RDDI (Rijksprogramma voor Duurzaam Digitale Informatiehuishouding)

What RDDI (Rijksprogramma voor Duurzaam Digitale Informatiehuishouding) does

RDDI (Rijksprogramma voor Duurzaam Digitale Informatiehuishouding) is a Dutch central government program established in 2019, headquartered in Den Haag, Netherlands, with a team of 39. Its mandate is to help all Dutch central government ministries and organizations organize, make findable, and sustainably accessible their digital information, addressing compliance with the Archiefwet (Archive Act), Wet open overheid (Woo), and sectoral legislation. The program develops rijksbrede (government-wide) frameworks, handreikingen (guidance documents), practical instruments, and behavioral change campaigns, and increasingly supports implementation of these assets.

Its core product portfolio covers nine project areas: Woo-hulp tooling (enterprise search and text-analysis software for processing Freedom of Information requests, including automatic exception detection and redaction suggestions); E-mailarchivering, Chatarchivering, Socialemedia-archivering, and Websitearchivering Rijk (central facility for archiving government websites); Openbaarmaking en Informatiehuishouding (active disclosure framework); Gedrag en Organisatieontwikkeling (behavioral campaigns such as LekkerOpOrde and Digitale Fitheid); and Ondersteuning Informatieprofessionals. Supporting assets include the Toolkit Informatiehuishouding with knowledge/skill/attitude cards for information professionals, and the Leerhuis Informatiehuishouding learning environment. The program also conducted future-exploration research (Future Lab) using the Reframing Method to map information management scenarios for 2030.

RDDI's business model is non-commercial: all frameworks, tools, and materials are funded by the Dutch state and provided free of charge to government organizations within scope. The program is governed by the Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations (BZK) and partners structurally with OCW, Nationaal Archief, DPC, and (for transition) RvIHH. RDDI is scheduled to cease operations on January 1, 2027, with most project activities ending September 1, 2026; remaining projects, the website, and the knowledge base will be transferred to RvIHH (Rijksdienst voor Informatiehuishouding).

Name

RDDI (Rijksprogramma voor Duurzaam Digitale Informatiehuishouding)

Legal name

Rijksprogramma voor Duurzaam Digitale Informatiehuishouding

Website

https://informatiehuishouding.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

RDDI is a Dutch central government program that helps all ministries organize, find, and sustainably access digital information by developing government-wide frameworks, handreikingen, and software tools covering email archiving, website archiving, Woo requests, and behavioral change. The program is scheduled to cease operations on January 1, 2027, with assets transferring to RvIHH.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Government Information Management Services

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (51821)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation (7374)

akta.pro primary industry

Reference Data Management (RDM) (HDAEADAE)

Keywords

• Government information management
• Digital records archiving
• Freedom of information software
• Public sector compliance frameworks
• Document redaction tooling

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

RDDI is a Dutch central government program that helps rijksorganisaties (central government ministries and agencies) organize, make findable, and sustainably accessible all digital information. It develops government-wide (rijksbrede) frameworks, handreikingen (guidance documents), practical instruments, and training materials, and supports their implementation across ministries. Key outputs include the Woo-hulp software tooling suite for processing Freedom of Information requests, guidelines and frameworks for archiving email, chat, websites, and social media, active disclosure frameworks, behavioral change campaigns, and the Toolkit Informatiehuishouding and Leerhuis Informatiehuishouding for professional development of information specialists.

