{"slug":"netherlands","name":"Netherlands","short_name":"Netherlands","iso_code":"NL","jurisdiction_type":"country","region":"Europe","subregion":"Western Europe","overview":"The Netherlands applies the EU AI Act and has an unusually developed public-sector algorithm governance practice: a public Algorithm Register for government algorithms, the Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (Dutch DPA) with a dedicated Directorate for the Coordination of Algorithms, a government-wide vision on generative AI (January 2024) and an impact assessment for fundamental rights and algorithms (IAMA) used by public bodies. The childcare-benefits scandal shaped a strong emphasis on non-discrimination and transparency in automated decision-making.","regulatory_status_summary":"EU AI Act applies; Dutch DPA coordinates algorithm supervision; public-sector algorithm register and generative-AI vision as policy.","binding_vs_guidance":"Binding: none recorded. Strategy or guidance: Government Algorithm Register; Government-wide vision on generative AI.","current_priorities":"AI Act authority designation (Dutch DPA and Rijksinspectie Digitale Infrastructuur proposed), algorithm register coverage, responsible generative-AI use in government.","regulators":[{"name":"Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens (Dutch Data Protection Authority)","url":"https://www.autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl/en/themes/algorithms-ai","role":"Data-protection authority; Directorate for the Coordination of Algorithms; proposed AI Act coordinator"},{"name":"Rijksinspectie Digitale Infrastructuur (RDI)","url":"https://www.rdi.nl/","role":"Proposed market-surveillance authority for product-related AI"}],"official_sources":[{"title":"Algorithms and AI","publisher":"Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens","url":"https://www.autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl/en/themes/algorithms-ai","document_type":"official","tier":1},{"title":"The Algorithm Register of the Dutch government","publisher":"Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations","url":"https://algoritmes.overheid.nl/en","document_type":"official","tier":1}],"related_jurisdictions":["eu","belgium","germany"],"url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/jurisdictions/netherlands","source":{"official_source_url":"https://www.autoriteitpersoonsgegevens.nl/en/themes/algorithms-ai","source_title":"Algorithms and AI","source_publisher":"Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens","source_document_date":null,"source_reference":null,"source_tier":1,"last_checked_at":"2026-09-26","last_verified_at":"2026-09-26","review_status":"verified","confidence_level":"medium","content_version":1,"change_summary":"Added in the September 2026 global coverage expansion; overview composed from the listed instruments and official sources. Reviewer to confirm regulators and status.","reviewed_by":"Bhaskar Bhatt"},"policies":[{"slug":"netherlands-government-algorithm-register","id":"AIPT-POL-0141","permanent_url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0141","title":"Algoritmeregister van de Nederlandse overheid (Government Algorithm Register)","short_title":"Government Algorithm Register","jurisdiction":"netherlands","instrument_type":"policy","status":"in_force","is_binding":false,"ai_specific":true,"issuing_body":"Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations","summary_plain":"A public register in which Dutch government organisations describe the algorithms they use that affect citizens: purpose, legal basis, data, human oversight, risks and contact points. Launched in December 2022 and extended since, it aims to make automated decision-making by government transparent and contestable. Ministries were asked to publish all impactful and high-risk algorithms.","adopted_on":"2022-12-21","in_force_on":null,"applies_from":null,"official_source_url":"https://algoritmes.overheid.nl/en","last_verified_at":"2026-09-26","reviewed_by":"Bhaskar Bhatt","content_version":1,"review_status":"verified","confidence_level":"medium","updated_at":"2026-10-15T06:46:24+00:00","url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/netherlands-government-algorithm-register"},{"slug":"netherlands-government-wide-vision-on-generative-ai","id":"AIPT-POL-0142","permanent_url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/id/AIPT-POL-0142","title":"Overheidsbrede visie generatieve AI (Government-wide vision on generative AI)","short_title":"Government-wide vision on generative AI","jurisdiction":"netherlands","instrument_type":"policy","status":"adopted","is_binding":false,"ai_specific":true,"issuing_body":"Government of the Netherlands (Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations)","summary_plain":"Adopted in January 2024, the vision sets the government's position on generative AI: a human-centric, safe and fair approach, provisional restrictions on using non-contracted generative AI tools with government data, investment in Dutch and European open models (GPT-NL), and actions on skills, procurement and supervision. It complements the AI Act and the government's AI strategy.","adopted_on":"2024-01-18","in_force_on":null,"applies_from":null,"official_source_url":"https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/documenten/kamerstukken/2024/01/18/overheidsbrede-visie-generatieve-ai","last_verified_at":"2026-09-26","reviewed_by":"Bhaskar Bhatt","content_version":1,"review_status":"verified","confidence_level":"medium","updated_at":"2026-10-15T06:46:24+00:00","url":"https://aipolicytracker.org/policies/netherlands-government-wide-vision-on-generative-ai"}]}