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In the fifth and final anniversary blog leading up to our Annual Day, former chairman Arthur Govaert (CIO, UMCG) looks back on developments in the work and role of the CIO over the past twenty years. Arthur describes his first contact with CIOPN, the added value of the association and the future challenges and opportunities for CIOs.

Members in the News: Dutch IT Leaders, Mario Suykerbuyk, CIO Tennet. TenneT is growing enormously. About six years ago, the grid operator had nearly 5,000 employees. Now, there are 'just under 10,000', including the German branch. And with good reason: in the coming years, a doubling to quintupling of the demand for electricity is expected

We celebrate 20 years of innovation and inspiration! We are honored to conclude our Annual Day with a keynote from Minister for Digitalisation and Kingdom Relations, Zsolt Szabó,  Staatssecretaris Digitalisering en Koninkrijksrelaties. A unique opportunity to hear his views on the use of a.o. Cloud, AI and innovation in government.

Members in the news: Picnic in EU-Start ups 'A decade ago, Picnic set out to reinvent grocery shopping with a tech-first, customer-centric approach. What began as a bold experiment quickly grew into a high-scale operation, powered by continuous innovation and a willingness to challenge conventions'.

Members in het News: Surf, Magchiel Bijsterbosch - NU.NL 'From greenhouse gas measurements to HIV data: important American research data has disappeared or is at risk of disappearing. The Trump administration's policies have negative consequences for Dutch scientists. While institutions wait, a small IT organization is helping researchers secure valuable data'.

Prof. Dr. Tom Van Engers has extensive experience in the fields of trust, AI, and law, and his insights will undoubtedly be valuable for anyone interested in the future of AI in business applications

Members in the News: Municipality of Amsterdam 'Municipal employees in Amsterdam can now use ChatAmsterdam for writing texts, creating summaries, and analyzing complex documents'.

That is the question Prof. Frans Feldberg (Professor of Data-Driven Business Innovation, VU), Iris Wijers, (Data analyst & community builder Interfood), Suzan Kuiper (Manager Data & Analytics IT E-commerce, PostNL) and Niels van Gorp (Data Strategist VGZ, member of our Expert Committee Data) will discuss and try and answer during one of the break-outs at our Annual Day.

Members in the news: CZ and Arcadis, A 'cyber annual report' can help companies and governments navigate the complex landscape of regulations regarding digital security and privacy. Starting this month, there is a standard for it, which is already in use by insurer CZ and engineering firm Arcadis.

Together with other organisations, including the Centrum voor Criminaliteitspreventie en Veiligheid (CCV) (Centre for Crime Prevention and Safety), CIOPN has developed labels for awareness training. See now how you can benefit from these.

Alexandre Ferreira Gomes (Clingendael) and Matthijs Zwart (Vitens) will share insights this afternoon into the implications of geopolitical shifts for business users of digital technologies in the Netherlands and the EU. What fundamental shifts are visible, what role does technology play, and how can business users prepare in practice for what the future may have in store for them?

Between 2014 and 2018, Marcel Krom was chairman of CIO Platform Nederland. In his blog, fourth in the series of former chairmen, Marcel describes notable changes he saw in the field, the role of the CIO and within the association. Moreover, he provides his valuable view for the future.

Sjourd Wijdeveld and Paul Delgman from Trivium Packaging will share learnings and use cases of AI in practice at the Annual Day on June 5th. They will discuss opportunities but also ''implementing AI is not all "Sunshine and Roses".'

Members in the News! Ron Kolkman (Rijkswaterstaat) and Ad de Goeij (FrieslandCampina) Award winners in the category Most Innovative Ecosystem.

Members in the News! Corry Wouters, Program Manager at the Ministry of Health, one of the most innovative leaders in the Netherlands.

Mike Buijze, VP IT at NXP Semiconductors will take us through NXP's successful Big Bang S/4HANA transformation at our festive Annual Day on June 5th.