Eelco Eerenberg

State Secretary for Finance

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Office: Secretary of finance of The Netherlands

Born: April 11, 1984

Party: Democrats 66

Education: University of Twente

Previous offices: municipal executive of Enschede, municipal councillor of Enschede

Last updated Nov 2, 2026

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Netherlands builds sovereign Linux workspace to replace Microsoft for government

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Set out the tax administration's replacement timetable in a letter to Parliament

The Dutch government is replacing Microsoft with a homegrown Linux workspace. The project, called DAWO, runs on NixOS, a Dutch Linux distribution, and covers the operating system, office software, and cloud services.

Updated Oct 15