Dutch gov’t will only allow European company to operate DigiD platform

荷兰政府规定仅允许欧洲公司运营 DigiD 平台

The next company to manage part of DigiD must be European, State Secretary Eric van der Burg of Interior wrote in a letter to parliament. The tender for the contract after August 2028 will be conducted via the Defense and Security Procurement Act (ADV). 荷兰内政部国务秘书埃里克·范德堡（Eric van der Burg）在致议会的一封信中写道，下一家负责管理 DigiD 部分业务的公司必须是欧洲公司。2028 年 8 月之后的合同招标将通过《国防与安全采购法》（ADV）进行。

“The reason for this is that the ADV offers more possibilities than a regular European tender to limit risks to national security,” said the VVD Cabinet member. The ADV stipulates that only European companies are eligible to guarantee security. “这样做的原因是，与常规的欧洲招标相比，ADV 提供了更多限制国家安全风险的可能性，”这位自由民主党（VVD）内阁成员表示。ADV 规定，只有欧洲公司才有资格提供安全保障。

Currently, DigiD is partially managed by Solvinity, a company owned by a British investor. The American company Kyndryl wanted to acquire that company. 目前，DigiD 由英国投资者拥有的 Solvinity 公司部分管理。美国公司 Kyndryl 此前曾计划收购该公司。

The Cabinet blocked that takeover last week following advice from the Investment Review Office (BTI). Parliament was concerned that the U.S. government would gain access to DigiD or could shut it down via Kyndryl. The company itself stated that it would do everything possible to prevent this, but could not guarantee that it was impossible. Due to U.S. legislation, the government there can intervene excessively or request data from American tech companies. 在听取了投资审查办公室（BTI）的建议后，内阁于上周阻止了此次收购。议会担心美国政府会通过 Kyndryl 获取 DigiD 的访问权限或将其关闭。该公司虽表示将尽一切可能防止此类情况发生，但无法保证绝对不会发生。由于美国的相关立法，美国政府可以过度干预或要求美国科技公司提供数据。

By conducting the next tender through the ADV, countries with such legislation are excluded from the management of DigiD, Van der Burg said. 范德堡表示，通过 ADV 进行下一次招标，拥有此类立法的国家将被排除在 DigiD 的管理之外。

The State Secretary also said that data on DigiD and MijnOverheid will be better encrypted following recommendations from a non-public investigation into the possible acquisition of Solvinity by Kyndryl. 这位国务秘书还表示，根据一项关于 Kyndryl 可能收购 Solvinity 的非公开调查建议，DigiD 和 MijnOverheid 上的数据将得到更好的加密保护。

Reporting by ANP 报道来源：荷兰国家通讯社（ANP）