Product overview

RDDI (Rijksprogramma voor Duurzaam Digitale Informatiehuishouding) is a Dutch government program that helps national government organizations organize, make findable, and sustainably accessible all digital information. The program develops government-wide frameworks, guidelines, and practical instruments, and supports implementation. Key products include: Woo-hulp tooling (software for processing Freedom of Information requests including enterprise search and text analysis for redaction); E-mailarchivering (email archiving guidelines and framework); Chatarchivering and Socialemedia-archivering (archiving solutions for messaging apps and social media); Websitearchivering Rijk (central facility for government website archiving); Openbaarmaking en Informatiehuishouding (active disclosure framework); and Gedrag en Organisatieontwikkeling (behavioral change campaigns). Supporting tools include the Toolkit Informatiehuishouding with knowledge cards for information professionals, and the Leerhuis Informatiehuishouding for professional development. RDDI is scheduled to terminate on January 1, 2027, with most activities transitioning to RvIHH (Rijksdienst voor Informatiehuishouding).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Woo-hulp tooling Software tooling suite supporting Dutch central government organizations in processing Wet open overheid (Woo / Freedom of Information) requests, including enterprise search, document categorization, algorithmic deduplication, and text-analysis-assisted redaction.
• E-mailarchivering (Email Archiving) Rijksbrede framework and guidelines for archiving government email communications, including retention policies (10-year retention) and transfer requirements to the Nationaal Archief. Developed with BZK and OCW.
• Chatarchivering (Chat Archiving) Framework and methodology for archiving chat messages and messaging-app communications relevant to governmental decision-making.
• Websitearchivering Rijk (Central Website Archiving Facility) Central facility (centrale voorziening) for archiving Dutch government websites to keep public information permanently accessible. Procured rijksbreed by DPC under the Ministry of General Affairs.
• Socialemedia-archivering (Social Media Archiving) Methodology and tools for archiving social media content produced by Dutch government organizations in compliance with archival obligations.
• Openbaarmaking en Informatiehuishouding (Active Disclosure Framework) Framework for active disclosure of government information as required by the Wet open overheid (Woo), including digital spreekuren (drop-in sessions) to share implementation experience across ministries.
• Toolkit Informatiehuishouding Comprehensive toolkit for working with teams to strengthen information management, including knowledge, skills, and attitude cards for information professionals developed in collaboration with De Argumentenfabriek.
• Leerhuis Informatiehuishouding Learning environment for information management professionals within the Dutch central government, offering training and professional development resources.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• RvIHH (Rijksdienst voor Informatiehuishouding)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 December 2025RDDI is in active discussions with RvIHH (Rijksdienst voor Informatiehuishouding) regarding the transfer and continuation of multiple RDDI projects after the program concludes on 1 January 2027. Several projects are expected to be continued at RvIHH. The website, knowledge base, and program products are also being transferred to RvIHH to ensure sustained and accessible management within the Dutch central government.
• De ArgumentenfabriekcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRDDI collaborated with De Argumentenfabriek in working sessions (werksessies) involving rijksonderdelen (government units), educational institutions, and training organizations to map the professional requirements (vakvereisten) of IHH-professionals (information management professionals). De Argumentenfabriek facilitated the sessions, which resulted in visualized knowledge, skills, and attitude cards for information professionals across three role groups: richters (strategists), inrichters (tacticians), and verrichters (operators).
• Reframing StudiominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerReframing Studio, a research and design consultancy, conducted future exploration research for RDDI's Future Lab project using the Reframing Method — a Design Thinking and strategic methodology to explore possible future information management approaches for the Dutch government in 2030. The study produced future scenarios, speculative job profiles, tools, environments, and routines for the information management professional of the future.
• BZK (Ministerie van Binnenlandse Zaken en Koninkrijksrelaties)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBZK (Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations) collaborated with RDDI and OCW on the development of a new email archiving workflow. BZK is also a key policy owner for government information management legislation and policy within the Dutch central government.
• OCW (Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOCW (Ministry of Education, Culture and Science) collaborated with RDDI and BZK on the development of a new email archiving workflow. OCW is also responsible for the Archiefwet (Archive Act) and its implementation across government.
• Nationaal Archief (National Archives of the Netherlands)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Nationaal Archief provides the authoritative guidelines (Richtlijn archiveren overheidswebsites) on website archiving that underpin RDDI's websitearchivering project. It also advises on the archiving of email from key functions (sleutelfuncties) and hotspot dossiers, and is involved in the implementation of the Nieuwe Archiefwet (New Archive Act).
• DPC (Dienst Publiek en Communicatie)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerDPC (Dienst Publiek en Communicatie) under the Ministry of General Affairs is responsible for executing the rijksbrede (government-wide) procurement for the centrale voorziening (central facility) for website archiving. DPC also manages the Platform Rijksoverheid Online (PRO) on which the RDDI website is hosted.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Tyler Technologies: Large US public-sector software company whose Odyssey, ERP, and records management suites serve courts, prosecutors, and government agencies. Comparable to RDDI in providing government-specific information management and records software, including workflow and document handling for compliance-driven environments.
• Granicus: US-based government technology vendor providing transparency, civic engagement, and records-request management software to public agencies, including FOIA/public records workflows analogous to RDDI's Woo-hulp tooling. Now also owns NextRequest, the public records request platform, making it a directly comparable functional peer for government transparency automation.
• OPEXUS: Vendor of FOIA management software (FOIAXpress, AINS) used by federal and state agencies to process public records requests. Functionally analogous to RDDI's Woo-hulp tooling for categorization, deduplication, and redaction of documents in response to transparency requests.

Emerging players

• M-Files: Intelligent information management platform using metadata-driven architecture for document classification, retrieval, and lifecycle management. Comparable to RDDI's findability and metadata-handling objectives for government records but commercial and cross-industry.
• AvePoint: Specialist in information management, governance, and compliance for Microsoft 365 and SharePoint environments, with significant government customer base. Comparable niche overlap with RDDI's enterprise search and document governance work within the Microsoft ecosystem used by Dutch ministries.

Broad incumbents

• DocuWare: Cloud document management and workflow automation vendor with a strong installed base in government and regulated industries. Comparable to RDDI's document management and archiving frameworks in functionality but sold as commercial SaaS rather than as government-specific guidance.
• OpenText: Global enterprise information management vendor offering content services, archiving, records management, and FOIA-related capabilities as part of a broad portfolio. Overlaps with RDDI's information governance and email/website archiving frameworks but serves multiple verticals rather than specializing in Dutch government.
• NetDocuments: Cloud-native document and email management platform serving legal, government, and financial services with secure content services and compliance features. Comparable in document lifecycle and email archiving capability to RDDI's frameworks but operates as commercial SaaS rather than policy program.
• Hyland: Provider of content services and process automation platforms (OnBase, Alfresco) widely deployed in government and healthcare for document management, records retention, and FOIA processing. Comparable in capability scope to RDDI's document/records management objectives but sold commercially across many sectors.
• iManage: Document and email management platform used by professional services firms and public sector organizations for secure content lifecycle management. Comparable to RDDI's email archiving framework and document governance work but commercial and primarily legal-sector focused.

Market position

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

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