{"id":1064,"date":"2026-08-21T07:44:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T05:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nis2.management\/?p=1064"},"modified":"2026-08-24T13:25:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T11:25:11","slug":"from-vendor-lock-in-to-digital-autonomy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nis2.management\/en\/2026\/08\/21\/from-vendor-lock-in-to-digital-autonomy\/","title":{"rendered":"From vendor lock-in to digital autonomy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Governments need to approach IT procurement differently: less focus on standard software and more on open standards and open source.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Large standard solutions often lead to overcapacity, high licensing costs, and a strong dependence on suppliers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Open standards improve interoperability and flexibility, while open source allows for more control over software and further development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Strategic autonomy requires professional commissioning, technical ownership, and attention to geopolitical risks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read <a href=\"https:\/\/ibestuur.nl\/markt-en-overheid\/inkoop-en-aanbesteding\/andere-benadering-van-ict-inkopen\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/ibestuur.nl\/markt-en-overheid\/inkoop-en-aanbesteding\/andere-benadering-van-ict-inkopen\">iBestuur.nl article <\/a>for more information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Governments need to approach IT procurement differently: less focus on standard software and more on open standards and open source. Large standard solutions often lead to overcapacity, high licensing costs,<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nis2.management\/en\/2026\/08\/21\/from-vendor-lock-in-to-digital-autonomy\/\" class=\"av-btn av-btn-secondary av-btn-bubble\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">From vendor lock-in to digital autonomy<\/span><i class=\"fa fa-arrow-right\"><\/i><span class=\"bubble_effect\"><span class=\"circle top-left\"><\/span><span class=\"circle top-left\"><\/span><span class=\"circle top-left\"><\/span><span class=\"button effect-button\"><\/span><span class=\"circle bottom-right\"><\/span><span class=\"circle bottom-right\"><\/span><span class=\"circle bottom-right\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1065,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[51,52,16],"tags":[167,128,168,170,75,171,169],"class_list":["post-1064","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kwetsbaarheidsmanagement","category-supplychain-management","category-risico","tag-digitalesoevereiniteit","tag-digitalsovereignty","tag-ictinkoop","tag-itprocurement","tag-opensource","tag-thirdpartyrisk","tag-vendorlockin"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nis2.management\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1064","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nis2.management\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nis2.management\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nis2.management\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nis2.management\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1064"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nis2.management\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1064\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1066,"href":"https:\/\/nis2.management\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1064\/revisions\/1066"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nis2.management\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1065"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nis2.management\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1064"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nis2.management\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1064"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nis2.management\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1064"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}