Dutch governments builds alternative for Microsoft based on NixOS
The Dutch government is collaborating with industry and the public to develop a digitally autonomous workplace using NixOS. This initiative aims to replace reliance on proprietary software like Microsoft with open-source, verifiable building blocks.
Why it matters
It represents a significant shift toward digital sovereignty and open-source infrastructure for national governments.
The DAWO community is an open community in which government, industry and society jointly build a digitally autonomous workplace for the Dutch government.
DAWO brings public values and technology together. The community pursues five primary goals.
Strengthening the digital autonomy of the Netherlands.
Improving collaboration and knowledge sharing between governments and society.
Safeguarding security and data protection.
Encouraging innovation and more efficient ways of working.
Making government IT systems easier to inspect and verify.
Not one single product, but separate building blocks that work together. Every part can be inspected and replaced.
Open and verifiable AI building blocks for the digital workplace.
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