Dutch Govt Wants Gigabit Internet Access to Everyone by 2030

We discussed in one of our previous articles how governments across the globe are trying to take advantage of the power of digital and align their economies based on the benefits provided by digital infrastructure and 5G deployments. In one such development, The Netherlands Government approved the strategy for its Digital Economy on Friday.

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The five ambitions outlined for the Netherlands’ Digital economy are:

1. Accelerating digitization by SMEs
2. Stimulating digital innovation and skills
3. Creating the right preconditions for well-functioning online markets
4. Maintaining and strengthening the digital infrastructure in the Netherlands and
5. Improving cyber security

Digitization of SMEs

The Dutch Government wants every consumer and every company to have access to the Internet with a speed of at least 1 Gigabit per second, and 95 per cent of SMEs are committed to digitization by 2030. The government is also investing (30 million euros) in five Dutch European Digital Innovation Hubs (EDIH) in which entrepreneurs, researchers and governments work together regionally to accelerate digitization.

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5G and 6G Technologies

There is a shortage of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and technically skilled people. So the government will invest more to innovate in areas like quantum, artificial intelligence and applications that will use 5G and 6G Technologies.

Digital Infrastructure:

The Dutch government wants to expand digital infrastructure further, and people should have access to gigabit internet connections by 2030.

If the target of gigabit speeds is not achieved by market dynamics, the government will intervene with two possibilities: State Aid or forcing the service providers to provide the services.