DINL

What DINL does

Stichting Digitale Infrastructuur Nederland (DINL) is a non-profit foundation established in 2014 in the Netherlands that operates as a coalition of organizations at the core of the Dutch digital infrastructure sector. It unites a small set of core non-profit participants — AMS-IX (Amsterdam Internet Exchange), NBIP (Nationale Beheersorganisatie Internet Providers), SIDN (the .nl domain registry), and SURF (the ICT cooperative for Dutch education and research) — alongside strategic partners including BTG-TGG, ECP, the Dutch Datacenter Association, the Fiber Carrier Association, and the Dutch Cloud Community. The foundation formulates an independent position on the future of Dutch digital infrastructure and serves as a unified advocacy voice for its members in policy discussions at the national and European level, organized around three thematic pillars: strengthening the Netherlands as a digital hub, protecting an open, free, secure and accessible internet, and promoting collective online safety.

DINL does not develop or sell commercial technology products or APIs. Its primary outputs are policy positions and position papers (e.g., the May 2025 three-layer digital autonomy paper presented to the Tweede Kamer), the Open Cloud Alliantie (a consortium of seven Dutch IT companies — Centric, Info Support, Intermax, KPN, Nebul, Previder, Uniserver — supported by DINL and TNO to deliver sovereign cloud solutions for government), convening events such as Het Digitale Debat 2025, a regular newsletter, and active social media communications. It is also a member of the Nationale anti-DDoS Coalitie, a 17-organization public-private consortium combating DDoS attacks. Alliances such as the digital autonomy coalition (with Solvinity, Intermax, and others) function as policy-coordination vehicles rather than product offerings.

As a Stichting, DINL is a member-driven, non-profit foundation rather than a commercial entity, and operates without a commercial pricing model or revenue mechanics. It is governed by a board whose chairs and officers are executives from its core members — Peter van Burgel (CEO AMS-IX) as Chairman, Ron Augustus (SURF) as Secretary, Octavia de Weerdt (NBIP) as Treasurer, and Roelof Meier (SIDN) as Board Member — with Marijn van Vliet serving as Director since January 2025. The organization operates from Maanweg 174, 2516 AB Den Haag, with a small staff of 1–10. Growth is measured in coalition scope and policy influence rather than revenue.

Name

DINL

Legal name

Stichting Digitale Infrastructuur Nederland

Website

https://dinl.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Stichting DINL is a Dutch non-profit foundation and coalition uniting the Netherlands' leading digital infrastructure non-profits — including AMS-IX, NBIP, SIDN, and SURF — to advocate for digital policy, digital autonomy, and collective online safety.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Leidschendam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

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Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Stichting DINL (Stichting Digitale Infrastructuur Nederland) is a coalition of non-profit organizations that operates the Dutch digital infrastructure sector's collective advocacy and policy engagement. It formulates an independent vision on the future of digital infrastructure, publishes position papers and manifests, organizes events such as Het Digitale Debat, and represents member organizations (including AMS-IX, NBIP, SIDN, and SURF) in national and European policy discussions on connectivity, internet openness, cybersecurity, and digital autonomy.

Product overview

Stichting DINL is a policy advocacy coalition, not a product company. It does not offer software products or services in the traditional sense. Instead, DINL functions as a coordinating body and advocacy organization that brings together non-profit organizations from Dutch digital infrastructure (including AMS-IX, NBIP, SIDN, SURF) to formulate independent policy positions, publish position papers and manifests, organize events like Het Digitale Debat, and advocate for favorable digital infrastructure policy at the national and European level.

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Products and services

• Stichting DINL Coalition Membership and Advocacy Activities Coalition-based advocacy service for Dutch digital infrastructure organizations. Members include AMS-IX, NBIP, SIDN, and SURF, who collectively formulate policy positions, publish position papers (e.g., digital autonomy three-layer model for government cloud), organize events such as Het Digitale Debat, and engage with Dutch and European policymakers on digital hub policy, internet openness, cybersecurity, and sovereign cloud.

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Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

19 partnerships are on record, tiered major, core, important, notable, key and supportive.

