of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, is making its data and functionality available to the developer community. According to CIO Albert van Veen, the market — i.e. developers and users of mobile apps — is better capable of serving the multiplicity of customer needs.
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- Written by: Adrian Offerman
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Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich has set in motion an action plan to increase competitiveness and quality in road works, and to improve public control mechanisms in this area, in an effort to improve the efficiency of construction and maintenance of the Russian road system.
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- Written by: Adrian Offerman
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Last week, The Things Network — 010 was launched. This is an open LoRa network for the Internet of Things (IoT) in Rotterdam. It took only six weeks to get commitment from the parties involved for the purchase and placement of two dozen LoRaWAN gateways. More will follow after the Kickstarter project for The Things Network makes access points based on open hardware available at very low cost.
Read more: Rotterdam launches open LoRa network for Internet of Things
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The Dutch central government is to publish its procurement information on the national open data portal data.overheid.nl next month. Later this year, election results per polling station will be added as well. These and other commitments related to open data were made by the Dutch Minister of the Interior, Ronald Plasterk in a letter to the Dutch parliament last week.
Read more: Procurement information and election results added to Dutch open data portal
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- Written by: Adrian Offerman
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On September 4-5, the Port of Rotterdam is to hold the third edition of what has now become its annual World Port Hackathon. Hackers, programmers, stakeholders and enthusiasts are invited to attend the two-day event and join the teams. Together they will work on concepts and prototypes that deploy new technologies and (open) data, aiming to strengthen the safety, sustainability and competitiveness of the port.
Read more: Port of Rotterdam preparing for annual World Port Hackathon