Dutch Design Week 2026 · Essay

A tool arrives with decisions already made

Het Nationaal Design Debat asks whose values and whose tools shape Europe's digital future. Dutch audit findings, cloud market data, a court ruling on defaults and the history of the Evoluon show what the question means in practice.

By RN Collins

Het Nationaal Design Debat asks whose tools shape Europe's digital future. What a Dutch audit, cloud market data and a court ruling say.

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