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Seven Dutch IT firms form Open Cloud Alliance to challenge US cloud giants

Centric, Info Support, Intermax, KPN, Nebul, Previder and Uniserver formed the Open Cloud Alliance on 1 April 2026, offering the Dutch government cloud platforms under Dutch and European jurisdiction to cut reliance on non-European providers.

Verified Editor-read DINL (Stichting Digitale Infrastructuur Nederland) press release, 1 April 2026

What it does not test. Does not show any government funding, procurement rule change or signed customer contract, only an industry pitch.

How this item counts. No movement: no answer to who owns, who operates, whose law governs or who made the parts changes. Weight 0. Alliance launched but no funding, procurement change or signed contract yet. European Sovereignty Index

How this item was made. Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-09-21. How the record is made

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