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Delta Institute
FormationOctober 2023
FounderAlexander Klöpping, Onno Eric Blom, Edial Dekker[1][2]
TypeThink tank
HeadquartersMarineterrein, Amsterdam, Netherlands[3]
Director
Onno Eric Blom[4]
Websitewww.deltainstituut.nl

Delta Institute is a Dutch think tank working on government digitization and innovation policy. The organization began in October 2023 as Recoding Government (Herprogrammeer de Overheid), an initiative of Alexander Klöpping and tech entrepreneur Onno Eric Blom. It has operated under its current name since April 2026.[5][1][6][7][8]

Founding and manifesto

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On 9 October 2023, Klöpping and Blom published an opinion piece in NRC. They laid out the problem of the Dutch government's outdated IT infrastructure and argued that information technology is a core government task.[9][10] On the same day they released the manifesto Recoding Government, which called for better pay and more policy influence for programmers inside government.[11][12] The article reached the House of Representatives three days later, in a committee debate of the standing committee on Digital Affairs, where the state secretary promised a written response.[13][14]

The group presented the manifesto to members of that committee on 13 February 2024.[15][12] On 16 December 2024, committee members released the document Ons Digitaal Fundament ("Our Digital Foundation"), which proposed a central Digital Service. NOS and iBestuur both reported that the document came out of cooperation with the foundation.[5][6][1] MP Barbara Kathmann called the Klöpping-Blom manifesto "the stone in the pond" and credited it with pushing the House to press the cabinet for major IT reform.[1] Klöpping now sits on the organization's advisory board, whilst Blom runs the organisation.[16][8] The coalition agreement of January 2026 announced a Dutch Digital Service, a competitive pay scale for IT specialists, mandatory review of IT projects above five million euros, and centralized digital procurement.[17][18] The Dutch Digital Service launched in the summer of 2026.[19]

National AI Delta Plan

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The idea for a National AI Delta Plan came up over dinner with minister Vincent Karremans at the Ministry of Economic Affairs, in the summer of 2025. Six tech entrepreneurs and researchers, Blom among them, wrote the plan; the foundation covered part of the cost. Karremans received it in November 2025.[20][21] It runs to 52 recommendations, built with input from more than sixty experts.[22][23] Trouw reported that the Jetten cabinet folded the plan into the coalition agreement "almost word for word."[20]

National Agency for Disruptive Innovation

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The foundation was one of the outside partners in a Ministry of Economic Affairs study of a National Agency for Disruptive Innovation (NADI), envisioned as a Dutch counterpart to DARPA. Minister Karremans sent the findings to the House of Representatives in February 2026 and left the decision on whether to actually establish it to the next cabinet. NADI was subsequently mentioned in the coalition agreement.[24][25]

Name change

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In April 2026 the organization announced it would carry on as Delta Institute, with a broader thematic scope. Government documents have used that name since.[26][7] The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate said the institute spent 2026 carrying out several actions from the AI Delta Plan, including work on an ELLIS Institute as a European AI research center.[26][27] The foundation is based at the Marineterrein in Amsterdam.[3]

