- The Dutch government is rapidly migrating critical ICT services to Microsoft's cloud, which is under US jurisdiction, without sufficient political debate or transparency.
- This migration erodes Dutch and European ICT knowledge and industry, leading to total dependency on foreign providers and loss of digital sovereignty.
- The government's own cloud policy mandates risk assessments and exit plans, but these are often missing, not public, or ignored.
- Examples include the Dutch Parliament, courts, and other bodies already moving to Microsoft cloud, with Microsoft Co-Pilot AI activated on government workstations and unable to be removed.
- Experts and politicians warn against the irreversible loss of control over communication and data, and call for immediate action to create a European alternative.
- The author emphasizes the need for political attention to prevent a fait accompli and to preserve the ability to run independent IT systems.