• BTG-TGG (Branchevereniging voor Telecom Grootgebruikers)majorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 April 2020BTG and DINL entered a formal partnership in April 2020 to strengthen the Dutch digital economy together. BTG has approximately 180 members from the enterprise market. The organizations share aligned interests and see clear benefits for their members from combined advocacy efforts.
• AMS-IX (Amsterdam Internet Exchange)coreOthersAMS-IX is a direct participant/member of DINL. As one of the world's largest internet exchanges, AMS-IX represents a core member of the coalition. CEO Peter van Burgel serves as DINL's chairman of the board.
• NBIP (Nationale Beheersorganisatie Internet Providers)coreOthersNBIP is a direct participant of DINL. The organization manages the national anti-DDoS Wasstraat (NaWas). Director Octavia de Weerdt serves as DINL's treasurer on the board.
• SIDN (Stichting Internet Domein Registratie Nederland)coreOthersSIDN is a direct participant of DINL, managing the .nl domain registry. CEO Roelof Meier serves as a board member of DINL.
• SURFcoreOthersSURF is a direct participant of DINL, providing ICT infrastructure for Dutch education and research. Chairman of the Board Ron Augustus serves as DINL's secretary on the board.
• ECP (Platform voor de InformatieSamenleving)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerECP is a coalition partner of DINL. The organization coordinates digital society initiatives in the Netherlands and co-organized events such as the annual ECP Jaarfestival where DINL participates.
• FCA (Fiber Carrier Association)importantStrategic or Co-development PartnerFCA works closely with DINL as a partner organization. Managing Director Andrew van der Haar is cited in DINL press releases regarding digital infrastructure investments and fiber optic network development.
• Dutch Cloud CommunityimportantStrategic or Co-development PartnerDutch Cloud Community is a partner organization working with DINL on shared initiatives. They are co-organizers of Het Digitale Debat 2025 and collaborate on cloud sovereignty and digital infrastructure policy.
• Dutch Datacenter Association (DDA)importantStrategic or Co-development PartnerDDA works closely with DINL on digital infrastructure policy. Director Stijn Grove is cited in DINL communications regarding data center sustainability and digital hub investments.
• SolvinitynotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerSolvinity is a co-signatory of DINL's position paper on strategic digital autonomy. CEO Daniëlle Schuur contributed to the three-layer model for government cloud policy.
• IntermaxnotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerIntermax is a co-signatory of DINL's position paper on strategic digital autonomy and initiator of the digital autonomy coalition. CEO Ludo Baauw contributed expertise on Dutch cloud capabilities.
• KPNkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerKPN is a member of the Open Cloud Alliantie, which is supported by DINL. KPN is one of seven Dutch IT companies providing sovereign cloud solutions for the government.
• CentrickeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerCentric is a member of the Open Cloud Alliantie, supported by DINL. The company provides sovereign cloud platforms for government systems and sensitive data.
• Info SupportkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerInfo Support is a member of the Open Cloud Alliantie, supported by DINL. The company contributes autonomous cloud platforms for sovereign government cloud solutions.
• NebulkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerNebul is a member of the Open Cloud Alliantie, supported by DINL. The company provides cloud platforms under Dutch and European jurisdiction.
• PreviderkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrevider is a member of the Open Cloud Alliantie, supported by DINL. The company provides sovereign cloud infrastructure for Dutch organizations.
• UniserverkeyStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniserver is a member of the Open Cloud Alliantie, supported by DINL. The company provides sovereign cloud solutions for government and critical infrastructure.
• TNO (Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast wetenschappelijk onderzoek)supportiveStrategic or Co-development PartnerTNO supports the Open Cloud Alliantie initiative alongside DINL. The research organization provides technical validation for sovereign cloud solutions.
• Nationale anti-DDoS CoalitienotableStrategic or Co-development PartnerDINL is a member of the national anti-DDoS coalition, a public-private consortium of 17 Dutch organizations working to combat DDoS attacks. The coalition includes ISPs, banks, government institutions, and law enforcement.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Internet Society (ISOC): Global non-profit organization promoting open internet development, standards, and policy. Broader incumbent with overlapping advocacy on internet openness and infrastructure, but with a much wider geographic and thematic scope than DINL.
• TechUK: UK technology trade association with broad membership across the tech sector. Comparable advocacy and policy engagement model, but with a wider industry scope than DINL's focused digital infrastructure mandate.
• DigitalEurope: Pan-European trade association representing the digital technology industry. Operates at the EU level as a broader incumbent, with policy advocacy and industry coordination functions closely comparable to DINL's national-level role.

Regional players

• Internetstiftelsen (IIS): Swedish Internet Foundation managing the .se domain and promoting internet development. Regional peer with a comparable combination of infrastructure stewardship and internet policy advocacy, but operating in a different national market.
• ISPA UK: UK Internet Services Providers' Association. Regional peer with comparable industry association structure for ISPs and digital infrastructure, serving a different national market than DINL.

Direct peers

• ECP (Platform voor de InformatieSamenleving): Dutch platform for the information society, coordinating digital initiatives across public and private sectors. Direct peer based in the Netherlands with overlapping policy and coalition-building function; already a DINL coalition partner.
• EuroISPA: European Internet Service Providers Association representing ISP interests at the EU level. Direct peer in industry advocacy for internet infrastructure providers, with comparable coalition and policy engagement model.
• ISPConnect: Dutch trade association for hosting, cloud, and internet service providers. Direct peer operating in the same Dutch market with comparable membership-driven advocacy model focused on digital infrastructure providers.
• eco – Verband der deutschen Internetwirtschaft: Germany's leading internet industry association, coordinating internet infrastructure providers, hosting firms, and ISPs. Closely comparable to DINL as a national industry association for digital infrastructure in a neighboring major European market.

Emerging players

• NLnet Foundation: Dutch non-profit supporting open internet and networking technologies through funding and standards work. Comparable in Dutch scope and non-profit advocacy orientation, but focused on funding open-tech research rather than collective industry policy coordination.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles5 records

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