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Dutch universities are in no doubt they need to become less reliant on the American software giants. They are setting up a joint committee to promote greater digital autonomy.
A pilot by SURF to eliminate reliance on American software has already attracted interest from thirty institutions. Around one thousand volunteers are now using an alternative as SURF frees up space for more test users.
Higher education institutions are taking a stand against the government’s plan to include them in its new cyber security law. They argue that this approach will have an adverse effect on security and cost the taxpayer dearly.
IT organisation SURF has issued a warning against the use of Microsoft Copilot in higher education, claiming that the AI assistant compromises the privacy of students, teachers and researchers.
LONGREAD – Executive Board member Marcel Nollen has really had his work cut out for him as a result of the IT crisis at VU Amsterdam. The situation has not left him unmoved. ‘Come and see me; my door is…
Honorary doctor Marleen Stikker thinks we are putting our fates too easily into the hands of parties which don’t necessarily have our best interests in mind. ‘AI should not be developed with the purpose of contributing to The Netherlands Inc.’
LONGREAD – VU Amsterdam finds itself in deep water after a failed effort to replace several IT systems. An outright drama, some staff are calling it. But not Marcel Nollen. The Executive Board member is confident things will work out.
In an open letter published last Friday, a group of professors from various Dutch universities urge their institutions to stop using American cloud services in order to protect their students and staff.
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