Ministerie van Economische Zaken en Klimaat

What Ministerie van Economische Zaken en Klimaat does

The Ministerie van Economische Zaken en Klimaat (Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate, EZK) is a constituent ministry of the Dutch national government headquartered in The Hague, responsible for economic policy, climate policy, innovation, entrepreneurship, competition, SME support, economic security, and digital economy. The ministry serves Dutch entrepreneurs, businesses of all sizes, knowledge institutions, and the broader climate/energy sector, operating through a portfolio of specialized agencies including Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland (RVO), CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis, CBS (Statistics Netherlands), ACM (Authority for Consumers & Markets), and the Kamer van Koophandel.

The ministry's underlying technology footprint centers on the Rijksoverheid.nl digital government platform, the RVO service portal for subsidy administration, and an open data ecosystem featuring REST APIs (notably the school holidays API and IATI-compliant XML datasets for development cooperation covering 1997-2027). It operates under WCAG 2.2 Level AA accessibility compliance per the Wet digitale overheid and uses AI-assisted NLP tools for editorial text improvement and duplicate content detection, with all AI outputs human-reviewed before publication.

The business model is non-commercial: the ministry is funded through national taxation and government budget allocation rather than user fees or commercial revenue. It administers multi-billion-euro funding programs including the €360M Deep Tech Fonds (with InvestNL), €80M/year reimbursements for Horizon Europe participation, and €5.6M for nuclear knowledge hubs, while overseeing Dutch access to the €95.5B EU Horizon Europe program (proposed successor: €175B for 2028-2034). The current leadership team was appointed in February 2026 under the kabinet-Jetten.

Name

Ministerie van Economische Zaken en Klimaat

Legal name

Ministerie van Economische Zaken en Klimaat

Website

https://rijksoverheid.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2026

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

The Dutch Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate (EZK) is a national government ministry headquartered in The Hague that formulates and implements economic, climate, innovation, and digital economy policy for the Netherlands, serving entrepreneurs, SMEs, knowledge institutions, and the broader business and climate sectors through its agency network and open data platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Economic Affairs Administration

NAICS

Administration of Economic Programs (9261), Administration of General Economic Programs (92611), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (924)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Government Digital Service & eGovernment (Service Delivery, IDs, Portals) (BPAIAAAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Climate Policy, Governance & NDC Support (BPADALAA), ESG, Sustainability & Impact Research (BPAHALAL)

Keywords

• Economic policy administration
• Climate policy coordination
• Government open data
• Innovation funding programs
• Business support services

Headquarters

HQ city

The Hague

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Budget Allocation: Funded through national taxation and government budgets. Ministry manages economic policy, climate policy, innovation funding, and business support programs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate (EZK) is a Dutch national government ministry responsible for economic policy, climate policy, innovation, entrepreneurship, and digital economy. It formulates legislation, administers subsidies and grants through agencies like RVO, manages open data services (school holidays, IATI development cooperation data), oversees consumer and market regulation (ACM), and coordinates the Netherlands' participation in EU programs such as Horizon Europe.

Product overview

Ministerie van Economische Zaken en Klimaat operates primarily as a government policy ministry, providing open data services, public communication platforms, and digital accessibility services rather than commercial products. The core offerings include: Schoolvakanties Open Data API for school holiday information; Ontwikkelingssamenwerking Open Data using IATI standard for development cooperation transparency; and general open data portal access. Additional services include government communication campaigns with public evaluations, Dutch Sign Language (NGT) accessibility videos, WCAG 2.2 compliant digital accessibility services, and Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure security reporting through NCSC. The ministry also uses AI-assisted text processing to improve government communication clarity and searchability.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Schoolvakanties Open Data Public REST API providing structured school holiday data for all Dutch regions and school years, accessible for use in websites and applications.
• Ontwikkelingssamenwerking Open Data (IATI) Monthly published data on Dutch development cooperation activities in IATI (International Aid Transparency Initiative) XML format, including multi-year ODA budgets and country budgets.
• Algemene Open Data Portal Central government portal providing access to reusable public government information including school holidays, development cooperation data, and RSS feeds.
• Overheidscampagnes (Government Campaigns) Government awareness campaigns covering topics such as health, tax compliance, energy conservation, and business resilience, with publicly published campaign results and annual evaluations.
• Nederlandse Gebarentaal (NGT) Videos Government information videos translated into Dutch Sign Language covering family, finance, legal aid, education, government and democracy, work, housing, and healthcare topics.
• Digitale Toegankelijkheid (Digital Accessibility) Website accessibility services compliant with WCAG 2.2 standards under the Wet digitale overheid (Digital Government Act), with independently verified accessibility statements.
• Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure (CVD) Vulnerability reporting service for government websites, managed in cooperation with the Nationaal Cyber Security Centrum (NCSC) using a standardized CVD reporting form.

