Digital autonomy and sovereignty in practice | With Nardie Scharenborg, CTO/CIO SSC-ICT

1 April 2026

Digital autonomy and sovereignty in practice | With Nardie Scharenborg, CTO/CIO SSC-ICT

Nardie Scharenborg
CIO & CTO SSC-ICT
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About the Topic

During this Vision Dinner, Nardie Scharenborg, CTO/CIO at SSC-ICT, will share her vision on themes such as digital sovereignty and autonomy regarding data and IT infrastructure. She will specifically discuss cloud choices, the workplace, and vlam.ai: SSC-ICT’s locally developed AI platform, which enables government organizations to work with AI in a safe and responsible manner, without data leaving the country. She will also discuss the critical preconditions for AI applications, such as data quality, governance, and the development of privacy and ethics standards.

Target Audience

Experts in the field of IT, Technology & Data from the government

CPD points | 2 points

Program

17:30 | Start of program (including presentation, discussion and 3-course dinner)
20:30 | End of formal program, opportunity for informal networking

Language: Dutch

Location

Restaurant ‘t Ganzenest, Rijswijk

About the speaker

Nardie Scharenborg

Nardie Scharenborg

CIO & CTO SSC-ICT

As CTO/CIO, Nardie leads the CTO Office, which consists of five departments. She is responsible for developing the service delivery strategy, defining frameworks for service delivery execution, and monitoring internal processes within SSC-ICT.

As CIO, Nardie is responsible for creating and maintaining the I-strategy. As a member of the Management Team, she advises the CEO in fulfilling SSC-ICT’s mission, setting the strategic course, and realizing the policy to be implemented. She translates the strategic goals into priorities for service delivery.

More on the subject

With more than 1,400 employees, SSC-ICT provides centrally organized ICT services to approximately 59,000 government officials from nine ministries. This makes the organization one of the largest ICT service providers within the central government and plays an important role in the digital acceleration of the government and the strengthening of digital sovereignty.

During this Vision Dinner, Nardie Scharenborg, CTO/CIO at SSC-ICT, will share her vision on themes such as digital sovereignty and autonomy regarding data and IT infrastructure. She will specifically discuss cloud choices, the workplace, and vlam.ai: SSC-ICT’s locally developed AI platform, which enables government organizations to work with AI in a safe and responsible manner, without data leaving the country. She will also discuss the critical preconditions for AI applications, such as data quality, governance, and the development of privacy and ethics standards.

Nardie’s presentation will initiate an in-depth discussion on these topics, where participants can exchange experiences and learn from each other. To encourage a free and open dialogue, the session will be confidential and subject to the Chatham House Rule. We cordially invite you to participate!