Willemijn Aerdts

Minister for the Digital Economy and Sovereignty

Government of the Netherlands

“The Netherlands must take the lead in the digital world. Digitalisation and AI are vital for innovation, economic growth, security and our prosperity. Together with our European partners, we will therefore invest in infrastructure, technology and resilience. We will also build a digital government that is reliable, accessible and efficient. This will reduce unwanted dependence on foreign players and strengthen our strategic position.”


Areas of responsibility

  • Digital economy and infrastructure
  • Coordinating role regarding digitalisation and sovereignty
  • Telecoms
  • Digitalisation, digital technologies and sovereignty in society and government
  • AI and algorithms
  • Digital Service for the Netherlands
  • Open data
  • Digital wallets
  • European and international digitalisation policy
  • Advisory Board on ICT Assessment, Dutch Authority for Digital Infrastructure
  • Dutch Digitalisation Strategy

Sessions with Willemijn Aerdts

Den Haag, 16-02-2026
Willemijn Aerdts,
 staatssecretaris van Economische Zaken - digitale economie en soevereiniteit
Foto Martijn Beekman en Valerie Kuypers
Dignitary