| Date | 7 Oct 2026 |
|---|---|
| Region | Europe / DACH |
On 5 October 2026 the Dutch Jetten Cabinet sent the Rijksbrede Quantumstrategie to the Tweede Kamer. Minister Heleen Herbert (Economische Zaken en Klimaat) and State Secretary Willemijn Aerdts (Digitale Economie en Soevereiniteit) transmitted it; the ministerraad had agreed the text, drawn up by Economische Zaken en Klimaat also on behalf of the ministers of Foreign Affairs, Defence, Finance, Infrastructure and Water Management, Justice and Security, Education, Culture and Science, and Health, Welfare and Sport, and the state secretary of the Interior.
The stated aim is that the Netherlands be leading in quantum technology in 2035, avoid dependencies on quantum applications from outside the EU, and be resilient to security threats. The notice is not a licence, not a penalty, and not a new appropriation.
Who this affects
- For exporters: Not specified in the record. The notice contains no export-control article.
- For investors: The only euro figure is already committed: “De afgelopen jaren is er al 614,9
- miljoen euro beschikbaar gesteld” for the Nationaal Groeifonds project Quantum Delta NL. Further public and private financing is described as something to be explored.
- For counsel/compliance: No licence, penalty, or kamerstuk number is on the page, and no PDF is linked. The instrument named is the Rijksbrede Quantumstrategie.
- For policymakers: The notice says the greatest danger is that quantum computers can break encryption and give access to sensitive information and attacks on important infrastructure. It says the strategy covers how the government manages those risks, responsible development and use of military applications, and international and European agreements, with non-discrimination and equal treatment as the starting point for responsible use.
The read
The €614.9 million is a restatement, not a cheque signed on 5 October. The new institutional object on the page is the Nationaal Agentschap voor Disruptieve Innovatie (NADI), named as first customer, commissioning party, and partner, with research support and an exploration of further public and private money. Quantum is also placed as one priority of the Nationale Technologiestrategie. The security half of the notice is cryptographic and infrastructural, not an export-control list.
What was the action?
The Cabinet sent the Rijksbrede Quantumstrategie to the Tweede Kamer on 5 October 2026, after agreement in the ministerraad.
What’s the penalty / scope, and how is it set?
No penalty. The scope in the notice is a 2035 aim — leadership, no quantum-application dependencies from outside the EU, resilience to security threats — and a restatement that €614.9 million has already been made available for Quantum Delta NL. Sectors named for applications are energy, health care, logistics, and defence, plus medicines, batteries, and navigation.
Who else is exposed?
Named: minister Heleen Herbert, state secretary Willemijn Aerdts, the ministerraad, the Tweede Kamer, and the co-signing departments listed above. The project named is Quantum Delta NL. The new body named is NADI. No company, no foreign end-user, and no export destination is named.
What happens next
The notice does not give a parliamentary file number, a debate date, or a date for further financing. The open question is the text of the strategy itself: it is not linked from this page.