Hans Timmerman

By 2030, offices will have transformed as radically as factories did forty years ago. AI agents and digital twins will be as commonplace as industrial robots. East Asia became the…

Once it was oil that divided the world. Today, raw data is the new oil, and AI the refinery. Trump’s digital war ignites a global race for sovereignty – while Europe mostly looks…

The end of Windows 10 is not just a technical fact, but also a societal wake-up call. As long as vendors dictate when software ends, users remain trapped in lock-in. Third-Party…

The world map is turning. Where we once stood at the center — from the VOC era to the decades after World War II — the center now shifts toward Asia and the Pacific. For the…

In recent weeks, hardly a day has passed without news of hacked databases, ransomware attacks or large-scale digital breaches. Governments, companies, hospitals, universities – no…

The silent revolution of Starlink is underway. What started as a technical solution for remote access has become a catalyst for geopolitical realignment. In a world where everyone…

Ransomware is no longer an IT issue. It’s a global business crisis that threatens continuity, reputation and public trust. It happens because our infrastructure — our data…

Blockchain’s true revolution isn’t that it topples existing systems, but that it makes them more transparent, fair, and resilient. Its essence is digital trust—quietly woven into…

A smart strategy for a smart continent Europe should not try to win the AI race in the same way the US or China do. Instead, we must excel as a smart second mover: strategically…

The cockpit metaphor reminds us that autonomy is not the same as abdication. Like in aviation, someone must always be ready to take the controls. AI may be your co-pilot, but it’s…