Quantifiable outcome

• €5 billion in European research funding secured through Horizon Europe
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• InvestNLcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 June 2026Deep Tech Fonds partnership strengthened with €360 million. InvestNL co-invests with government to support knowledge-intensive start-ups and scale-ups in deep technology.
• Horizon Europe ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021European research and innovation program where Dutch knowledge institutions and companies participate. Netherlands has secured €5 billion through 2021-2027. Ministry of EZK (Minister Herbert) and Ministry of OCW (Minister Letschert) jointly oversee Dutch participation. Nearly 2x return on investment for Netherlands.
• TO2-instellingen (Toegepast Onderzoek Organisaties)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerApplied research organizations under ministry oversight including TNO. Receive 16% of Horizon Europe funding. Support innovation and technological development.
• CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy AnalysisminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEconomic research institute under ministry portfolio providing economic forecasts and policy analysis.
• CBS (Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational statistics office under ministry portfolio providing economic and demographic data.
• ACM (Autoriteit Consument & Markt)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAuthority for Consumer & Market Affairs - independent competition regulator under ministry oversight.
• Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland (RVO)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGovernment agency administering subsidies, innovation funding, and business support programs including support for Horizon Europe participation.
• European CommissioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEU body overseeing Horizon Europe program. Proposed successor budget of €175 billion for 2028-2034. Ministers Herbert and Letschert participate in European Council meetings on research and innovation.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• Climate Investment Funds (CIF): Multilateral climate finance facility aligned with EZK's climate and green growth mandate. Relevant peer for the ministry's role in channeling climate transition capital, though operating at global rather than national scale.
• OECD Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation: Multilateral body setting frameworks that EZK's innovation, deep tech, and SME policies align to. Comparable as a peer in policy design and benchmarking for innovation-driven economic growth, though operating at a supranational level.

Direct peers

• InvestNL: Dutch national investment institution co-deploying the €360M Deep Tech Fonds with EZK. Implements the ministry's capital allocation strategy toward knowledge-intensive scale-ups and is the most direct operating partner for EZK's innovation mandate.
• Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz (BMWK): Germany's federal ministry combining economic affairs and climate action under one roof—the closest structural peer to EZK. Manages comparable innovation funding, deep tech / scale-up finance, energy transition policy, and EU research coordination for a much larger economy.
• Rijksdienst voor Ondernemend Nederland (RVO): Agency under EZK that administers subsidies, innovation funding, and Horizon Europe participation support. Functions as the ministry's principal delivery arm to Dutch entrepreneurs and is the operational twin to EZK's policy functions.

Broad incumbents

• European Commission DG Research and Innovation: Administers the €95.5B Horizon Europe program from which EZK secured €5B for Dutch participants. The principal counterpart and upstream funder of EZK's deep tech and knowledge institution strategy.
• Ministerie van Financiën (Dutch Ministry of Finance): Sister Dutch ministry jointly shaping macroeconomic policy, budget allocation, and fiscal frameworks that EZK's economic and innovation programs rely on. Directly comparable as a national government policy entity operating under the same Rijksoverheid structure.

Regional players

• BPI France: French public investment bank executing state innovation, scale-up, and deep tech funding policy—structurally analogous to InvestNL under a different national ministry. Comparable as a public capital allocator serving deep tech and SME growth.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

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