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 Jeroen van Wensen (17 December 2024). "De ICT bij de overheid lijkt eindelijk op de schop te gaan" [Government IT finally seems set for an overhaul]. EW Magazine (in Dutch).
  2. ↑ Alwine de Jong, Jan Fred van Wijnen (3 October 2024). "Klöpping en Blom willen overheid sexy maken voor techneuten" [Klöpping and Blom want to make government sexy for techies]. Het Financieele Dagblad (in Dutch).
  3. 1 2 "Delta Instituut". Marineterrein Amsterdam (in Dutch).
  4. ↑ "Position paper O. Blom, rondetafelgesprek AI-kansen" [Position paper by O. Blom, roundtable on AI opportunities]. House of Representatives of the Netherlands (in Dutch). 23 March 2026.
  5. 1 2 "'Overheid digitaal zeer gebrekkig', Kamer komt met plannen" ['Government severely lacking digitally', parliament to introduce plans]. NOS Nieuwsuur (in Dutch). 16 December 2024.
  6. 1 2 Sjoerd Hartholt (16 December 2024). "Commissie Digitale Zaken wil historische digitale hervorming van de overheid" [Digital Affairs Committee wants historic digital reform of government]. iBestuur (in Dutch).
  7. 1 2 "Wetgevingsoverleg over de Jaarverslagen en Slotwetten 2025 van de ministeries EZ, BZK en JenV, voor zover het onderwerpen betreft die zien op digitalisering" [Legislative consultation on the 2025 annual reports and final accounts of the ministries of Economic Affairs, Interior Affairs and Justice and Security, insofar as the items concern digitalisation]. House of Representatives of the Netherlands (in Dutch). 18 June 2026.
  8. 1 2 Onno Eric Blom, Oscar Lepoeter, and Stan van Baarsen (23 April 2026). "Omdat de toekomst er niet vanzelf komt: waarom we verdergaan als Delta Instituut" [Because the future doesn't arrive on its own: why we are continuing as Delta Institute]. Delta Institute (in Dutch).{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  9. ↑ Onno Eric Blom and Alexander Klöpping (9 October 2023). "Het kan niet langer zo doorgaan met de ict-incompetentie van de overheid" [This can no longer go on: the government's IT incompetence]. NRC (in Dutch).
  10. ↑ Jasper Bakker (10 October 2023). "Manifest over ict-onkunde wekt beroering" [Manifesto on IT incompetence causes a stir]. Binnenlands Bestuur (in Dutch).
  11. ↑ "Manifest over ICT-incompetentie van de overheid wil politiek wakker maken" [Manifesto on government IT incompetence aims to wake up politicians]. iBestuur (in Dutch). 10 October 2023.
  12. 1 2 "Manifest tegen ICT-onkunde overheid aangeboden aan 'volgend kabinet'" [Manifesto against government IT incompetence presented to 'next cabinet']. AG Connect (in Dutch). 15 February 2024.
  13. ↑ "Verslag van een commissiedebat, gehouden op 12 oktober 2023, over digitaliserende overheid" [Minutes of a committee debate on digitalising government, held 12 October 2023]. House of Representatives of the Netherlands (in Dutch). 27 October 2023.
  14. ↑ "Reactie Manifest 'Herprogrammeer de Overheid'" [Cabinet response to the manifesto 'Recoding Government']. House of Representatives of the Netherlands (in Dutch). 22 December 2023.
  15. ↑ "Aanbieding manifest m.b.t. ICT-problematiek bij de overheid door de groep 'Herprogrammeer de Overheid'" [Presentation of the manifesto on government IT problems by the group 'Recoding Government']. House of Representatives of the Netherlands (in Dutch). 13 February 2024.
  16. ↑ "Position paper Herprogrammeer de Overheid t.b.v. rondetafelgesprek Nederlandse Digitaliseringsstrategie" [Position paper by Recoding Government for the roundtable on the Dutch Digitalisation Strategy]. House of Representatives of the Netherlands (in Dutch). 18 September 2025.
  17. ↑ Sjoerd Hartholt (30 January 2026). "Coalitieakkoord: Nieuwe Digitale Dienst moet regie pakken over IT Rijk" [Coalition agreement: new Digital Service to take control of central government IT]. iBestuur (in Dutch).
  18. ↑ "Coalitieakkoord: CIO krijgt meer sturing én verantwoordelijkheid" [Coalition agreement: CIO gets more authority and responsibility]. AG Connect (in Dutch). 2 February 2026.
  19. ↑ Sjoerd Hartholt (13 July 2026). "Digitale Dienst gaat toch zelf aan de slag met eigen iters" [Digital Service to run its own iterations after all]. Binnenlands Bestuur (in Dutch).
  20. 1 2 Nienke Schipper (19 February 2026). "Tijdens een etentje bij minister Karremans bedachten zes techbro's een AI-plan. Dat is nu regeringsbeleid" [Over dinner with minister Karremans, six tech bros came up with an AI plan. It is now government policy]. Trouw (in Dutch).
  21. ↑ "Nationale AI Deltaplan: soepel ontslagrecht moet Nederland aantrekkelijk maken voor ai-hoofdkantoren" [National AI Delta Plan: relaxed dismissal law meant to make the Netherlands attractive for AI headquarters]. Computable (in Dutch). 25 November 2025.
  22. ↑ "Beleidsmonitor: Het Nationaal AI Deltaplan van Nederland" [Policy monitor: the Netherlands' National AI Delta Plan]. Kenniscentrum Data & Maatschappij (in Dutch).
  23. ↑ "Nationaal AI Deltaplan moet Nederland aan top van Europa brengen" [National AI Delta Plan should put the Netherlands at the top of Europe]. BNR Nieuwsradio (in Dutch). November 2025.
  24. ↑ "Beslisnota bij Bevindingen verkenning naar een Nationaal Agentschap voor Disruptieve Innovatie (NADI)" [Decision memo accompanying the findings of an exploration into a National Agency for Disruptive Innovation (NADI)]. Ministry of Economic Affairs / House of Representatives of the Netherlands (in Dutch). 6 February 2026.
  25. ↑ V.P.G. Karremans (9 February 2026). "Bevindingen verkenning naar een Nationaal Agentschap voor Disruptieve Innovatie (NADI)" [Findings of an exploration into a National Agency for Disruptive Innovation (NADI)]. House of Representatives of the Netherlands (in Dutch).
  26. 1 2 W.J.M. Aerdts (16 June 2026). "Antwoorden op vragen commissie van de V-100 over AI en de impact op toekomstige generaties (Kamerstuk 26643, nr. 1522)" [Answers to committee questions from the V-100 on AI and its impact on future generations]. House of Representatives of the Netherlands (in Dutch).
  27. ↑ "Verslag van een commissiedebat, gehouden op 25 juni 2026, over Innovatie" [Minutes of a committee debate on Innovation, held 25 June 2026]. House of Representatives of the Netherlands (in Dutch). 25 June 2026.
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